Faults:

Interior plastics a bit brittle:

Centre console ashtray cover broken.

Easy to catch your foot on the glove-box and tear it out.

General Comments:

Great car, if a little underpowered, get the SiR (import) or VTi versions to get the fantastic DOHC VTEC engine if possible.

Handles very well, especially with the roof on.

Don't be too put off by an automatic, the Honda autoboxes are exceptionally smooth and responsive.

The 'trans-top' electrical roof looks cool, but is expensive to repair, stick with the manual roof like I had - it gives you more boot space, a lighter car, and you can take it off quicker than the electrical one works anyway.

Tip: buy some thick gardening gloves for taking the roof off after it's been in the sun or you'll burn yourself!

Best of all these cars are an absolute bargain at the moment.

Faults:

The central locking has stopped working and this is connected to the alarm which makes more work when parking up.

I have had no other faults although the car arm bushes need replacing, but that's just normal wear. The Honda dealer spotted that for me when it was last serviced.

General Comments:

I'm very pleased with the car. This is the first car from Japan that I have ever owned and I'm now smitten with the excellent build quality and reliability.

The only down side is the wind and road noise even with the roof on. The air conditioning unit is superb as so is the standard Kenwood Radio/ CD player.

I did replace the standard steel wheels and plastic wheel trims as they looked cheap. The 5 spoke alloys really do the car proud.

Faults:

Leak from front top corner of driver's window.

Electric roof temperamental, especially if it hasn't been used for a while.

Carpet wearing prematurely on passenger side footwell.

Boot was leaking on left side when car was acquired.

Road noise can be excessive at times.

General Comments:

This is my third Honda and I can't ever see the need to consider buying from another car manufacturer.

The Del Sol or Civic CRX as it is referred to in the UK is a perfect little coupe; sporty, excellent road holding, and great handling.

The "classic" design is well considered and the car is unlikely to date quickly - I loved it from the moment I set eyes on it!

I found that the seats and driving position take a little getting used to, but after a few weeks of ownership it feels like you're in the cockpit of a jet fighter - with performance to match!

The electric boot and roof are real attention-grabbers and I think the design is perfect (no drafty breeze when roof is off and windows are up).

Cabin is comfortable and well appointed although I miss not having a console dimmer switch for night driving.

Locks for interior storage compartments would have been a nice feature.

On the whole, this is a fantastic car which I hope will last a long time.

Faults:

I have come to realise that the car is useless at stopping on a wet or greasy road. No matter how I try to brake, all wheels lock and I go into a skid.

The electric roof rattles like crazy.

The boot leaks.

The roof leaks to the extent that in a recent storm, the drivers' seat was soaked through in the morning. Normally, I just get a few drips in.

The flimsy material on the drivers seat became very worn and torn very quickly.

The hub assembly on both the back wheels has had to be totally replaced at high cost because it is apparently not possible to just replace worn wheel bearings.

General Comments:

I bought my DOHC 1.6 VTEC Sir Honda del-sol 3 years ago as a Japanese import.

Quite frankly, it is the worst car I have ever owned.

OK, it has brilliant performance (but not as good as my old Mk1 Toyota MR2) but the problems I have had with it far outweigh the performance.

I would have to take too much of a loss on the car if I sold it, but I wish I had never parted with my MR2.

Faults:

I've only owned the car (a Japanese import) 10 months to date & I have had no trouble other than a small water leak into the boot & an annoying roof rattle. Both easily cured by myself.

General Comments:

Generally a very nice small car. The performance is excellent as you would expect from 160hp in a small 2 seater. Handling is very good but the ride is a bit too firm for comfort & the car is a bit noisy at speed due to the high revving engine (red lined at 8,200rpm). The targa top is easily removed & stowed in the boot making it a brilliant car for summer. The boot, even with the roof in, is quite large (except electric roof models) making it a very usable small car.