This was a company lease car, so I have no record of what went wrong - so long as it started and ran who cared? It got its regular services, and anything it needed got fixed.
It did rattle a lot as it got older.
When the car was delivered I had a look round it and thought - Yes, for once British Leyland are getting it right.
This was a deceptive package - a roomy comfortable five door hatchback with a small 1.3 litre engine.
The longer I had it, the more disappointed I was. The concept was good, but build quality was poor. By the time it went back off lease, it rattled and shook, particularly around the fascia, which had a constant rattle.
I did not have it long enough to have any rust problems, but most of them were showing serious rust by the time they were 5 - 6 years old, and there are few of them around now.
This is no worse than my German built VW Golf - it has various rattles and needed plenty of repairs under warranty. Maybe British cars deserve their reputation, but how does Germany get away with building complete junk?
Hmmmm while I agree with the comments about the maestro I find it very hard to believe about the Golf. From the many I have seen and known people to have owned I think you unfortunately got a one off lemon.
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