Seat Ibiza van , comments ?

S.I.R

Helo folks. My father is thinking of buying a 99 seat ibiza van... 79 k miles and all th e usual extras in a decent body and mechanical order.... 550 isnt bad for a van imo , but is there anyone here who is a seat mech or has owned ibiza's in the past ??

any decent info would be useful.... the rest.... well the mods can remove it



kindess regards-

colm_mcm

For €550 you can't be too fussy. Didn't know SEAT officially did an Ibiza van in 99. What engine is in it?

horgan_p

i had one of these little beasties 1.9 diesel it was.
it had a vw engine in it.
only problem i found was the clutch was a bit dodgy.
oh how i drove the life out of it. first car,i learned quickly about blind spots.

actually the whole clutch thing might have been related to the first car thing:rolleyes:



edit : sorry i misread i thought you said inca

colm_mcm

not a SEAT Inca?

Anan1

colm_mcm wrote: »

not a SEAT Inca?

I'm pretty sure that was a rebadged Caddy, and was available here in 99.

zilog_jones

I think technically the Caddy was a rebadged Inca, as they were based on the Ibiza and both built by Seat

crosstownk

colm_mcm wrote: »

not a SEAT Inca?

Yep - I think the OP means an Inca. IIRC, they had the 1.9 diesel engine (1Y) non turbo. Great engine, very reliable if somewhat noisey. For €550 it's gotta be worth a go if it appears to be in good nick.

S.I.R

its not too bad , i know the guy since he bought it and its been a decent van... it had the bullet proof caddy engine but im not too worryed if te clutch acts up from time to time

i wonder if volkswagens are as sound as they used to be

byte

I drive a 01 Inca myself 64 miles daily. It's always been reliable with 100k on the clock. It's a 1.9l SDI non-turbo, as mentioned. I think the Caddys may have had a turbo version?

Only problem I have with it is 3rd gear, when changing from 2nd to 3rd, I've to let the revs lower a bit, otherwise listen to a scringeing noise, as if the clutch isn't pressed enough. Oddly only happens with third gear, not sure if it's gearbox or clutch problem. But ye get used to it

colm_mcm

it's a well known fact thatn volkswagens aren't as sound as they used to be.

luckily the Inca has no turbo or ABS and very few electrics to give hassle.

S.I.R

well it has all the usual crap you'd expect but meh... i suppose the less you got the less can go wrong... but you dont exactly wanna drive a shell of a car... :rolleyes:

gyppo

Well, what do you expect for 550E? A lexus?

Owen

I've had 2, a Seat Inca SDI, and a VW Caddy. I'm only 5'8" and I got terrible pains in my legs from them, as the pedals are off set and you have to have your knees twisted to work them, and it's impossible to push the seat back further due to the bulkhead.

The rear doors rattle like hell, the engine is souless, but as a workhorse, it's unbeatable. I've had Motorbikes in the back, heavy equipment, and it never once left me down.

S.I.R

you could buy a lexus for 550E ??

also ive been hearing things about them alot recently... clutch and gb is main problem this this banger had roll up windows and th e like so its a eazy fix when things go wrong


gotta love a lack of electronics