Faults:

Besides the initial... renewal of all belts, water pump, plugs, filters.

Just had a catalytic converter.

Soon will replace suspension tie rods, rubber bushes etc on the front axle.

Got all parts already for around 100 euros.

General Comments:

I bought the car as a temporary drive to last me a year or so... I have been quite surprised with its reliability and low cost of running. Going to the second year and have done around 25.000km with no issues.

Mine being a 1.6 is not that slow (although not a performer), but is OK on overtaking etc.

On motorways it's OK doing 120-140km/h with ease... consumption at those speeds is still OK at 6.2 - 6.4. In town it goes to 7 ish, and goes to 5.6 on the normal roads at 90km/h.

The main disadvantage I see are the seats... they are very low . Parking right next to a curb is quite hard to get out of. And it's uncomfortable on long trips.

I will keep it for as long as it runs, as it is very economical and parts are cheap.