Faults:

Engine smoking due to worn valve stem oil seals (now sorted).

Usual stuff - battery, tyres etc...

General Comments:

This motor is a bad-boy, it loves kicking the crap out of Nova's at the lights.

It has recently been rolling road tuned and is putting out 80bhp @ the wheels, more than enough to see off most hatches due to its light weight.

Handling has been sorted by up-rating the suspension, engine has been properly set up to run with a K&N filter and sports exhaust..

P.S - it's the quickest 1400 I know of off the mark!

Faults:

Fog lamps filled with water and refused to work ever since.

Radiator leaked from day one, thermostat was replaced four times.

Plastic skirts fell off the passenger side, which took a small fortune to replace and many hours of struggling to attach to the car.

Rear windscreen wiper ran intermittently, especially in winter.

Electric windows were slow and sometimes clunky.

Small stone chips on the bonnet turned into rust far too easily. Garage said that the paint job done on the bonnet was of poor quality.

Dashboard and door-pockets rattled even on the smoothest of surfaces.

General Comments:

As most of my friends had owned AX GT's in one shape or form, I decided to go for that model that was just a little different from all the others.

Had an A.A. check on the vehicle, who said that it was a sound car and although at the time of purchasing had a few minor faults, with them corrected by the garage, was worth the money.

This car never failed to make me smile. Every-time you sit in the seat of an AX GT you know you are going to enjoy the journey.

For the size of the engine, this pocket-rocket shifts like nothing I've ever driven - early Golf's, XR3's, XR2's and SR's alike.

Honestly, other drivers will be amazed to see a tiny Citroen out strip them up the motorway slip road or along a dual carriageway.

Problems start, as they did with my pals vehicles, at around 70,000 miles. Until then, I had very few problems, but since then it felt as though the car was gradually falling apart.

Problems aside, I can't recommend these cars enough. If you want value, thrills and exceptional handling, then look no further than an AX.

Faults:

Air conditioning compressor.

Rear window latches faulty.

Alternator belt snapped.

Temperature keeps rising.

General Comments:

This car is fast and very rare to see in Australia, it turns more heads than my old race Golf, it's great.

The seats could do with replacing, harnesses, half cage, few engine mods, wide body stance, and no interior, sweet mate, the French do it sick-full.

If anyone knows a super-charger or turbo kit for the AX, email me at ABKMOTORSPORTS@maxpower.co.uk

Faults:

The original engine wasn't looked after and it gave up after two week. I got a 30,000 bottom end and now it's fine.

The bushes were terrible, so were the shocks.

The dash is broken on the passenger side (it's a mk1 and they have terrible dashes) and it does rattle quite a bit.

The brake servo also went.

As did two head gaskets (the head was warped).

General Comments:

It starts every morning - although it needs a bit of nursing till it's up at running temperature.

But it's so much fun and the handling is so good that it's worth it.

I have quite a few mods - K&N, Janspeed manifold, Full SS system, ported, polished and skimmed head etc, Spax suspension kit, Powerflex bushes, Tarox discs and Mintex pads. She's a brilliant car - great fun.

It's the perfect starting point for someone who likes cars, it's forgiving and easy to work on.

It's a bit flimsy (I have a full roll cage on the way - for safety), so you need good suspension, and maybe a strut brace to get the most from her or she'll understeer like crazy.