Faults:

Radiator developed a hole due to rust.

Normal service items (e.g. filters)

General Comments:

This car is great fun to drive and extremely comfortable. Stunning to look at.

However to work on the car is a nightmare, the majority of bolts break when you try and release them. The engine bay is fairly cramped and difficult to reach into.

Changing simple items like radiators take much longer due to accessibility.

Fuels cost are not as high as expected, if required this car can return high mpg if driven lightly.

Faults:

The head gasket was replaced by previous owner at 123K miles, at a cost of ~£600.

A micro switch on drivers door lock for central locking/alarm needs replacing at cost of ~£25.

General Comments:

The car handles excellently and gives a rewarding driving experience. It can take corners much faster than my previous hatchback and the body roll seems non-existent. I've been told to watch out for the back end though!

The cabin is very comfortable and roomy. The seats hold you in very well and it provides both a relaxing and exciting drive, depending on what mood you are in.

When the car's polished it looks amazing, people just stop and stare as it drives past. It feels like a new car. It looks like a new car. I need a personal plate so people think it's a new car!

The luggage room in the boot isn't that big. However, I managed to get an entire trolley of shopping in (just about). Watch out for frozen goods as the boot gets very hot!

Faults:

The CD player is a little temperamental.

The Toyota alarm didn't work properly so had a new Clifford Alarm fitted.

Passenger electric mirror doesn't work.

General Comments:

This car is amazing and makes me smile every time I drive it.

My T-Bar does not leak, although I don't want to jinx myself!

It sounds lovely.

It's fast and handles beautifully.

It's so comfortable.

It looks like a little Ferrari when it's all washed and waxed!

Faults:

Leaking t-bar roof above drivers side, a common problem fixed by some rubber sealant.

Rear tyres wear very quickly.

General Comments:

Excellent handling in the dry, but back end twitchy in the wet, especially on roundabout's.

Very good fuel economy for a sports car.

Good luggage space for a mid engined two seater.

Faults:

Gear Linkage went at 65,000 - not expensive to fix £200.

Tends to wonder on uneven roads - probably the wide wheels though!

Japanese import and so the speedo only reads to 100mph* which isn't very useful.

*on a private test track of course :)

General Comments:

Being only 23 years old and owning more or less a super car which has cost £4,000 to buy and £900 to insure fully comp must be the cheapest and most affordable speed under £5,000. It frequently anialates so called German sports cars and is a pretty good street sleeper/q car. Before owning it I had piled money into a hot hatch with total engine swap and modification - what a waste of money! get an MR2 Turbo and feel real cheap power that flings a huge V at anything else on the road!