You know you have a mk3 Ibiza when . . . .

[Czechboy]

Ok, I've done this thread on the mk2 section and its been rather successful with over 700 posts and 21,000 views to date so I thought I'd start one here as well (since I'm planning on getting a mk3 myself soon). So think of all the little niggles the mk3 has, the things that make it a mk3, the annoying bits, the the bits that make it stand out. Basically the sentence has to start "you know you have a mk3 when" and then you finish off the sentence yourself.

Let me start:

You know you have a mk3 when you go through more coilpacks then tyres

You know you have a mk3 when you need to cut half the dash apart to fit a CD player

Lets have some more

Mig

 

[markmeus]

You know you have a mk3 when your interior door handles look like you've took some sandpaper to them.

 

[Reuvers]

when yet another MAF goes

when your oil stick breaks off again

 

[Reuvers]

when you have to explain a newby for the 1000th time how to do the n249 bypass

 

[truCido]

When you go into limpmode

when you lose your sill covers

 

[pj1985]

When with a remap your give most of the new performance cars a good run for their money!

 

[pj1985]

You need to fit rear spacers to handle properly!

 

[Mat]

when your window regulator goes

when your peddle box goes

when you can't get a badgeless honeycomb grille

when you have to lower a non-cupra due to riding higher than a tractor

there's just a few

 

[Reuvers]

when you have to reweld your accelerator peddle

 

[A.m.C_Ibiza1]

when you have to weld your clutch pedal back toghether

 

[Mat]

when you have one mirror bigger than the other

 

[markmeus]

Your volume knob on the radio has a mind of its own.

And your dealer keeps a stock pile of ambient temperature sensors.

 

[Adam R]

your interior door handle snaps off in your hand

window regulator decides it wants to break and drop your window smashing in to the bottom of your door.

the standard HU gets funky and goes 'disco' on you.

your shocked that a cd changer / cable is actually installed

when your rear view dropps off

you need 3mm front spacers to clear the suspension once lowered

your engine light is on

something has corroded which means you cant fit a part

your front top mounts die

(1.4 only) you realise there is a shoe box under the bonnet they call an 'engine'

you have scratches around the volume control on the HU

ANOTHER thread on some one asking how to install an amp and sub

 

[Adam R]

Your volume knob on the radio has a mind of its own.

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i thought i was the only one! i turn my radio down and it goes up by 10, then when i want to turn it up it goes down (not all the time though)

 

[markmeus]

Lol its quite funny to watch passengers struggle with it.

I thought i was the only one with scratches beside the volume.

I wonder if that and the grab handles was their idea of softtouch plastics! Lmao

 

[truCido]

When the little white switch above the clutch pedal pops out

 

[David_smith_909]

when you have to explain a newby for the 1000th time how to do the n249 bypass

haha, class !

or the favorite "which intercooler is best" thread appears

--when a ic pipe pops off
--when changing the manifold its a PIG of a job
--when dash lights start flickering randomly
--when your exhaust knocks
--when you sh1t yourself when the fuel "beep" tells you you need to fill up
--when you get saxo's trying to race you all the time
--when the handling is absolute tosh
--when trying to work on it most things are just horrid to get to and you end up with no knuckles
--when the fuse on top of battery which runs your AC/RAD fans goes all the time

 

[ndbrgr]

When you have a super strong left leg from pushing the clutch down

 

[Ibiza125]

...your car follows the ruts in the road like it's driving you.

...you can't find any front mud flaps to fit over your sideskirts!

...you price up to replace your window regulator when it's only the switch.

...can take out the front seat by removing one 8mm alley key bolt.

 

[Reuvers]

haha, class !

or the favorite "which intercooler is best" thread appears


--when you sh1t yourself when the fuel "beep" tells you you need to fill up

--when trying to work on it most things are just horrid to get to and you end up with no knuckles

That first one is class mate.
I still sh*t myself after a year driving it, everytime when that beep sounds!

As for the second one...what knuckles? lol