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The Seat Arosa (1997-2004) superseded the Seat Marbella and is based on the Volkswagen Lupo. A compact city car, the Arosa is exceptionally nippy and fun to drive and represents excellent value for money.

SEAT Arosa consumer reviews by year of make: 1998  2001  2003  2004 

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  • "'After getting 30 yards down the road, the brake warning light flashes with a beeping noise. I’ve checked the brake fluid which is on max. The h..." (Justin Paul Szuszkiewicz , 13/05/2011 09:09:35)
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  • Justin Paul Szuszkiewicz 's question has been answered: "'I have a SEAT Arosa and it has done 56,000 on a 51 plate. I GOT THE NOISE! I got a bit scared because I was driving on a fast road at the time. I hav..." (24/01/2012 08:44:56)
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SEAT Arosa consumer car reviews

Raj Panesar, England

SEAT Arosa Sport 2004

5 star review

Being only 19, this is my first car, bought second-hand off my cousin for £1500. When I first saw it I thought it was just going to be a fancy Nissan Micra, but it was nothing of the sort. It is a compact lupo-based hatchback and the perfect first car for anyone. When changing gears, the noise is crunching - and a pleasant, powerful crunching. The noise the little engine makes is also surprisingly powerful for such a little car. The small 1 litre engine means you’ll never have to keep glancing at the gauge. At night the inside gauges light up bright red. The stereo it comes with is small and can be taken out of the car for safety reasons. Top speed is 145mph, but for an amazing compact city car you will only need to reach max 80mph to feel the power the car can deliver. The car does not come with sat-nav and has poor boot space - it will hold just about your weeks shopping. These two sacrifices can be refurbished by purchasing a tomtom and putting things in the back seats. Other than that there are no more faults. The car feels like a go-cart when going round corners, and is a pleasure to drive in the confinments of a city or the open twisting roads in the countryside. It is a great, reliable little car worth purchasing as a first car or if you need a small urbanised car for shopping and getting you from A to B. It’s a magnificent triumph in compact car engineering and definitely recommended.

Submitted: 02/01/2012 20:17:09 | ID: 8784

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Anthony Turner, Cornwall

SEAT Arosa 1.4 auto 1998

3 star review

Our 1.4 auto Seat Arosa, purchased two years ago second hand with 70k on the clock for £1500. The perfect choice for the rural Cornish winding lanes, Small in size but big inside. it`s comfortble and nippy through the lanes and zippy on the motorway. With the mileage when bought there were the inevitable wear and tear problems that in the first year cost about £500 to bring up to scratch, Since then it`s probably the best little car we’ve had for reliability and the fun to drive factor. We’re retired now and previously serially owned Audis, Jaguars, Saabs, Range Rovers and a Porsche 911. For our two grand our little Arosa takes a little bit of all these cars and builds them into one fine liitle baby with a comforting gurgle and a smile on its face. A little dated it maybe in style, but so is the wife and I wouldn’t change her for anything.

Submitted: 04/03/2011 09:11:42 | ID: 7262

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Phil Wilson, Hampshire

SEAT Arosa 1.4 PD TDi 2003

4 star review

This car is the cheapest most reliable car you can buy before the likes of your Polo Bluemotion and Seat Ecomotive models. It will run on 100B biodiesel and pulls like a train through the gears. Find one if you can!

Submitted: 02/03/2011 08:26:07 | ID: 7247

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Lisa Ellison, England

SEAT Arosa 2001

4 star review

Great small car, the inside is more spacious than it appears with 4 proper seats, the only bad thing is the engine is a little noisey.

Submitted: 22/02/2010 09:15:45 | ID: 4677

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