Faults:

Rust.

2 broken timing belts.

Fuel pump.

Water inside cabin.

Etc.

General Comments:

I bought this car with 70000 km on the clock in 2012. It had belonged to an elderly couple and they had treated the car 2x with cavity wax and underbody wax. Despite the extra protection, the car had rust, especially the rear wheel arches, which is a notorious problem on these cars. In Feb 2016 (140000, 70000 km driven in 3,5 years) I scrapped the car because the inspection would require an investment which would surpass the value of the car by many times.

I had many troubles with this car, but once it drove I really liked it: it was comfortable, the 60HP were ALL there, fuel efficient... at 110 km/h I could go 5,7 L/100km - something even modern cars struggle with.

The car experienced 2 broken timing belts, although everything was assembled correctly. The 1.4 is an interference engine - thus the valves and/or tappets bend or break. But the repair parts are very cheap... the only problem is the labour for fixing it.

I also had problems with my fuel pump - but it turned out to be a bad ground connection. So basically again a corrosion problem.

There have always been many small issues which required attention, and thus such a car is not suitable for a non-mechanic - it will be too expensive to drive it to the repair shop with the frequency I had problems.

Many parts have become obsolete such as the gasket for the heater blower and fuel gauge. That is quite problematic.

I had cabin water problems both in the front and in the trunk area, and despite spending many hours localizing and fixing the problems - it was never really solved.

At the end I had some issues with the engine check lamp, and diagnosed the problem to be the lambda sensor or something related to fuel injection. But I decided not to spend more time on it.

The best feature of the car, because it was an estate-caravan, was the enormous trunk with an even loading surface: It could almost fit moving boxes from an entire apartment :-). Next best features are the extremely inexpensive parts for the car - if they are available :-).

I scrapped the car in Feb 2016 with 140000 km on the clock. This is quite frustrating I think. I know the car is 26 years old, but only 140000 km? It would have required a tremendous amount of work to double that mileage.

Faults:

Not much, just the normal wear. New brakes once in a while. Rust is a big problem though.

General Comments:

My girlfriend bought this car in 2002 and we have used it as a car nr. 2 ever since. I am using it on a daily basis.

It is very cheap to repair on, and really fun to drive. And surprisingly reliable, especially the engine, who just runs and runs and runs.

With its old fashioned technology it is a bit of a sports car: Rear wheel drive, no ABS, no esp, no servo.

Faults:

Drivers seat is worn out.

Engine is running bad at speeds between 70-90 km/h. (almost no torque)

General Comments:

A cheap and reliable car.

The car is not much fun or luxury, but good if your only demand is cheap and reliable transport.

Easy to drive.

Drives fine on highways even at speeds close to its maximum speed.