Faults:

Exhaust pipe had to be replaced twice.

Ignition failure failed twice.

Front shock absorbers had to be replaced.

Radiator was leaking.

Lots of other things...

General Comments:

However the car is very comfortable. It's a pleasure to drive it compared to Renault 5. Running costs are huge. My car was very unreliable. In the summer all kinds of small things broke down while in the winter it worked perfectly. Fuel consumption was a big problem. 11 liters per 100 kilometers. For a low horse power car...crazy.

I don't recommend it to anyone, though I was kind of in love with my Skoda. Probably because it was my first car.

Faults:

When I got the car it has previously done only 7000 km in 7 years and most of the rubber gasoline hoses were leaking. They were cheap to replace.

At 8000 km all of my shock absorbers were so soft that the car was dangerous to drive. I got them renewed hardened by a 100% and installed shorter springs. Since then the car is very stable and on curvy road outperforms many Gt cars. Fabulous handling!

At 12000 km the rear brakes started to leak, but were cheap to repair.

At 25000 km the front suspension bushes started to make horrible sounds and needed to be replaced.

At 27000 km the front ball joints were changed, but that was because of my style of driving! They were very cheap!

General Comments:

Handling is very good if you get harder shock absorbers and harder springs!

The seats are uncomfortable and give absolutely no side support! I changed them with seats from a Honda CRX.

The original engine has good torque, but NO power from 4000 rpm up! So for more power I changed the original 240°/230° camshaft with a sport 295°/295°. Lowered the head and upgraded the carburettor! It now goes like a rocket! It kicks to life at 2500 rpm and revs like crazy to 6500 rpm.

The engine is loud in the original setup in mine it is VERY LOUD as hell! But I love it!