This model appears to be trouble for every one who has owned one.
After about 10,000 miles the exhaust falls off at the join near the manifold.
After 20,000 the electronic engine management system fails and for some reason the dealers won't replace or repair it.
After about 50,000 the plastic gear linkage breaks away at the gear box end, again the dealers won't do anything about it until you are towed into a garage by a rescue service.
The model used to be a great car, I've had 5 of them in the past with no problems.
This one is terrible, its top speed going up any gradient will eventually fall to 40 MPH.
I agree completely. The car has too many cheap plastic components. My gear linkage has also snapped not once, but twice. The first time the plastic bits just gave way. In all fairness the second time it snapped was as a result of engine falling out of the bottom of the car when the engine mount snapped. The car has done less than 100,000 miles and it's a shame nothing on it works anymore, as it will not rust, has never failed an MOT and has never failed to start. The inside of the car is very basic (nothing can go wrong as it's not there in the first place) so apart from the engine falling out every now and then it's been a go car.
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