Faults:

Clutch is starting to wear out, shouldn't be expensive to replace.

Reverse is hard to engage, doesn't always go into reverse, you need to put it into first then try again to get reverse.

Bit of a bad smell coming though Air Con.

That's It!!

General Comments:

Great little car with pretty good performance (when the air conditioner is off!!!)

Good handling, sticks to the road quite well except not in the wet! (like most front wheel drives) Can feel a bit dodgy to steer.

Nice big roomy interior, steering wheel may sit a bit low and tight for larger people, but I'm real skinny and its nice and comfortable. Back seat has heaps more room then other small cars, about a 15cm gap between seats when the front is far back.

Cheap to service, common little car that has cheap parts and easy to get.

General Comments:

I had always though the Mazda 121 would not perform particularly well and handle like a cheap small car. I was quite wrong. It handles superbly for a car of its type and has good acceleration provided the air condition is off.

For a larger person like me, the front seats are a tad too small, but my wife finds them comfortable.

The boot is surprisingly roomy and can fit a lot more in than you would expect for such a small car. In addition, it has split-fold rear seats for when you need even more room.

This car runs on the smell of an oily rag. I estimate about 5.5-6 Litres per 100 km.

On the down-side, the car does not feel very stable above 100km/h.

Faults:

The leaver to pull the back seats down were broken when I bought the car.

The manifold got a large crack, which cost about $400 for a second hand replacement part, plus labour.

The right squirter for the windscreen hasn't worked since I bought the car.

The bumper bar, which is made of plastic has started to get cracks in it, even though there has not been any damage to the car itself, such as from an accident.

The paint on the roof of the car is starting to crack in appearance from not being garaged.

General Comments:

This car is my first car and I bought it because I have always loved the shape it.

It is very economical.

Faults:

The lever that is used to pull the back seats down has previously been broken.

The right hand side wind washer does not squirt water.

General Comments:

The car has an unbelievable amount of interior space.

This is my very first car and it has so far proven cheap, and reliable.

The air conditioner is a very handy extra.