Faults:

While driving there is a stink of fuel if I top it up at the bowser, but maybe it just needs a new fuel cap.

The rev counter plays up, and only works half the time.

The locks on the front doors don't work. The key turns, but the lock buttons don't go up or down.

The windscreen wiper water jets are blocked up, and the motor that pushes the water through is seized up with rust.

The driver's seat belt is fraying (on a small area).

General Comments:

These cars look good for their age, IMHO they won't look out of place on the roads in 20 year's time and seem to hold their value well.

Respectable performance for a non-turbo 1-litre automatic. Don't expect to go 0-100 Km/h in less than 10 seconds and you won't be disappointed.

Has very good economy (about 5 litres per 100Km's). Is cheap to maintain in almost every respect and parts are thankfully easy and fairly cheap to get too.

Comfortable inside for 4 adult passengers (leg room is a little limited in the back seat though). Still very good for a small car.

These cars don't seem to rust, ours is 15 years old as of writing and there is no considerable rust anywhere. I have hardly seen a badly rusted Daihatsu of any model anywhere (they seem to use better steel).

One gripe I have is that the back seat doesn't fold right down flat. You have to contend with the seat sticking up at an angle if you want to put something big in the back of the car.

Faults:

The only things that have went wrong with my car has been the fuel pump and I got a cv joint popping, but otherwise the car has been great.

General Comments:

The car is fun and I like it. Yes people say things about it, but I can beat most of them on gas mileage hey I'm only 16 what do you expect.

Faults:

Nothing is wrong with my car, cause i keep it uptodate and am a patient driver.

General Comments:

CHARADES are DAiHARD driven cars. They are for those people only who really know how to have fun with the machine properly.

Repair costs are nominal and parts aren't had to find.

Low cost, low budget solution for the one with the need for speed and control.

Faults:

My Cam belt broke a couple of weeks after getting the car, resulting in 3 bent valves.

Bearings and rings needed to be replaced shortly after.

Clutch needed to be replaced, due to their size they wear out quickly, so you can't ride the clutch or you will be short pocketed about $500 Australian.

General Comments:

The car is pretty slow even when driving on your own.

Carpet in front is poorly installed and not designed to last.

The handling is fantastic after some bigger tires were installed, bit to much body sway, but not serious.

Being such a small car going sideways is pretty interesting, and has got good response.

Although no power steering, the steering I found easier than a power steering vehicle.

One tank of petrol lasts me 4 weeks around town driving, but repair bill is through the roof.

Faults:

Replacement of the turbo required.

Replacement of the front shocks.

Replaced the old head of the engine with a new one, complete and nothing else.

We have these cars as a very rare cars in Karachi and whenever I take it on the road people like to watch the way it goes out of the sight in few seconds. I have taken out the muffler so the noise is enormous, but in the end I never dream dream of having another car.

General Comments:

The best budget car money can buy.

General Comments:

The fastest car below 1 litre available in Singapore (Turbo 1 bar).

Faults:

The only problem was the fuel pump which I replaced but that was it's original and was only giving out a poor output, it didn't actually stop.

General Comments:

It being a fairly unknown and not widely seen car it has been incredibly reliable and is very nippy.The best overall car we've ever had!