Faults:

Very minor things... In the twelve years I have owned it, it has needed a clutch due only to abuse, a muffler and manifold gasket, valve cover gasket, tune up, a few sets of tires, brakes and a radio. The head gasket leaks a little oil but that is a common problem and not worth bothering with. The front seats are beginning to wear out a good bit so I am considering swapping them with ones from another car. The carpet is coming loose. Those are just about all the things that have went bad.

General Comments:

For an economy car, it is a great vehicle! It handles great, rides pretty nice, hates gas, has a lot of room to haul things when the rear seat is folded, is extremely reliable and actually a lot of fun!

My main complaints are the lack of room in the drivers seat, which is expected. Another is the price and availability of replacement parts! Rotors for it were $175 from Subaru... Luckily I found an after market set for $30. It is a pretty simple car to service though. It also is not the best car for long distance driving, as it is uncomfortable and squirrelly at high speeds, not to mention that it is screaming at 70-80 MPH.

Faults:

A/C probably needs to be charged, never worked.

Ignition is flawed. Installed a new one, had the same problem as the first.

Have to wiggle the key like crazy to start it sometimes. It always started!

Smoked... probably a gasket problem.

Started revving at 55,000 miles... assume the transmission was going out.

Automatic transmissions are $2000 to $3000 to fix, car was worth $1400.

I sold the car rather than fix it.

General Comments:

It never broke down on me.

Great 4WD for a snowy mountain town.

Could parallel park it ANYWHERE.

Drove like a go-cart, but only took as much gas as one.

Seat belts had a recall.

Great gas mileage.

Looks great with a ski rack.

Had it for 6 years and only put in gas and oil.

Sold it when the transmission started to go out... a sad day for me.

Faults:

Not too much.

Needs new CV joints up front, but don't have money for them right now, so it's basically a RWD Justy (it's in 4wd)

Gone through 2 alternator belts (one broke and the other slipped off).

Small spot of rust on the back wheel area.

General Comments:

I do have one complaint: The bright light flasher is annoying. I don't know how many people I've flashed my brights at while signaling.

I worked for about 6 months saving money for a car, and saw this Justy in the paper for $1,100 and talked him down to $950.

If I would've known the joints were gonna die on me I would've tried to get him lower, but it's still a great car.

Slipped a few times on snow thanks to the RWD I have going on, but still handles better than most cars with RWD.

I might be getting a lift kit for it and some Suzuki ATV wheels on it when I get it fixed. This is gonna be an off road car when I'm through.

Faults:

Needed a muffler (big $$$) and exhaust manifold gasket at 45K.

Tires wear out quick but are cheap ($15-30 ea).

Front rotors warp and need to be replaced frequently.

All leak oil where head meets the block, frequently check oil and use 20W-50.

Radiator needs replacing (rusty), but leaks little.

The heater controls broke and must be controlled by under the dash.

The carpet came loose and the seat tears easily.

Windshield cracks when the weather is extremely cold.

Carburettor will not choke in the morning, must rev until warm.

Seat belts recalled and replaced.

Most problems were due to lack of use and abuse since the car is a 'spare'. It is usually used in the winter because of how good it is in the snow.

General Comments:

It is an excellent car for a young driver. Gets 40 mpg highway, accelerates quick for a 3 cyl, but won't go much past 80 mph.

It's very economical.

Recommend only the manual, automatic Justys are defective.

If you want a car that is cheap to run, easy to drive, and can have tons of miles put on it, this is it. I'd pick it over a Festiva, Metro, Omni, whatever. It's the best in its class.