Faults:

The drivers side door lock needed tightening as it didn't shut tightly enough and would often stop the central locking from locking up the car.

The handbrake cable snapped around six weeks after I bought the car. This was quite cheap to replace though, I managed to get one for £13, amazing!!

The washer jets (both front and rear) didn't function at all, but this was also cheaply fixed by replacing the valves with new ones, from a fish tank pump!!

I also had to change the rubber on the passenger side window as it often pulled out when the window was opened and shut.

The thermostat switch for the fan also didn't work and the car boiled (poor thing!!) every time I was stuck in traffic. Again this was easily fixed and cheap enough too, as I bought a new switch and it only cost me £8, bargain!!

General Comments:

All the bad things aside, this car is great, I love it!

The first thing you notice when you get in the car is the great all round visibility!! The car seems so open, and the driving position is also great!

I haven't yet started to "funk my car up" body wise, but I do intend to! Inside the car I have made minor changes such as covering the seats with a sports style set of covers. I have also bought a set of Sony Exploids which I mounted in the parcel shelf, and the difference is definitely noticed!

Many people have commented on how small the car is, but with the rear seats folded down it turns into a mini-van!! It's amazing how much will fit!! I managed to get all my camping gear in!!

This car is a great run around, and is very cheap on petrol, £20 will fill the tank up and I easily manage 500 miles on a tank!! 40 mpg is easily achievable from this little motor!!

This is a very fun and fast car! It's also very quick off the mark due to the power to weight ratio, I often find speed I never knew this little car had!!

I paid £850 for my "Funky Monkey" as I call her, and I am so glad that I did! I love it, what more could I want for a first car - sunroof, CD player, central locking, and electric windows.

Faults:

Bought the car with one of the coil packs not functioning, so was running on only 3 cylinders for a while.

Also bought the car with the handbrake not working properly - interesting even when parked on 'flat' road!

Front window seals fall off when you have the windows fully down and then try and bring them back up.

Gearbox is a bit temperamental - especially when going into first gear on fairly cold days.

But I did get it fairly cheap at £850!

General Comments:

This car is a first car, but I have noticed that it really does not like accelerating, but once it gets there, it seems to be OK. I have had her up to 100 (which all the clock goes up to). The car does stop reasonably well, but you do have to be careful the incline you park it on.

I enjoy throwing the car around corners and it does seem to go where you point it.

Despite having a fairly small exterior, the interior can fit a fair amount in it (I brought myself back from Uni in this car with the seats down, there is loads of space). The boot itself is fairly ridiculous, but you can have lots of fun trying to make things fit! I have had 4 6 foot plus passengers in the car - they are not extremely comfortable, but they do get in and it is fine for very short journeys. The acceleration and deceleration are affected a lot by this though!

The car came with a 4 speaker stereo system, which is really impressive, a sunroof and also the back windows 1/4 open.

This car is really great for a first car, especially if you do not mind working it quite hard to get up to motorway speeds and also do not mind waiting for downhill sections to overtake, it can be really fun to drive, with some careful encouragement! Around the town it is fine and parking is brilliant - you can simply get in anywhere. The cheap insurance (if you are over 18 I am sure) is a bonus. If you are not bothered about being the first off the lights in traditional boy racer style, and you want a simple car to get you mainly around town, then this car is perfect as a first car to drive into the ground.