Ouch, I'm seriously glad I don't live in the UK any more.
That lot here would have cost me just over €250 (£210) including a new belt tensioner.
NB: At a Renault garage, not Seat.
"Easy outs" are never easy, even if you manage to drill the bolts without wrecking the threads.
From your description, it sounds like time to let a professional finish the job.
Ideas:
1. You must be turning it in the wrong direction.
2. It was tightened by the combined strength of all superheroes.
Like most modern oil filters, it's only gripped by surface tension of the rubber ring, nothing more.
Last idea:
If you can reach it with a blunt chisel type tool, tap the...
Thanks for your thanks.
Because a decent set of alloys and tyres are probably worth more than the car.
I suggest saving your money for the inevitable repairs, unless you're rich, in which case you wouldn't have bought a 2002 Ibiza 1200.
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