Faults:

The air conditioning (installed here in Israel - not an original build by Subaru) is very sensitive, and it stopped working a short while after I have bought it. Even though I have spent about $1,000 (4,000 ILS) in fixing it during half a year, it still makes problems keeping the little car cold during the Israeli summers.

My radiator blew at about 140,000 KM. I have installed a replacement radiator, as the original was too expensive. Working great so far, but cooling fluid is still leaking (slowly).

The car is experiencing severe rust especially around the frame of the rear window.

Also, dashboard starts to crack, as the car has always parked on sunny areas.

Sometimes the car's engine stops with no reason, I believe the carburetor needs cleaning.

Besides the above the car is great. It never let me down, even with a broken radiator. I drive it about 200 KM a day frequently, and it seems like me and the car are feeling great about it.

General Comments:

The car is agile, but not very quick. It accelerates well, but struggles on highways. Handling could be better, but the joy it provides is still priceless, compared to modern heavy cars.

Driving a Justy puts a smile on your face. While sitting on the spartan seats, you can actually feel the road while you hear the sound of the engine.

Faults:

Absolutely nothing has gone wrong with this car! I have driven this car to hell and back!

General Comments:

I lived in the US for many years, and drove many, many different vehicles as I was in the business of buying/selling vehicles. I have never driven anything as reliable as this car.

I bought this car expecting it to last a month based on its appearance. In the past eight months I have driven this car from northern to southern Israel. It has survived sandstorms in the desert, driven up and down mountain roads that left other cars on the side of the road, and still it keeps running!

Everybody laughs at the appearance of this car, but while they are laughing I am driving them home from dropping their "new" cars at the shop!

Faults:

About a month after the purchase, the engine exploded. The problem was with the assembly of the new engine and not with the car per se.

With 37000 kilometers (23000 miles) that I traveled in the last year, I can't really expect better. The car is not really confortable, but when you are looking for a form of transport and not for a car, it's a perfect machine.

General Comments:

Not too comfortable and spare parts are becoming scarce.

For someone who is looking for a cheap affordable and reliable transportation mode, it's great.