Wheel bearings (car had been sat in storage prior to me owning it so to be expected)
Steering rack gaiters (typical of this model - they get damaged by the heat off the exhaust downpipe)
Dipstick broken in half (typical fault again!)
Second gear synchro is near death.
Rust (rear turrets and arches) - waxoyled to prevent recurrence.
A fantastic car, I own two of these. It's a proper classic that you can buy with your heart and your head. The car is sporty - it has masses of torque, particularly helped in the lower rev ranges by the supercharger (max torque arrives at 3250 rpms), it handles amazingly, just a twitch of uncertainty in the turn in that disappears as you commit into the corner.
It can carry all your luggage as well, room in the back for two adults to sleep!
Not too bad on fuel either, returning over 30mpg on motorway runs cruising around 80.
And the best part is how it will show up modern kit. People comment on how quick the car is and then they find out its about 20 years old!
Only complaint is that the hpe doesn't come with the supportive recaro seats of the coupe, but I plan to transplant some in as soon as I get the chance.
Protect the steering rack boots with a heat shield.
The second gear issue (even the Haynes manual says not to bother fixing) can be dramatically improved by using a gearbox oil such as Castrol VMX. I used this in the supercharger as you must use a low EP gear oil in it. EP additives attack bronze which is why many cars specify engine oil in their gearbox.
The later cars had a galvanised chassis and much less prone to rust. My car lives outside and rust is minimal.
The supercharged model makes an excellent tow car, the torque is amazing.
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