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

[Czechboy]

After a day this thread is going well. Keep them coming, and keep it ON TOPIC

You know you have a mk3 cupra when you can't buy a chrome strut brace for it from anywhere

You know you have a mk3 when in fact you have a mk4 polo rear end, mk2 and mk3 golf front subframe, and almost a mk4 golf engine.......yet none of the mentioned car's front strut brace will fit

 

[markmeus]

When you mates can't work out how to open the boot and you've to get out and show them.

Then they are amazed at the coolness of it.

 

[Mat]

when a non cupra sounds like a DERV

 

[Neale]

When your onvi yellow is 3 different shades!!!

 

[GarryGti]

When the engine warning light is always coming on!! AHH

When the cloth part of the seats get stained by just rain.

When your mates kick the side bit off the seats when they get in and ou the car.

 

[GarryGti]

And you break the jacking point covers getting them off

 

[mr_D]

when your sump is smashed to bits and your stuck on the side of the road with no oil and in a pi55ed off mood

 

[shantybeater]

-your face goes through the windscreen (after first getting the car adjusting to brembos)
-you pay £120 just for some pads
-you are driving down a country road at night squinting because you cant see anything 2 feet infront of you
-you can burn £10 on fuel in 15mins if you try hard enough
-the seats get watermarks! grrrrr
-your interior vibrates to the music
-your TCS button pops miles out when you press it(sometimes)
-you cant go to a normal garage as jacks dont fit under the sills

the petrol beep ones the best so far haha, soo true, it scares me still everytime & i always get 'what the f**k was that' !from the passenger

 

[flooky]

Brilliant, be careful though guys.. this thread will put people off the mk3's lol...

When the electric wing mirror knob breaks off.

 

[1L19]

When you can't fit anything in the glove box except the pen haha
When you get out of the car/mates get out of the back (3dr) and get caught up in the front seat belts
When you wish you could put something in a centre console
When you put something small i the door pockets and spend a year trying to get it back out
When you wish you had a CD head unit but then feel proud to have the display screen

LOL at the petrol beep, it always scares me especially at night

 

[Reuvers]

Some of these are sooo good.

Especially the strut brace one. I still have a polished one for the Mk4 lying around the house. Can;t sell it anywhere...damn!!

and I thought I was the only one with a headliner which vibrates with just the standard speakers...give it a whack and its quiet again...

 

[Reuvers]

you know you have an Mk3 when vagcom is your best friend...

 

[Reuvers]

When you first notice that not one (and I mean none) of the parts have a seat logo on it, only VW Audi.

And then you remember you have practically the same car as the mk4 gti but paid a fraction of the price (and you don;t see them on EVERY street corner...)

 

[kirsti.c]

when the whole car rattles like hell even without music, all you have to do is turn the engine on and everything rattles! put some pressure on whatever part of the interior has decided to rattle today may it be the dash or the roof lining and it stops!

 

[truCido]

when your car beeps at you 3 times very loudly every morning because coolant sensor is knackered

 

[Czechboy]

you know you have an Mk3 when vagcom is your best friend...

Lol, thats a good one

You know you have a mk3 ibiza when someone walks up to you on the street and says "is that the turbo one?"

 

[David_smith_909]

You know you have a mk3 when people fit atmos dump valves and swear blind it works, then a few days later a thread apprears with "my car is fooked"

you know you have a mk3 when you fit aftermarket wheels that scrape on full lock OR when most your inner arch is worn away

you know you have a mk3 when your grab handles snap

you know you havea mk3 when you buy a piller pod and the fitment is w@nk

 

[David_smith_909]

You know you have a mk3 ibiza when someone walks up to you on the street and says "is that the turbo one?"

haha, class
or they hear the DV and go "woooooooow, a turbo ibiza"

 

[V15NEV]

when your pedal box snaps on your way home from comet after you have just bought an xbox (£300)... Great Timing!!!

when your in door handle snaps and the outer door handle is displaced so you have to get out the passenger side...

when you just cant undersatnd why you have 6.6L of window washer???

when you cut your arms to shreds trying to change the side grills, bloody plastic welds!!

But I love it!!

 

[Reuvers]

when you have MOT in 45 minutes and you get 10 F***ing codes!!!!!!! HELP!!!