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Seat Ibiza - Sticky clutch

Supercell · 2006-04-08 17:26:36

I test drive three different Seat Ibiza's today (Stella, 1.4, 2x2000 1x1999)and one yesterday, all of them had a very stiff clutch , one didnt release smoothly at all as if the cable was frayed inside and catching. Is this a common thing with these , or just a feature? I also drove a Leon and the clutch was fine on that…

08-04-2006 5:26pm

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I test drive three different Seat Ibiza's today (Stella, 1.4, 2x2000 1x1999)and one yesterday, all of them had a very stiff clutch , one didnt release smoothly at all as if the cable was frayed inside and catching.

Is this a common thing with these , or just a feature?

I also drove a Leon and the clutch was fine on that (2000).

Must say I really like the drive of the Ibiza but have been very put off by the clutch movement, is it normal and something people just get used too?

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#2 08-04-2006 7:38pm

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Yeah that tends to happen on all the vw type cars

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#3 08-04-2006 8:15pm

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Ah, thanks knife_fighter.
Is it expensive to fix or just a straightforward cable swap do you know?

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#4 08-04-2006 8:24pm

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Test drove an Ibiza ('00) a few months back and the clutch kept slipping in and out. At one stage there was pathetic acceleration in 2nd and then a few minutes later great gusto in 4th. That made my mind up anyhow

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