Faults:

General wear and tear. Reversing up a single lane hill when visiting my Grandparents killed the gearbox in our first. 2nd was a '92 model, It was stolen and over-turned by animal rights activists after French farmers had burned some British sheep at the bottom of the Eiffel tower. 3rd one was taken off the road after I collided with a Volve estate. Driver's side damage, I came out without a scratch, and after the police came and went, I drove it away. (The Volvo wasn't going anywhere.)

General Comments:

Not much in the way of materials, but put together in such a way that car designers are only now recognising as safe and reliable, e.g. Smart, Mercedes-Benz A-Class, etc.....

Chrysler tried to copy it for this year with their "Chrysler China Vehicle", and they couldn't make it work. The originals are still the best.

Best point? It's not boring. It's the most un-boring car on earth.

Faults:

80,000 miles; usual wear. Clutch after 70,000 miles, wheel bearings due to accident, brake cylinder 2x, exhaust 2x, brake pads every 20,000 miles. Tyres, lots of them. But most of all bodypanels. Floor 1x, hood, front wing, rear wing, canvas roof 2x, chassis beam 1x.

General Comments:

Bought the car with 14,000 miles on the clock - for 150 pounds, total running cost after 6 years and 94,000 miles on the clock: 1,100 pounds!

As simple as lego, and insurance is a laugh!