top gear review

[luke c]

has top gear ever done a review on the ibiza fr or cupra and if so what did thy say

 

[rashcupra]

oh dear it was not good the cupra ibiza 180 came 18th out of 20 iirc the new panda came higher in the stats and corsa ect ect was not good! but what they wrote about it does not suit the position it was placed in the chart

i dont care what top gear say i LOVE MY BEEZER TO BITS

 

[luke c]

what did they say was wrong with it saw they but the fiesta st quite high up on a hot hatch chart and i thought it was ****

 

[rashcupra]

oh i hated the st when i drove it and the 206 gti 180 then i drove a little engined ibiza at work and fell in love with it. its small its spacious inside it looks flashy and mean and everything was where i wanted it and it was comfortable! so i looked into if they done a really fast vertion and discovered the 180 cupra and dont regret it for 1second!!!

from what i can veigly remember the top gear mag mocked the dirt over the rear end the cheaper plastics the usual toosh! i think these mags are something sorta to go on but they shouldnt determine weather you buy 1 or not!

there are better cars than the ibiza in the same price range and size range but imo the ibiza is my favorite out of all the affordable cars ive driven i just for some reason click with it! and i drive 2-10 cars a day

 

[Mikey_H]

Amen Rash thats excactly how i feel i could have spent alot more money on cors vxr or something similar to that but i hate the intetior apart from the seats which are nice but i just love the ibiza then i thought cupra or fr and to be hinest it was going to cost me alot more on insurence so i just thought bugger it i'm having an fr hahaha!!!

 

[luke c]

i could not find any other car in the same price range with as good performance as the ibiza the only 1 was the st also i didnt want a french car again

 

[rashcupra]

or a chavey ford fiesta and also ford peugeot fiat ect ect dont have anywhere near as good shows fan bases than the vags vags rule the car enthusiasts word.

old school ford would be next maybe

 

[danmay]

in Max Power (it's the grown up car mag honest ) they did a road test between the fr and a fabia vrs and said the fabia was better!

apparently the square styling is 'funky' lol

 

[luke c]

i like the fabia but it is a scoda and i no they are better cars now but its still a scoda

 

[rashcupra]

thats max power now that is certainly not a review to buy a car on it would be a neon loving bumfluff on chin burberry hat wearing chav review

the fabia vrs is not better looking than the beezer and the overall looks certain 100% isnt better

 

[danmay]

the fabia vrs is not better looking than the beezer and the overall looks certain 100% isnt better

exactly what i thought Rash!

MAx power is a little bit grown up not as bad as fastcar you must admit!

and i wonder why i have no money............. lol

 

[Poverty]

The list is bull. Its just one guys opinion of not much value. About 6 VAG motors in that list that share chassis yet their positioning is drastically apart for each counterpart

 

[Mr Cellotape]

The best review I read was in Drive magazine where they pitted the TDI Cupra against the CLio 182.

Sort of helped me make my mind up.

If anyone wants a copy then send me a PM with your e-mail details and I will scan the review in at work and send it across.

 

[rashcupra]

you mean they praised a car that had a SEAT badge or it christ!

 

[luke c]

i take it the cupra came out top

 

[Mr Cellotape]

No, they were very close in a head to head as in out of 5 categories the TDI Cupra beat the Clio on 3, matched it on 1 and lost on 1 and still didn't get first place. How the F@ck does that work then!!"!!!!!!"""!"!"!"!"!

however quite good reading and it really helped me make my mind up when I was shopping for a quick motor.

 

[chase06]

Its an interesting point this, it doesnt just seem to be the Ibiza, its similar for the new Leon. Against the likes of the Civic, Golf and Focus it came bottom I think (alongside the sporty Mazda 6)

I mean come on, the new Cupra is a marvellous machine. SEATs always seem to be overlooked. I couldnt have macthed the deal on my FR with any other car that would touch it on the road. I think the build quality is shabby, but ffs its a CHEAP CAR with an EXCELLENT powerplant (Well FR and Cupra anyway, I think the 1.2 is completely gutless)

 

[Mr Cellotape]

I have to say the new Cupra is such a better drive than either the CiviC Type R, Focus ST, VXR bag of sheet, however it is let down by the tacky dashboard thing.

 

[rashcupra]

seat is simply not given good review because of the badge!

 

[CUP-RACING]

Im pretty certain manfacturers pay the journalists to put them up the top of the list so consumers will sway to buy them.

the funniest review I read was the evo mag one where they basically said the cupra was best and was shocked by how it stood up to all the other hot hatches in both handling and performance and tey loved its old school vibe. then they go and put it last in the ratings! really odd

I always liked the old mk3 cupra and thought what a hoot it must be to have that small car with a big 1.8 turbo lumpin it. crazy!

my missus then bought a 1.2 mk4 and I ended up driving it and thought how lovely is this to drive and immedietely researched the more powerful version. I had to drive it, thus Im now an owner of a cupra and it exceeded all my expectations. Its still immense fun to drive everyday and even after 10 months im not bored and thats weird for me as im on my 4th car in 3 years!