I've always been a fan of the Seat and especially the Ibiza 6K2

After my studies, I was looking for a nice affordable car. I've always been a fan of the Seat and especially the Ibiza 6K2. After some research, I hesitated between a sport or a 1.6 Cupra. The reason for this is that the other gasoline models less sit in the options. Standard 6K2 is equipped with a gray dashboard and gray door panels. I wanted a design in which they are black, which I think have a much more luxurious feel. Because I was looking for a petrol car I had the choice between the 1.6 sport 101pk or 156pk with the Cupra.

The first car I've seen is instantly become my car.
A black Ibiza in 2000 with 128,000 on the clock. It was 2012 and the books were neatly kept until mid 2010.

After purchasing addressed some minor issues.

- A strange vibration under the roof. Seat has adhesive used to glue the roof to the rafters. This glue was destroyed and the roof was loose on the rafter. This caused to sound as I closed the door and drove over a bumpy road. For this detached heaven and reaffirmed the roof with sealant. Problem solved.
New MOT (139.000 km)

In February I had the car another year in succession. In the first year had a few minor problems.

The roof was shaking what I had described and had dissolved, no more trouble had.

AC was not working properly. This was because there was broken a relay so the air con started, but the fen was not cooperating. A 2nd hand relay searched and problem was rectified immediately and the air conditioning was working properly again.

For the MOT new exhaust put under the car, that I had already ordered once but was now really. At the same time the brake pads replaced behind. Probably the car has once been on the handbrake while driving for all blocks were cracked / broken by the heat.

Also, I replaced the window mechanism of the driver. This suddenly made a strange noise and was very difficult to close. This is an ailment of Seat.

There was an ABS malfunction in the car. This was because an ABS sensor right not working well and it has been replaced.

All in all I have a lot of fun to the car. Have the car original 15-inch wheels bought which I now use in winter.
For the summer I bought 17-inch OZ wheels. State very nice and runs nice and sporty.
Overall impression of the car is excellent. The car drives perfectly, enough feeling in control and pleasantly fast. All I sometimes miss cruise control.

If I was not a big problem to get this car that I still will ride a few years.
Overhaul + APK (153.000 km)

Another fresh MOT on the car.

In the meantime themselves what changed in the car to make it to my own taste.
Cupra cars with headlights, these are slightly darker than the standard. Here I used aftermarket xenon.
A Cupra steering wheel. This steering wheel is leather but slightly thicker, feels pretty solid and sporty to.
Cupra interior. Chairs with leather combined with gray dust. Looks great in a black car and they sit.

Some maintenance on a number of issues addressed again last year.

The ABS warning came back. It turned out that the ABS controller was broken. Here was water come in and thereby gave an error. For this I looked a 2ehands regulator and this placed interference immediately disappeared.
Leakage had in the car. Floor behind the driver's seat was soaked. There was a bond line under my window come loose (in the gutter) (same adhesive as the roof) result, there was water on the center bar in the car and came back my driver's seat out. Long searched for and eventually resolved.
Deployed a new battery because the original battery ran out.

My original wheels I sold with winter tires.
Now I have a set of original 6K2 Cupra wheels painted anthracite and around it put winter tires.


My overall impression of the car is still fine.
A number of criticisms regarding the car:

- The handles on the inside are quickly ugly. This can be solved by making them completely bald and spraying as yourself. Made them myself matte and this shows like new.

- The SEAT Sound System (SSS) is not very reliable. The dashboard is equipped with a beautiful screen, looks very neat. But this screen does not always quite good, unfortunately that is a malady of this car. Few 6K2 which the screen always works. Fortunately does my screen it 9 times out of 10 right.

- CD changer in the trunk worked with me not always. I substitute for a Yatour locker. This is in the box under particular wheel and here USB, AUX and SD can be played with rather than the CD changer. Works very nice

addition, a really nice and fun car!
Major service and MOT (166.000 km)

Last February, the car was back to a new MOT and thereby be carried out immediately, but a major overhaul.
For the APK was only a light license plate light broken, further he came through it without problems.

At the large turn no strange things come across, so I drive the car for MOT / turn to the next MOT / turn.

I have with the MOT and overhaul still leave something to change the car simultaneously. I always thought that the front was too high compared to the back. I could take over lowering springs to the front so they are put under. Now the height at the front is nicely balanced with the rear. Front has thereby become slightly stiffer, but still fine!
There are other summer wheels came down, I wanted something different, and that his new RS4 become rims. State m nicely I think!

Slowly I am to look for a replacement for the Ibiza. Not because it is no longer good rides but I want a slightly larger car. Purely for convenience really. But as long as the Ibiza without any strange things zn laps does he still stands there for a while at the door.

Nothing exciting on, so that was it again!
sold car (169.000 km)

Eventually after much deliberation decided to sell the car, in spite of that I said to keep the drive as long as there are no major problems with it.

The car is still delicious, but I'm ready for a slightly bigger car with more space and a little more comfort.

I bought the car with 128,000 on the clock, and sold 169,000

had Incredibly fun of the car, and several times had some bad luck but that did not affect my valuation of the car.

Car is well on the way, looks good, is nice and sporty and continue just fine.

Now sold the car and I are the successor to the door. This has become a Mazda 3 2.0 GT-M 2006. Again, I will again make a review!