Thinking of swapping my 2001 Ibiza cupra....

[cupramad12]

For a Toyota Celica GT or Mitsubishi FTO - opinions please lads and lasses!

 

[CupraTgirl]

How come?

 

[Funkyfin2000]

umm nope!

FTO, mate had TONS of problems with his and SO expensive as jap!!

 

[Tom B]

Yep, the FTO owner I know has just given up on hers, too many problems to mention and too much to fix.

This was an FTO Owners Club car too

 

[Dan.Payne]

Toyota Celica GT i reckon

 

[TimD]

Which model celica?

If it's the ST202 i wouldn't bother, they are awful cars. I had a GT-Four, don't get me wrong it was fast, and had masses of grip, But it was like driving a barge, awful!

My ibiza is so much more fun to drive, nimble and chuckable

 

[CupraTgirl]

I would keep the Ibiza Cupra

 

[kieran_cupra]

stay ibiza mate or just dont bother with those two, my mate had problems with his fto, wasnt great. As far as a gt celica I definatly wouldnt bother. I had a pug 106 gti which was chipped and four branch at the time and one of my other mates gt just wouldnt leave me + it rolled around the road everywhere. I think he ahd it 5 weeks all in all , decieding he didnt like it and bought a pulsar.

 

[SeanyK]

Keep the SEAT mate, don't move over to Jap-Crap.

 

[Ninja]

my personal opinion... keep the cupra!!!

 

[PhilW]

Which model celica?

If it's the ST202 i wouldn't bother, they are awful cars. I had a GT-Four, don't get me wrong it was fast, and had masses of grip, But it was like driving a barge, awful!

My ibiza is so much more fun to drive, nimble and chuckable

I wish i had your ibiza then.

Nimble and chuckable isnt something i'd call my ibiza. Dreadful and useless come to mind more.


As for the GT4 and the FTO, i wouldnt bother.

 

[Forbez]

FTO - ****in Turd Option!

 

[acidstrato]

as with the general opinion...i think theres better cars out there


and the cupra is one of them!

 

[TimD]

I wish i had your ibiza then.

Nimble and chuckable isnt something i'd call my ibiza. Dreadful and useless come to mind more.


As for the GT4 and the FTO, i wouldnt bother.

If your car is so dreadful why do you keep it?

It's not as good as the swift gti i had as my first car, or the 106 GTi i had prior to the ibiza in the corners, but it's still good fun to drive.

It changes direction quickly, you can feel what it's doing, any car i dislike is sold within a couple of months, i've had my ibiza since March.

 

[ibiza-cupra]

ha ha thinking about swapping mine for an mr2 turbo,same engine as celica gt4 they have some serious tunning potential.Im craving rwd

 

[Martyn]

I had a 290bhp Rev 3 MR2 turbo, it was an awesome car! Finding a decent one is getting very hard now though.

 

[BEOWULF]

my personal opinion... keep the cupra!!!

or trade it in for a cupra r

 

[TimD]

Why would you trade in for a cupra r, apart from the rarity i cant see any other reason?

 

[Forbez]

I had a 290bhp Rev 3 MR2 turbo, it was an awesome car! Finding a decent one is getting very hard now though.

Thats explains the campness, and the need for a hairdresser's car!!

 

[PhilW]

I keep it coz it goes well in a straight line. But the handling is awful tho even with coilovers which has helped a bit. Brakes are dreadful as well, but you have a better setup than the 15 year old ones Ibizas have.