Faults:

Have not seen any problems yet except that I need to change two CV shafts because the boots are broken and I don't know how long of a time they were broken for. Though this is a problem with most used front wheel drives.

Also replaced the muffler.

General Comments:

Great ride. Only thing is that I wish it had a little more power for the hills and merging to the highway.

Faults:

Seats have some wear.

Dash has minor cracks.

General Comments:

Nice, cheap car that handles well on a day to day basis. She starts up time and time again, and that's all I can ask for with a car that cost me $200.

Faults:

Nothing really had gone wrong with the car up until around the 315,000KM mark.

I blew the head gasket at about 315,000KM.

I also needed to replace the radiator at about 314,000KM.

The car has multiple oil leaks, but it doesn't burn oil.

The dash is starting to crack in some spots.

New brake calipers are required. The car shutters when you apply the brakes. I've had this problem since the day I got the car.

Wiper motor needs to be replaced as well. It doesn't wipe as fast as it should.

General Comments:

For the most part, this car has been good to me.

My mom bought me the car after I graduated from high school. It's a good little city car, but long highway trips aren't the greatest to take in it. Mainly because it's a small car, and there isn't a lot of room, especially if you're 6'4 and 230 lbs. like me.

I would have liked more power for passing and merging into traffic when I was highway driving, but the car was good for city driving.

Faults:

I had new brakes put on (drums, wheel cylinders, master cylinder, hoses and calipers) and a new clutch. Other replacements include distributor, front ball joints and axles, CV joints/boots, rear wheel bearings and that's about it. Radiator, water pump, fuel pump, starter and alternator are original equipment.

General Comments:

This 1.6 liter has a lot of get up and go. No hesitation. No spark knock after all these miles.

It still feels like a solid car and I would not be hesitant to take it out of state (Michigan).

Awesome car.

Faults:

Right now it's winter here, around minus 30 degrees outside. Now the oil sensor is stuck where it would normaly sit when the oil is at the bottom of the crank case.

Well that results in the engine sensing that there is no oil in it at all, which in turn will tell the motherboard that there is no oil and then it shuts off the motor right away.. this is the only major problem. Besides the regular maintenance.

General Comments:

Shocks and struts will go on the GT edition with the electric sport suspension, usually around the 260,000 mark or above, cost is around three to five hundred (Canadian funds) each. Even more if you go with the dealer stock, better to go with the after market, rides even better.