Off Topic Another one bites the dust!

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Off Topic Another one bites the dust!

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Hi,

It comes with a heavy heart to say that the Bravo has been replaced.

The Bravo isn't sold yet and I may end up keeping it, it all depends on what my other half wants to do when she starts to learn to drive next year. Ultimately we will become a two car family but whether the Bravo is that second car remains to be seen.

Technically, my new car feels tougher, stronger, slightly nippier due to clever gearing and most of all it's far more practical for my family which I plan on expanding.

Seat Ibiza ST FR 1.2 TSi 105 ps
62 plate
6,000 miles
£30/y road tax
So far a handy 47 mpg :)
Warrantied until September 2018

All comments welcome, not a car for everyones taste but then nothing ever is :)
 

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Bad title! i thought the car was totaled.
Nice choice for a family car, i can't believe it feels nippier than the Bravo ( bravo is smaller, has a bigger engine and more power).

Still can't beat the boot space and the low loading lip.
 
Bad title! i thought the car was totaled.
Nice choice for a family car, i can't believe it feels nippier than the Bravo ( bravo is smaller, has a bigger engine and more power).

Still can't beat the boot space and the low loading lip.

Lol, I can see the confusion sorry! (If mod's want to change it feel free!)

It might be smaller, but the Bravo is over 100kg heavier than the Ibiza.

Aside from that, the gearing and engine are perfect for each other, it gets it's maximum torque from 1550 RPM, so as you can imagine during normal driving conditions, 1500-3000 RPM it feels quite fast.

It also comes with traction control and an electronic limited slip diff, so you can use all 105 bhp without any concern.

My Bravo with the larger turbo doesn't get going until 2500+ infact, I could describe it as slightly lacking unless you are intentionally "giving it some whelly!"

It might not be any faster, it just uses it's power well and is really easy to drive because if it.

The 1.2 TSi is very good overall, when researching there were a few Octavia owners who said they felt their 1.2 TSi felt nippier than their 1.8 TSi version, even though the 1.8 comes with 160 bhp!
 
I am sad you are replacing a bigger car for a smaller one. The boot space is only a few L larger in this Ibiza than in Bravo around 30l.But hey I wish you all the best and I do hope you keep on posting.
I drove Ibiza when it first cam out and and I did not like it too much.
The colour is nice.
http://www.automobiledimension.com/car-comparison.php

I make the difference 65 litres, 365 plays 430 according to Parkers.

Either way, the boot is far more accessible. You can easily fit a childs pushchair in sideways, rather than shoe-horning it in diagonally. The boot isn't bad on the Bravo, but rather than being a useful space, it's just deep.

It might be "smaller" but the space you get is far more useful. For example, the boot on an Audi A4 saloon might be 480 litres, but look at the awkward narrow entry to get to that 480 litres.

Then you come around to the back seats, which my other half struggles to sit in the back and she is 5 ft 3. No such issues in the new Ibiza.

As an everyday car for ease of use, it's pretty good. (y)
 
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Let me stress, I would like the opportunity to pass this car (Ibiza) onto my girlfriend once she passes her test in April, but if we have complications then I can't keep the Bravo forever and it would have to go up for sale.

For the time being, I am buying a car cover just to protect it over the next couple of months. (y)
 
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