shiv
15-02-2009, 01:15 PM
This is my first post on these forums so let me start by saying "Hi all" to everyone here.
I don't actually own a Seat right now but I'm looking to purchase one in the next few weeks or so; due to work commitments my girlfriend and I have agreed that we need a second car and for some time now I've been seriously considering the Ibiza Gti as a small, fun car with a bit of oomph under the bonnet.
However I've noticed that they seem to be few and far between these days on the carsales websites and when they do appear they seem to be pretty expensive. I live in Melbourne and one example (a black 1996 SEAT IBIZA GTi ) currently advertised on carsales.com is going for $6300. It's fairly low mileage for it's age - 114,060kms and seems to be in pretty good nick and well looked after, although the rego needs renewal. So I'm wondering is this a reasonable price to pay for what could be a great little car to drive? Is the scarcity of the model driving up the price?
Another Gti I found in a used car dealers had over 200k on the clock, had been lowered, fitted with alloys and had a botched speaker installation on the boot shelf. Also the interior was in shabby condition in addition to scuff marks on the exterior panels, exterior window seals starting to peal away in places and other minor stuff. It was advertised on the web at $4999.00 but when I spoke to the dealer he reckoned it was going for $5999.00 - I pretty much walked straight out of the door....
I have a budget of around 5 grand but I'm starting to suspect that an Ibiza Gti in decent condition is slipping out of my price range? Would you Seat afficianados agree with this?
I'm also considering going with a Cordoba if all else fails but my heart is set on the Ibiza Gti.
Thanks fellas - looking forward to hearing your opinions :bowdown:
I don't actually own a Seat right now but I'm looking to purchase one in the next few weeks or so; due to work commitments my girlfriend and I have agreed that we need a second car and for some time now I've been seriously considering the Ibiza Gti as a small, fun car with a bit of oomph under the bonnet.
However I've noticed that they seem to be few and far between these days on the carsales websites and when they do appear they seem to be pretty expensive. I live in Melbourne and one example (a black 1996 SEAT IBIZA GTi ) currently advertised on carsales.com is going for $6300. It's fairly low mileage for it's age - 114,060kms and seems to be in pretty good nick and well looked after, although the rego needs renewal. So I'm wondering is this a reasonable price to pay for what could be a great little car to drive? Is the scarcity of the model driving up the price?
Another Gti I found in a used car dealers had over 200k on the clock, had been lowered, fitted with alloys and had a botched speaker installation on the boot shelf. Also the interior was in shabby condition in addition to scuff marks on the exterior panels, exterior window seals starting to peal away in places and other minor stuff. It was advertised on the web at $4999.00 but when I spoke to the dealer he reckoned it was going for $5999.00 - I pretty much walked straight out of the door....
I have a budget of around 5 grand but I'm starting to suspect that an Ibiza Gti in decent condition is slipping out of my price range? Would you Seat afficianados agree with this?
I'm also considering going with a Cordoba if all else fails but my heart is set on the Ibiza Gti.
Thanks fellas - looking forward to hearing your opinions :bowdown: