Faults:

This car has been wrecked, and the alternator is going bad. Other than that, it is a champ!

General Comments:

I would recommend this car to anyone, as it has been the most reliable car I have ever owned.

Only one major breakdown, due to the ORIGINAL clutch finally giving out, and it is a racer at heart.

This car has an official top speed of 110 MPH, but I have been clocked at 125.5 MPH, and have the ticket to prove it, LOL.

Faults:

The seats in the car have started to wear down very quickly.

The engine burns a little oil.

The paint has chipped off the hood and on the roof.

Back hatch has leaked in the past, but is now holding well.

General Comments:

This car is incredibly easy to shift.

The clutch has been in for well over 20,000 miles and is still going good.

The gas effiecency is awesome for this car, I am getting 35 miles to the gallon.

It has a bunch of extra room even though it is such a small car.

Faults:

Daihatsu's are meant to be reliable yet this one required a major engine rebuild before 100K (crankshaft).

Broke down in the middle of the road on more than a few occasions.

General Comments:

Positives?

1. Very economical (runs on the smell of an oil rag)

2. Surprisingly roomy for little car

3. Service costs reasonable (until something goes wrong)

4. Cheap to buy (new and used)

5. Easy to drive - good first car? See Negative 3 below.)

6. Cheap to insure.

Negatives?

1. Not so reliable as many people think (unless perhaps a little (very) old lady drives it and it is properly serviced)

2. Come to think about it, dealer probably didn't service it properly even though hard earned cash forked over.

3. Hate to think what it would be like in accident.

4. Does not live up to Japanese quality reputation. Interior and exterior very flimsy. Paint faded very quickly.

5. Very spartan appointments.

6. Struggles on hills. Don't try to overtake anything.

7. Easy to steal.

8. Even for those on a budget there must be better cars. Or spend a little bit more on a Toyota or Mazda.

Faults:

Needed to replace right hand side CV joint when I purchased the car... radiator replaced at about 140,000...head gasket currently on it's way out.

General Comments:

It's a very reliable car and goes extremely well for a 3 cylinder. Very cheap to run and I guess just a handy little car with hardly no problems.

Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong with this car in the 7 years that I have owned it.

Only maintenance items, e. g battery, brake pads etc.

General Comments:

These little cars are truly amazing.

(My brother has a 95 model G200 with 265000 kilometres on the original 3cyl engine and it doesn't use oil or blow smoke).

The car drives as well as the day I bought it and is virtually 'bulletproof'

I don't won't to get rid of it, and if I do I will definitely go for another Diahatsu - probably a Sirion.

Faults:

Over 100.000 km, the air conditioner must be repaired. It not cool like usually. The problem is the fan for condenser is not running well. The contact point is no longer working. So you had to change with the electric ignition.

General Comments:

This car is very reliable after changing the electric ignition. I use it go from Bandung to Jakarta every week and I have no serious problems.

And the consumption of gas is still good, for out of town can be 15 km per 1 liter with the 88 octane.