Faults:

Fuel injectors gummed up, car would not run! 249,000.

Water in headlight.

Sliding door gets stuck occasionally.

Parts are almost impossible to find nowadays.

General Comments:

Very comfortable seating.

Roomy interior is great for hauling kids.

Sliding doors are heaven for loading and unloading bulky items.

Gas mileage is great.

Unique body style was way ahead of its time, xB anyone?

Quite perky pick up for a 4-cylinder.

Faults:

Needs VC joints.

Needed exhaust gasket and muffler.

Needs struts.

General Comments:

Extremely comfortable. Great gas mileage. Good runner. Handles really well.

This is my second one. I paid 75 dollars for this one and it's in great shape body wise. Just needs a few mechanical repairs. I'm thrilled with this one.

I still have my other one. It's a two door. I feel bad for not driving it more often. It runs better mechanically, but the body isn't in as good shape.

Faults:

Fuel gage stopped working. Had to use the trip odometer to calculate when I needed gas.

Overheat gage stopped working.

Hole in muffler around 127,000 miles. (made car sound really loud)

Since it had a metal fuel tank, metal was rusting and chipping off into gasoline.

Spark plugs constantly needed replacing.

Sliding door got stuck open-would not budge.

Radio burned out.

Air conditioning didn't work.

Heat didn't work.

Interior trim between door and window was falling off.

Exterior paint rusted badly.

Transmission finally went at 130,000 miles.

General Comments:

If I drove it on a highway, it shook and smelled funny if I went over 55mph.

Car jerked BADLY when it automatically switched gears.

Car stalled countless times.

Car wouldn't start countless times.

Car is extremely ugly looking.

Not dependable- always left me stranded.

Faults:

(mileages approx)

150,000 miles -- Power steering gear bad at time of purchase. Replaced and aligned. Also engine temp. sensor replaced. Rear hatch release/fuel filler door release cable is broken, but never repaired (too much labor).

160,000 -- replaced front brake pads, had to obtain one replacement rotor, turned the other one.

180,000 -- had all 4 (front and rear) CV axle shafts rebuilt. (needed new boots and re-lubed)

190,000 -- installed used power steering pump; original was "groaning"

200,000 -- installed used injectors and injector rail as a set (one of original injectors was leaking from housing)

215,000 -- when replacing timing belt, found right-side motor-mount had failed. Replacing this also "cured" a 2'nd-gear synchronizing problem that I'd noticed.

220,000 -- "head pipe" flexible coupling failed in front of catalyst; replaced. also gaskets at front and rear of catalyst blown out. New ones from dealer are metallic construction. Also pipe from catalyst to rear muffler has rusted through (but not fixed yet).

225,000 -- installed heater core and heater mode cable; original cracked and leaked steam. And 4-way flasher switch sort of "crumbled" while trying to replace heater core.

Also had (unknown mileages) several radiator hose failures, thermostat failure, valve cover oil leak, bad rotor and spark plug wires.

General Comments:

Handling is quite acceptable for a small 4wd vehicle, other than somewhat annoying under-steer. Handling is quite stable on icy/snowy surfaces (though it's only part-time 4wd, so can't use 4wd on "mixed" dry and slick roads).

Ride is better than other small 4wd vehicles I've driven, though road/tire noise can be higher than desirable.

Adequate power, except perhaps in 4wd, where sometimes an odd "rumbling" is audible, some sort of resonance?

Interior still looks very good, despite vehicle's age, though I wouldn't want to take an extended trip (front seat bottom padding is getting more than "firm")

Sliding side doors are "neat", though don't really add to vehicle's usefulness (and have an annoying tendency to light up the "door ajar" light, even when apparently closed).

Biggest complaint: weak defroster just isn't up to high plains ice & snow. Despite new (dealer) thermostat, dealer checks, replaced heater core, rechecks of all control cabling, new water pump, etc. Defroster blows lots & lots of warm air, but somehow just can't keep windshield clear, especially at driver's eye level and higher.

Most impressive: 226,000 miles and still running like a top; minimal oil consumption and reasonable mileage (25-26 miles per gallon commuting, some-times 28-30 miles per gallon highway)

Faults:

I had to replace the water pump at 78,000 miles. Left tail light lense needed to be replaced. worn tires.

General Comments:

This car is extremely quick for a four cylinder engine. I won a race against a mustang with it. The car is one smooth ride, and is comfortable to. My interior is in great condition, and the car has many extras. The exterior looks great with a shiny black paint job, and only one scratch where a hub cap hit on the freeway. Handling is great, even at high speeds.