I bought it second hand, so the brakes needed work, also the bearings have been replaced, the clutch, the timing belt and a few minor electrical faults (the electronic fuel used system never worked) also the gear linkage dropped off on the M1 motorway.
The car is 12 years old, now covered 140 thousand miles, the body has needed it's first "weld" to pass the MOT, (under offisde rear sill, the car in general works fine, but the body work has accumulated several dents, and it's rusting steadily.. (anyone recommend a good bodyshop in the midlands?)
Mechanically it's pretty good, and excellent for motorways.
I purchased a Vanden Plas model! What a bargain, the car was cheaper than the road tax and will last for a few more months to boot!!
I have got a maestro 2.0L turbo and there is more rust round the wheel arches than there is on a 20 year old skoda.
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