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  • Purchase advice SEAT Ibiza ST 1.6 TDI 77KW

    Hello! My name is Frank, I am 39 years old and this is my first post here in the forum. We as a family (2 adults, 1 child) want to buy a new car this autumn (new car, day registration or used car up to 20tkm). Our great interest is in a Seat Ibiza ST Viva Style 1.6 TDI 77KW as new car. We would get this one with a few extras for approx. 17,5K€ at the friendly SEAT partner. Currently we drive a Opel Astra Caravan Edition (EZ 07.2001, 84PS , 1.6 8V). Above all, we attach great importance to a very good energy efficiency class (at least B). The vehicle should be economical, durable and reliable. We plan to drive the car for about 10 years. Every year about 15 to 18tkm come together. The Ibiza should become our first car. As a second car a Ford Fiesta MK6 is available. A Seat Ibiza we could already test extensively as a car on Menorca on holiday. I have already studied various test reports: http://www.adac.de/…/Seat_Ibiza_ST_1_6_TDI_Style_DPF.pdfhttp://media.seat.de/flv/seatde/pdf/AuBi11_26060_Permanent test.pdf Also on autohaus24.de I have already configured a comparable model and would achieve here a price advantage of just under €1.5K compared to the offer of the local SEAT partner. I would like to receive from you experience values specifically to this engine/vehicle. How does the engine work in everyday life, the space ratio of the vehicle for a small vehicle reach amilie. What expensive repairs have you already experienced? Links to further test and experience reports? What does it say against buying this model? Thank you for your support in advance. Greetings Frank

  • First car: Seat Ibiza (6L) 1.4 16V

    Hey. So, I’m now in front of the first car purchase – within the next 2 weeks, what it looks like. After that I’ll finally 18. I’ve always watched the used car market, and kept myself on various tips (petrol > diesel, etc.) After I hit a Ford Focus with 116hp in very good condition (rental car) with a well-preserved engine and not even 70,000km for – imo – ONLY 1699€, I was just thrilled: everything fits, my dream first car. But then my parents billed me, because they had a liability class of 17 too high, which I can’t understand – you can see it in relation to the price that is incredible. So, now I’m currently at a Seat Ibiza (6L, so not the older model! ) 1.4 16V with 101hp. Again I have to say: wow! I was against a two-door, but since this is the relatively new model (built in 2003) and the condition is very good, I have to say: I’m not going to be able to do anything. Price: 2000€. This corresponds exactly to my maximum budget. Now I want to know from you: – Is this thing recommended as a first car? I only read good, that a VW engine is also installed. Should be quite reliable. – Do you have tips for insure (which I can compare with the explanations of my parents)? I am very happy about your answers! Means me quite a lot. Cheers.

  • Ibiza’s cracker!

    Hi, I’ve got a problem! My Ibiza is always getting out of the trunk area (I think) when I’m driving over Huckel in 30s zones or with potholes etc. What can that be? The car has now run nearly 37000 km and they have broken down the whole trunk cover at some point at my mouth, because the windscreen washer no longer wanted. Could that be because of it or maybe it is the shock absorber or is the body just not stiff enough or something! Perhaps you have experience or know the problem! Would be very helpful! Thank you very much

  • Internal space filter Interchange interval Seat Arona

    Hello guys, I was a little surprised today after a closer inspection of my workshop bill after an oil service, that the interior filter was changed again. It was last changed during the inspection (without oil change) in July 2023, i.e. only 6 months ago. In between I drove only 1,800 km. That time before the interior filter was changed only after 3 years and approx. 17,000 km. Was everything in the same seat contract workshop. that is planned in the maintenance plan, maybe more often recently? Or is there something measured in the car with it? But that would surprise me then, because it was very little and also not moved under special conditions. So I would say, last time something very late, this time a little early. In addition, the possible unnecessary costs of about 81 Euro allles come together. Alone the spare rope cost already 56 Euro net. What do you mean? I like good air in the car, but also does not want to unnecessarily throw out the money to the window. I will of course ask in the workshop again in doubt, but wanted to ask here before, what do you think about it.

  • Purchase advice to Seat Arona BJ.2018

    Hello, I need a new car, which is relatively spacious, has space for holiday items for 2 people and is also suitable for long distances with trailer operation (approx. 1000km a track). Visually it should also make something here. In the eye of me the Seat Arona 1.5 TSI 150 hp. Since this is advertised rather as a city car, many of the used ones have no AHK, which is however indispensable. A retrofit would be expensive here. I now have the following offer of a private property he found for 17,000€: – Seat Arona 1.5 TSI 150 hp with FR equipment – BJ. 2018 – under 30,000km – Full-Led, Alcantara seats, seat heating, cruise control, parking sensors front and rear with parking steering assistant, dead angle assistant, Beats audio etc. – factory-side AHK (!) – 18 inch rims, slightly lowered (liked quite well) – seems to be otherwise also externally and inside very well maintained How do you find the price? Considering that the car is 6 years old and as a new car with the equipment At that time it cost approx. 27,000€ (without a dealer discount included), is the price nevertheless reasonable because of the low mileage? Merchant guarantee I also do not have because of private. Thank you in advance! Duc

  • Sporadic engine stutters/slips MKB: AEX 44kw/60PS

    Hello community, I’m back! Today I have a topic where I thought that there will be nothing there so quickly. The engine. Vehicle data: Ibiza II 6k1 – AEX 1.4i 44kw/60PS with approx. 205tsd. (formerly a driving school car) I have been here if it helps the exhaust gas values lie quite fresh. (Once with hole in the cat and the stock) If it helps I still have my laptop with ODB cable there, maybe you can read something during the ride or so…but for these questions I ask j a euch! The error memory was empty at the last readout. And I do have really sporadic ignition oscillations (in my opinion feels like that). Sometimes, during many rides, nothing happens, sometimes it stutters easily in idle mode. The engine temperature does not seem to play a role. I could observe the whole thing after minutes with warm engine as well as in the morning directly after the start. As soon as the problem occurs, it swallows up quickly. Rarely you have to give gas in the stand because it threatens to drown and otherwise the complete driving behaviour is then very sluggish…it then feels like the twingo of my mother. These dropouts come in the range 1000-2000 revolutions. After that everything is “ok”. My/our suspicion lies precisely with the spark plugs or the ignition cables. Since the candles have already at least 25-30TSD KM down I want to exchange them anyway, but only lacks the torque wrench … the cheap have all 28nm au I don’t want to grill anything. A workshop also fails financially. Enough money gets first. Can you explain this?… Greetings!

  • After tyre change (to winter tires) my steering goes crazy and tries to correct

    Hello, I need a clue as soon as possible, which error my Ibiza BJ 2009 1.2 60PS has. On this seat I mounted the winter tires 2 days ago. Everything at all no problem. After the first meters test drive everything was also in good shape, although different, but small changes in the steering feeling after conversion from summer to winter tires are normal. Here is a combination of mistakes: – car pulls extremely to the left – steering wheel no longer goes automatically to 0 Point – Partially the steering wheel also stops completely crooked and the car thinks it is going straight ahead – steering reacts about 1 sec. later – In curves or even in the position when steering, an engine is heard, which constantly moves the steering wheel as if it wants to correct the steering or to keep the car in the lane – With jerky steerings (slalom as test) the steering completely goes through and tries everything possible – one strikes something to star at low speed (< 40kmh) k on, understeer (???) the car and you just drive out for a short time, tires turn through and ESP lights up What worries me the most, however: During the conversion on the summer tires all these mistakes don't occur anymore I can remember that I had the new winter tires installed only at the end of February/beginning of March this year and then the car seemed to me as if it was "swimming", but as bad as now, I don't remember, all this gs already feels very similar. But I only drove the new winter tyres for a maximum of 5 weeks and since then I have no longer had a chance to get into this box at all :-( Long version: After 8km the tyre pressure control lamp was added, which I ignored this evening for the first time, found the next day that about 0.3-0.5 BAR was too little inside. Error fixed, but actually only the control lamp went off and the car had a little more Leis again. Now to the mistakes: - After only a few kilometers much to me, that the steering wheel does not stand back by itself, so not quite to say. In addition, the steering sensitivity to the right is quite normal, but to the left much too light, the steering reacts only about 1 second delayed and pulls the car around the curve - if one strikes a little too far, it may happen that one drives straight ahead for a short time and turns the tires off (ESP lights up briefly) - The Fe In addition, you can now hear and run an engine with the winter tyres, which tries to correct the steering wheel or to keep the vehicle in the lane. - It feels as if the steering wheel no longer has any resistance, the car moves strongly up and down and the light flickers or is getting weaker - there are so many small mistakes, I try to count everything that I noticed somehow. Certainly, it's not that bad. I can say, however, that it is almost brand new winter tyres, but my worn out summer tyres have a lot more stop on the road and the car can be driven much quieter and safer. So, no matter what speed, I am constantly driving only on the left and right, because the car swims so strongly and unevenly that it is impossible to drive faster than 50kmh. However, what worries me the most: during the conversion on the summer tyres all these mistakes occur I have absolutely no idea what this could be, there is no problem at all with the summer tyres and I have never heard of an engine and I have never heard of it that something would correct the steering. Since this suddenly got really bad on the way to work yesterday, I could hardly steer at about 80kmh anymore, or it reacted at first only minimally, connect very strongly and so I would have driven almost frontally into a truck, because even the braking force barely m Somehow I could not yet give a solution and have not found anyone with a similar error. If someone has any clue that could help me, do not hesitate to contact me. I will definitely also go to a workshop again, however I am currently very close to the cash register and would like to drive the car even the most :-( cordial greetings and many thanks for all efforts!! Michl

  • 6K BJ99 cassettes Radio for Panasonic CD Radio exchange

    Moin, have here a Panasonic CQ-C1123NW and I thought I could upgrade my original Seat “Sound System” S201 cassette radio. Can I change this 1:1 or do I still need adapters? On Panasonic are many cables and most of them in a large black plug. However, I have read somewhere that Seat has no DIN occupancy?

  • TMC Pro message at each start

    Hello everybody, I’ve had the following message on the speedometer display and on the navigator for a week now. Of course, it will be confirmed with OK every time, but the next time you leave, it will be there again. Has anyone ever had this from you? Suggested solutions? I’ve already checked out any settings that I found on the radio regarding traffic radio and messages and so on. So far, everything has been unsuccessful. Is there a hidden reset function? Otherwise, I probably have to disconnect battery n still try (I didn’t really want to, who knows what settings are lost).

  • Mediasystem Plus -> Problems with Android Auto?!

    I always have difficulty playing my music (spotify) over Android Auto. A good USB cable and a Samsung Galaxy A 3 (2017) are used. The mobile phone is also recognized spontaneously. I can operate Android Auto normally. The selected track also runs (see the charging bar) but there is no sound to hear. Then there are days when everything works fine and the songs can be played quite normally, i.e. also music can be heard. Switch to Original-La dekabel doesn’t work either, i.e. everything is great, sometimes no sound to hear. What am I doing wrong? I’m not the mobile/multimedia expert now. Did anyone ever do that? Do you open Android car separately on your mobile phone before connecting to the USB port in Ibiza? How satisfied are you with Android car or Full Link as such? My initial skepticism has already come true here. You freckles about it more than one person is fond of and recommend when driving a car. It’s worth it… it’s got a lot of gambling on the whole.