Faults:

Oil leak from O ring seal around distributor.

Faulty heater blower fan.

Boot leaks water which is a pain because I transport a lot of computer equipment.

Nothing too serious though.

General Comments:

When I bought the car from a local dealer (Parkhills garage, Bury), it was supposed to be a 1.9 8V petrol. Low performance got me suspicious about the CC of the engine and on closer inspection the engine had been replaced with a 1.6 8v petrol without informing the DVLC (naughty). I have since taken the car back to the garage and had the engine exchanged for a 1.9 8v petrol. The car has a lot more performance now (I've reached 130 mph on a stretch of motorway at 2 o'clock one morning, scary stuff). Performance seems a little slower now than when I had the engine changed 8 months ago but I think it just needs a tune up and service.

Reasonable spec central locking, electric sunroof although not windows, no power steering but it's quite light none the less. Good performance and cheaper to insure than similar spec cars eg. Cavaliers and Sierras.

Faults:

Brake sensors failing, ABS pump switch not working on warm days (?), sunroof cables snapping, central locking plays up.

General Comments:

My car has covered 160,000 miles without a hint of engine or gearbox troubles. It's only let down by silly little things as mentioned above. a very sturdy car.

Faults:

Would be easier to tell the things that haven't gone wrong...

Speedo doesn't work.

Heater gone broken.

Rear axle is broken.

Cylinder head is broken.

Charger has busted about 4 times.

Rear lights gone berserk (disco lights).

Gearbox gets uppity with me.

Clutch pedal comes off every now and then.

Water comes thru roof (and if washed in machine, water comes thru everywhere).

Electrical problems (lights flash when engine running)...etc...etc...

General Comments:

Handles great! But that is the only good thing in the car...