1995 Seat Marbella Fun review from UK and Ireland

Gearbox broke twice in less than a year.

Unexplainable oil leak.

Constant holes in the exhaust, which caused the car to be a lot less economical and lose a lot of power.

Back seat extremely uncomfortable.

Choke alarm fault.

Bonnet broke and wouldn't open properly (not good when you have to keep topping up the oil).

Stereo and speakers broke.

I owned a red 1995 Seat Marbella Fun as my first car. Fantastic body work and very low mileage.

When I first drove this car, it was great fun and very economical. However, shortly after I passed my driving test, everything went downhill. Considering the mileage of the car and the care taken with it, I would have expected a much longer life from it. All the above problems sprung up within a year!

This car seems to work when it feels like it, and today mine got taken away as scrap because the gear box broke again!

Get a good one and I imagine it would be a great vehicle to own (even though mine seemed like a brilliant example).

I would never advise anyone to buy this car, even worse than a Fiat Panda and looks horrible.