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10th November 2012, 19:42
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Moke's 2012 Seat Ibiza FR
Hey up,
Got myself a 12 plate Ibiza FR in July. Bought it brand new from Hobin at Preston with just 8 miles on the clock!
It's the facelift version and I got the optional extra 17" alloys added on for no extra charge!
Was sick of fixing my Saxo and after putting in 2 gearboxes, a brand new rear axle, countless driveshafts, new clutch, and the rest I thought that it was time I bit the bullet and bought a brand new car. No hassle, no worries.
Bought it on finance with a deposit of just £200.
I did look at the Cupra and the Bocanegra, but they were out of my price range on both insurance and finance, so settled for this little 1.2 Turbo beauty.
Got it with a LifeShine guarantee, 2 years breakdown cover, 3 years warranty and 3 years free servicing.
Got some pictures that I took today after its winter wash.
During the clean:
After the clean:
Interior:
Rinsed, shampoo'd, rinsed, polished, waxed, rinsed, dried.
Wheels were cleaned with Bilberry, which smells awesome!
Let me know what you think 
Last edited by Moke; 10th November 2012 at 20:12.
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10th November 2012, 20:07
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looks fantastic, i got rid of my saxo and went for a new car, looked at the new cupra however got a VXR on a 10plate with 7k so pretty much new. its so nice getting into a new tidy car rather than a shitbox saxo. love it mate,
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10th November 2012, 20:10
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Quote:
Originally Posted by moxy89
looks fantastic, i got rid of my saxo and went for a new car, looked at the new cupra however got a VXR on a 10plate with 7k so pretty much new. its so nice getting into a new tidy car rather than a shitbox saxo. love it mate,
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Thanks 
Ah, nice mate, link to thread if you have one?
Yeah I know what you mean, so nice to have no worries about fixing it... If it goes wrong, they fix it!
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10th November 2012, 20:14
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Lovely car, interior is a little disappointing though. Lots of plastic and not much design as such.
Still beats my 24yr old block of plastic!
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10th November 2012, 20:47
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Quote:
Originally Posted by holdawayt
Lovely car, interior is a little disappointing though. Lots of plastic and not much design as such.
Still beats my 24yr old block of plastic!
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Yeah, I admit that the interior isn't the best, but it's subtle and just nice.. If that makes sense? Lol.
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10th November 2012, 20:56
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Bet the sales guy showed the picture of a white cupra that got crashed through a few fences and ended up in a conservatory?
He has it on his desk lol.
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10th November 2012, 21:05
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Good choice with the Ibiza, enjoyed mine aswel since I ditched the Saxo and got one. I'll be trading mine in for a few one in 12 months, hoping they release the 'R' as is rumoured
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10th November 2012, 21:09
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Quote:
Originally Posted by saxova
Bet the sales guy showed the picture of a white cupra that got crashed through a few fences and ended up in a conservatory?
He has it on his desk lol.
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Haha, yeah he did mate... I remember chatting to you about that with Crabzy
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Originally Posted by willsy
Good choice with the Ibiza, enjoyed mine aswel since I ditched the Saxo and got one. I'll be trading mine in for a few one in 12 months, hoping they release the 'R' as is rumoured
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Yeah man, not regretted my choice at all
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10th November 2012, 21:25
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Haha.
Can imagine him saying 'don't do this to it' to everyone.
Good choice of car! Always wondered what engine the FR's had in them. What mpg you getting?
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10th November 2012, 21:43
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Originally Posted by saxova
Good choice of car! Always wondered what engine the FR's had in them.
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There's a few options I believe.
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10th November 2012, 22:01
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Very nice mate, I'm getting a boc next month. What's your thoughts on the interior quality?
Edit: just seen the posts on the interior.
Last edited by Llardy; 10th November 2012 at 22:03.
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10th November 2012, 22:02
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Double post
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11th November 2012, 10:44
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Really like these. Trying to persuade the misses to get rid of her Mini for one of these but a diesel version.
Only thing I'm not too fussed on is the dash but that's if I'm being really really picky!
Hope you get along with it well
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11th November 2012, 12:34
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Thanks for the comments guys.
The FR is just a 1.2 turbo. Depending on how heavy my right foot is, I can get anything up to 50MPG or as little as about 12MPG.
As for the Boc mate, I'd be very careful. My mate has had one for a few months and had nothing but problems with it. They eat oil and the engines are awful.
His Boc has been back to the garage about 4 times and they are having to take the whole engine apart to see what the problem is.
I'm guessing he's just been unlucky with that, but I'd still be cautious
The interior on the Boc is pretty much the same, except the cover over the dials is a carbon fibre effect, the seats have more red stitching and a 'B' in both headrests.
The door cards on them are plastic compared to mine which are cloth.
Oh and you will have climate control on yours which will be situated beneath the heater / air con settings.
Last edited by Moke; 11th November 2012 at 12:37.
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11th November 2012, 17:21
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Moke
As for the Boc mate, I'd be very careful. My mate has had one for a few months and had nothing but problems with it. They eat oil and the engines are awful.
His Boc has been back to the garage about 4 times and they are having to take the whole engine apart to see what the problem is.
I'm guessing he's just been unlucky with that, but I'd still be cautious
The interior on the Boc is pretty much the same, except the cover over the dials is a carbon fibre effect, the seats have more red stitching and a 'B' in both headrests.
The door cards on them are plastic compared to mine which are cloth.
Oh and you will have climate control on yours which will be situated beneath the heater / air con settings. |
Had a few issues with mine aswel which I'd had from new (Cupra) it had a new ECU after just 1k miles (took 3 weeks for a replacement to come from Spain!) and a new fuel pump at 15k miles due to old one completely packing up
Having said that I've still loved it and I would definitely have another from new. The DSG is spot on (wouldn't fancy any potential repair costs out of warranty though)
It does drink oil though that's for sure, I probably put in a litre every other month!
Climate control dash does look a little more up to date, pre facelift models look like this so assuming there's been no change from it?
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11th November 2012, 17:28
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Looking good chap, everyone is getting rid of their saxo's since you been gone lol.
Any plans?
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11th November 2012, 18:05
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Originally Posted by willsy
Had a few issues with mine aswel which I'd had from new (Cupra) it had a new ECU after just 1k miles (took 3 weeks for a replacement to come from Spain!) and a new fuel pump at 15k miles due to old one completely packing up
Having said that I've still loved it and I would definitely have another from new. The DSG is spot on (wouldn't fancy any potential repair costs out of warranty though)
It does drink oil though that's for sure, I probably put in a litre every other month!
Climate control dash does look a little more up to date, pre facelift models look like this so assuming there's been no change from it?
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No change matey
Aye, they love oil they do. Luckily mine doesn't drink it lol.
I love the DSG. One thing I wish I got on mine, but like I said, it was too expensive for me.
Haha Baz, coz I'm just awesome 
Just planning on doing the alloys black and lowering about 40mm.
Nothing major
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11th November 2012, 18:47
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cant touch it mod wise until finance is clear buddy
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11th November 2012, 20:31
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Originally Posted by moxy89
cant touch it mod wise until finance is clear buddy
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I can mate; spoke to them. Work has to be done by Seat though with Seat parts.
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11th November 2012, 20:40
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My bro has one of these, not sure why they decided to label it as an fr as the performance is disappointing.
Fr on previous cars/models indicated performance, not just a styling pack etc.
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