What a beast!!!

[ruim20]

How much does the Ibiza weigh? i Think the Mazda 2 is the lowest weight in class with about 1Tonne.

[Rasmus]

Slobalt means Cobalt. It's an anagram of Cobalt LS, minus the C.

And actually that's inaccurate as I traded it for a Cobalt LT, the best equipped model before the SS here in Canada (as far as I know the LTZ isn't available anymore).

We need to stop highjacking Jack's thread now.

Really? I thought we called them Slobalts because they were slow.

Nice switch though. Not that I didn't like the Aveo, but between the two I would've preferred the Cobalt as well.

I can... The Night Before, Please Please Me, I Feel Fine, Nowhere Man, Penny Lane...

The entire Rubber Soul album, the White, Sgt. Pepper's, etc, etc. I grew up with the entire back catalogue, and even now I have it on vinyl.

[Soloracer]

As an American, I have no idea what a good car is , but based on my fantasies, I wish more of our car manufactures built cars that looked that nice. Especially used.

[Ferrer]

How much does the Ibiza weigh? i Think the Mazda 2 is the lowest weight in class with about 1Tonne.

The lightest 2 is the 1.3 3 door, which weights 1025kg. The lightest Ibiza, the 1.2 3 door, is 1049kg.

[LeonOfTheDead]

The lightest 2 is the 1.3 3 door, which weights 1025kg. The lightest Ibiza, the 1.2 3 door, is 1049kg.

the Mazda is smaller though, so the Ibiza has a lower "density" .

[ruim20]

The lightest 2 is the 1.3 3 door, which weights 1025kg. The lightest Ibiza, the 1.2 3 door, is 1049kg.

Thanks, not wanting to take advantage of you, but how about the Mazda 2 1.4CRD and the Ibiza 1.4tdi?

[Ferrer]

Thanks, not wanting to take advantage of you, but how about the Mazda 2 1.4CRD and the Ibiza 1.4tdi?

Don't worry.

Ibiza 1.4 TDI Ecomotive 3 door: 1140kg
Ibiza 1.4 TDI Ecomotive 5 door: 1165kg
2 1.4 CRTD 3 door: 1045kg
2 1.4 CRTD 5 door: 1055kg

So the Mazda is about 100kg lighter.

[ruim20]

Don't worry.

Ibiza 1.4 TDI Ecomotive 3 door: 1140kg
Ibiza 1.4 TDI Ecomotive 5 door: 1165kg
2 1.4 CRTD 3 door: 1045kg
2 1.4 CRTD 5 door: 1055kg

So the Mazda is about 100kg lighter.

That is a big diference and thanks again

[pimento]

That seems an impressively light diesel engine in the Mazda 2 there.. or a disappointingly heavy petrol one.

[Waugh-terfall]

Except it's not mine anymore. My parents loved it more than I did, and offered to exchange the Slobalt with it. Which I agreed to do.

And I don't agree about the Aveo being a POS, sarcasm or not.

kthxbai

James May - "You'd only ever buy one of these because you hadn't bothered looking at anything else"

Don't get me wrong, I like the look of them

[oneblack]

I drove a diesel Seat Ibiza in my driving school. Actually a very nice looking car.
And it does not really feel like a small car when driving it. I like it.

Good choice, have fun!

[G35COUPE]

Whats gonna happen to the horses of the Ibiza, if its driver decided to have 10 pounds or more of USDA (United States Dept of Agriculture) grade A steak, and then go driving???? Is the Ibiza gonna loose like 20 horsepower on the spot???

I have a second ride, a Nissan B13---5 speed manual transmission, 1.6 litre engine, and till date, I flog trucks all day long with the ride. None, has yet to put me to shame, including a Dodge 4 X 4 Hemi V-8. Mind you, this ride has 260,000 miles on the original engine. I am on the second gear box. And, at cruising speed, I get about 32 mpg. The mpg falls dramatically when i go hunting for a truck to flog or kill. Yep, I deliberately go on rides looking for V-6 or bigger cars to kill.

I did a few things to the car, anyways. I dropped a K & N drop in air filter into the air box, changed my BTDC from 16 - 18 degrees, use 93 Octane or supreme unleaded gas, jacked up my rpm to between 850- 900 rpm at idle, disconnect the hose connecting the EGR to the engine (robs car of power), use Castrol GTX 20W-50 since the car turned 100,000 miles till date. While I have a harder time beating some smaller cars, almost all bigger cars, are my lunch. You won't beleive how quick this car takes off.

I went at it with an older model Pontiac G-6 and while the Pontiac G-6 was quicker off the lot (more torque), as I gained moment, I was able to pass the G-6 at the top end, with everything I got in that engine. The G-6 driver must have been surprised. I know why this happened--the G-6 was at least 150 pounds to 200 pounds heavier than my car.

I think the B-13 came with a hefty 98 - 105 bhp. I beleive my car is putting out a little more than that these days.