Faults:

I had the radiator leak.

Quick to drain the battery.

Exhaust needed replacing after corrosion.

Quick to wear on the front tires.

General Comments:

It's quick, and a good car if you look after it!!!

It's very comfortable and has much room. It has quite a large boot for at least 3 dead bodies.

The interior is OK and extras are plenty.

Faults:

Head gasket blew at 55,000 miles.

A host of minor electrical faults.

General Comments:

For:

Very cheap to buy (£2,995 for a then four year old car with alloy wheels, a CD auto-changer, PAS, ABS and air-con).

Large spacious boot space and passenger compartment.

Relatively cheap to maintain, certainly cheaper than any other car of it's size.

Relatively modest fuel consumption - I averaged about 40mpg.

Against:

Inadequate performance for a 2 litre, barely 100bhp. 0-60 took a very long time, and although it cruised reasonably well at motorway speeds it did not have enough in reserve to maintain speed when overtaking or on an incline.

Handling left a lot to be desired, big awkward, and clumsy with PAS far too light. Downright dangerous in snow and ice.

Uncomfortable over long distances due to cheap seats. Very uncomfortable in the back.

Very badly built, with cheap plastic work forever coming unstuck, electrics shorting out all over the place and wires held in with nothing more than carpet tape falling out of their holders.

Faults:

Minor things first:

Central Locking - intermittent fault.

Broken rear spring (probably worn by previous towing)

All main brake pipes corroded.

Minor rattle on camshaft.

Big End failed. Result was a con-rod through the side of the block = 1 dead engine.

General Comments:

Cheap plastic trim needs care and respect.

Generous load and passenger space.

High-spec for the cost of the vehicle.

Inoffensive, if a little bland, appearance.

Reasonable comfort for the class of car.

Not an ideal family car - trim, handles etc would be easily broken by boisterous children.

Faults:

The Electric windows on passenger side have failed (twice)

The Thermostat didn't function (minor problem)

Most recently the car broke down due to failure of distributor. This has proved to be extremely costly, the part being £300 GBP and apparently double the price of equivalent Vauxhall.

General Comments:

It is a lot of car for the money & very roomy.

The main problem is, according to my local garage, that parts are difficult to get and are extremely costly.

Faults:

Nothing, I have never had a problem with this vehicle, apart from when the wheels came out of alignment when I hit a kerb.

General Comments:

The car has good equipment levels, the build quality and rigidity of the car is okay, performance is delivered in the 3000+ rpm range.

When you put some good tyres on it it goes and goes.

I have pushed it to 170kmh on the freeway, and the engine didn't struggle.

A bit gutless, but its not a supercar and there are some annoying rattles once the car gets pushed to about 140kmh.

Faults:

Two of my door handles broke. The quality of the plastics used is poor.

Rear, right cabin light does not work. I think there's a broken connection in the wiring.

Air bag warning light does not go off in the dash. Computer problem.

Other than these problems, the car is OK.

General Comments:

The car has only been with me for about 6 or 7 months, and it's really great for city driving.

Acceleration is a bit slow for this heavy car with only a 1.5L engine. But I've replaced the air cleaner with a sport air filter and the acceleration has improved a bit.

I don't know if there's a defect in the engine, because it has difficulty reaching the 100 KPH mark.

It's very comfortable and roomy in the cabin. Lots of leg space.

Suspension is great at low speeds. But becomes bone-jarring at high speeds.

A gas-guzzler if you like to go fast.

It's easy and fun to drive.