Faults:

Nothing out of the ordinary.

Driveshaft on one side (180,000km).

General Comments:

The car is the best cars you can own if you look at petrol consumpsion, part prices, reliability and things like that. The car can hit 60 miles an hour (100 km/h) in 10 seconds! We tried the top speed (in Germany) and 105 mph(180 km/h) was no problem!

No rust at all (after 12 years with Norwegian roads). The original rust treatment is absolutely perfect.

Great car to drive to work with! It starts every day. Buy one now, take good care of it and save money! You will never regret it.

Faults:

Initially when I bought the car there was a lot of work to be done - this included new engine mounts (due to the previous owner having a field day wheel spinning the car!). This is a common problem, so watch out when buying. Have also spent £700 repairing engine problems, this involved mainly changing warn gaskets.

Since the initial problems were sorted, I had about half-a-year of trouble free motoring, but then the handbrake cable, front/rear brake pipes, CV joint, exhaust and eventually the front pads and rear shoes needed to be replaced! Overall since buying the car I have spent £1500 on repairs over 2 years but most of this was needed as soon as I bought the car!

General Comments:

My previous car before the Pug was a Metro and I can tell you that the XS is like a Ferrari compared to it! I couldn't afford the insurance of a GTi so I opted for the next best thing - the XS! It has superb performance and will beat anything on the road with the same engine size or less (that doesn't include a turbo or injection!).

I have added 1.9 GTi alloys to my Pug and this has increased the car's road holding ability.

One thing you must look out for if you want an XS is 'Has it been well looked after?' Make sure it is checked out before you buy anything because this can be costly as I have found out - you may have to pay a little more but it will definitely pay off in the long run.

Faults:

We had to fix a few things on purchase such as brakes and discs. Since then it's had a cracked manifold, new clutch, and quite a few minor service items.

General Comments:

After getting it sorted after purchase it's been great! It's my wife's car and after her 1100 Renault 5, it's turned her into a road monster!

She adores it and forgives it for all the little niggly things that TLC in previous ownershiop would have avoided.

Faults:

Alternator needed repairing, driveshafts worn away, rollbar bushes, tracking rod ends.

General Comments:

Outstanding. Amazing performance for a diesel - leaves many so called hot-hatches (Fiesta XR2) standing. Can be thrown about or driven lightly. Seriously good little diesel. Engine can be noisy at higher speeds but, let's be honest, that's what makes a diesel a diesel.