Faults:

The brakes were not very strong and effective when the car was acquired!

General Comments:

The seats are comfortable, and make the driving experience a pleasure.

I love hearing the sound from the running engine; it sounds so cute!

Side mirrors are large and cover a lot of the rear. This can become very helpful when your rear window is fogged and you can't see anything through it!

Fuel consumption isn't too bad.

A little lack of performance & horsepower from the 1.6L engine, not too sure about the manual, but it is true with the automatic.

Very clever design of its boot; it looks like a saloon from its exterior looks, but once you open the boot, it becomes a hatchback and gives you so much space to store your stuff.

Overall, it is a good car for me, and I would love to buy a newer Applause model.

Faults:

Not much has gone wrong with this car up until now. Unfortunately it looks like all four shock absorbers are now in need of replacement - however, they are the original shock absorbers, or so I am told.

Vinyl on driver's side seat is starting to crack near the door.

Replaced the water pump bearing at 230000kms.

Replaced radiator at 215000kms.

General Comments:

This car has been reliable and pretty cheap to run.

I found the seats particularly comfortable.

The most annoying feature was that the back doors don't open very wide.

Faults:

CV drive-shafts became noisy on cornering, so had them replaced ($650aus) Mar 2001.

For a long road trip I had the timing belt replaced, but mechanic overtightened the fanbelt. In middle of Australia the water pump failed. Mechanic paid all costs. June 2002.

Clutch release fork broke suddenly. Cost of repair approx $1000. Bit the bullet and replaced it myself. Easier than I expected. Also cleaned and freed solenoid on starter motor as it was sticking.

General Comments:

Not the most attractive looking car, but it has huge boot space and fantastic economy. Long road trip cost me so little in fuel I was amazed.

Its looks stop it from being stolen.

I am over six foot tall, but very comfortable car for me to drive.

Has reinforced doors for side impacts!

Faults:

Fuel pump leaked once, didn't have to change it, but did, just in case.

The automatic choke failed, almost replaced it, but it started working again after 2 weeks, and has worked great ever since.

General Comments:

A virtually trouble-free car that won't see the inside of a garage other than for regular treatment, a real pleasure to own.

Good fuel consumption - does 10 km/l even with the air conditioner on constantly, and after 300000 kilometers there's still no overhaul needed.

The handling is not sporty at all, and the grip is average at best (155 mm. 13 in. tires), but the car behaves in a very predictable way, and is very easy to control. The roll angle is high though.

The acceleration is good - 91 HP on 915 kilos are more than sufficient, and the overall quickness is also good.

Faults:

Spring in rear suspension broke.

Battery died.

Some problems with ignition.

General Comments:

This is a very comfortable and strong car. Lots of space for luggage and in the back seats too. Has a low price compared to its performance. If only there weren't those annoying small problems.