SEAT Ibiza 1.8 20VT Cupra

I own a SEAT Ibiza 20vt 52 plate, I have owned this car for 1 year. My electric windows have had to be fixed my suspension bushes need replacing.

Apart from that its been a dream to own!

I'd much rather spend £6000 on a 52 plate SEAT 20vt than £7500 on a VW golf of the same year.

Overall the SEAT Ibiza 1.8 20VT Cupra is a great car, good performance, good looks, and is fairly economical (35 mpg) depending on how you drive it.

Plus for any petrol heads out there, the car can be modified in various ways for fairly low costs.

Having owned a mk3 SEAT Ibiza 1.8 20VT Cupra since 2001 I can honestly say I have been very impressed with the quality of vehicle SEAT can produce. Out of the box the mk3 came with 156bhp and this may well be adequate for many to play with. The new mk4 Cupra comes with an uprated 180bhp but still from the same engine.

For relatively low investment (£280-500) the ECU can be remapped and this will offer decent improvements in power and torque (e.g. ~200-220bhp from a simple remap).

The car isn't exactly practical if you have a family and plan on moving lots of large items around as the boot isn't particularly large and the rear cabin is a little cramped but then the car isn't built for that I suppose.

Performance is impressive, especially when remapped, sensible driving can offer an entertaining drive and for those wanting to take to the track or drag strip, some upset could well be caused for people not expecting the car to run 6 second 0-62mph times!! Lots of fun to be had and all wrapped up in a sturdy package built with Volkswagon/Audi parts and offering a pleasant high quality interior.