Clutch slow to engage in Seat Ibiza?

Basq

So.. after a few months driving my mother's Ford Puma 1.2 (as a learner / named driver), I took a used Seat Ibiza 1.0 out for a test drive earlier.

But I had a bit of a problem.. in my mother's car, I'm used to lifting my left foot off the clutch and have the pedal more or less follow my foot (it's ideal for me.. as I need feedback to be honest).

But on this Seat Ibiza.. I pushed in the clutch but when I lifted my foot, the pedal didn't follow it - it sorta came of it's own accord.

My father didn't notice it.. and he's been driving over 30 years. Didn't even mention it to the dealer I was buying it off but it this what's referred to as a hard clutch / soft clutch? I wasn't comfortable at all in it.. can this be adjusted or is it specific to the car model?

Probably a bit of a newbie question but it's been playing on my mind since!

Barr

Sounds like the pedal box ...common fault in these cars

Basq

Cheers Barr.. gonna test-drive another Ibiza tomorrow morning so I'll compare.

Thanks again

El Guapo!

+1 on the pedal box. They go in all of those cars and are a b***ard to fit.
My advice; If your not comfortable driving a car then dont buy it. Hold out for one thats perfect for you or you'll never enjoy driving it.

vectra

Barr wrote: »

Sounds like the pedal box ...common fault in these cars

What are the common symptoms of this if there are any other then slow pedal?
Cheers

Barr

vectra wrote: »

What are the common symptoms of this if there are any other then slow pedal?
Cheers

Sometimes they squeak as well . Another tell tale sign is the clutch pedal will be lower height than the break pedal

Basq

Dean09 wrote: »

+1 on the pedal box. They go in all of those cars and are a b***ard to fit.
My advice; If your not comfortable driving a car then dont buy it. Hold out for one thats perfect for you or you'll never enjoy driving it.

Cheers.

I had no intention to buy it alright.. as I wasn't comfortable with it in the slightest.

Since I'm going from a 1.2 litre to a 1 litre.. I don't expect myself to find myself too comfortable driving something until I get used to the lack of power but was definitely more comfortable in a 1 litre 00 Polo this evening.

Still, gonna give the other Seat Ibiza a shot tomorrow.

vectra

Barr wrote: »

Sometimes they squeak as well . Another tell tale sign is the clutch pedal will be lower height than the break pedal

08 cordoba 1.4 TDi Sport...
Accelerator pedal squeeks especially in wet weather and also in wet weather clutch pedal "Clicks" ( for a better word )
sound like an issue I should be concerned about?

OH
sorry for jumping on the OP's thread

Barr

vectra wrote: »

08 cordoba 1.4 TDi Sport...
Accelerator pedal squeeks especially in wet weather and also in wet weather clutch pedal "Clicks" ( for a better word )
sound like an issue I should be concerned about?

OH
sorry for jumping on the OP's thread

Not really - this is an issue that effected earlier cars

Basq

vectra wrote: »

OH
sorry for jumping on the OP's thread

No worries!

colm_mcm

would I be right in thinking that half the interior has tro come out to fix the pedal box. I hear this is the case on the Polo