Faults:

Other than the usual maintenance, the only thing that went wrong with the car was the throttle body. I had to replace that at 255000 miles!! (Expensive fix at $500). I am still on the original clutch.

I recently replaced the front tire arms... well, what do you expect from a 23 year old car? No big deal...

General Comments:

I still have this car, I still drive it around town. I did buy a 2005 Accord, but I don't like it nearly as well.

My little hatchback is my little truck. Everything fits in it for transportation. I bought this car brand new from the dealer with 3 miles on it. They don't make them as well as this car. I will not part with it until it decides to quit!!

Faults:

Routine maintenance - 2 oil changes/new spark plugs.

Fuel pump may need to be replaced.

Needs a new head gasket, oil leaks all over the engine.

Muffler clamps are literally crumbling because of rust.

General Comments:

It was my first car, bought it off of a private seller for $1,600.

I loved the body style and the flip headlights.

I drive it to and from college everyday, and it performs great and has excellent throttle response for a 23 year old car, and more accurate power steering than most newer cars I've driven.

I've also installed a short ram air intake for more hp and fuel mileage.

The burgundy interior is spacious and clean too.

Faults:

Since owning it I've had to replace the brakes all the way around.

Replaced one inner tie rod.

New muffler (my fault bottomed out in the snow and ripped it off).

Four new tires and an alignment.

The passenger side mirror doesn't work, but that's an easy fix.

Also, depending on the incline I park at, the sunroof will leak in heavy rain.

General Comments:

I love this car, sure it's older and the suspension isn't up to par anymore, but it still tracks beautifully and runs great... Not bad for $1800 (price I paid plus the work done)

The engine doesn't leak a drop of oil and starts every time, built 100 times better than my "old" neon's engine, which couldn't hold oil for more than a day!

Car accelerates great off the line, pretty zippy for only 120 hp.

I've got some rust on the rear wheel wells, but other than that the body is in pretty good shape, the paint hasn't even faded at all really.

My advice if you can find one of these in decent running condition, buy it, these thing are built like tanks!

Faults:

Head resurfaced.

Head gasket.

Tune-up.

Tires.

Exhaust.

Grand Total= $1,000.

General Comments:

This car sat in a family members front yard for three years before I asked if I could have it. I received the car for free, and sent it to the shop to get fixed. The car has a decent amount of rust on it, but coincidentally, the interior is in perfect condition. I put $1,000 into it and the car runs like a dream. Like I previously stated, the car looks pretty ugly with the rust and faded paint, but when you're driving it, it seems like a new car. I love this car and hopefully it will continue to run well. My '99 Tahoe is always broke down, so I depend on this car more than that. Great car overall, so far, so good.