Faults:

The Chassis bushes needed replacing for the M.O.T this cost around £180, when it was done the car drove better.

Now it needs a new front half of the exhaust for this years M.O.T which is costing £120.

General Comments:

This car is quite fast compared to my previous car, but it can be a bit of a handful in the wet or ice.

Its engine is fantastic and sounds very well encouraging you to stay in lower gears.

It is suffering from rust now and I think this will be its last year with me, but then it is 15 years old.

Faults:

When I got the car the central locking didn't work, then it did and then it stopped completely about a month ago. I have bought a new control unit, but this didn't fix it so I have given up.

The engine has cut out a few times usually whilst breaking or accelerating hard.

I put a large dent in the back door when I was closing it,

General Comments:

The car is great fun to drive with loads of power and speed.

You can put the power on very early in a corner because it is rear wheel drive.

The tail can slide and you can spin it in the wet if care is not taken due the lack of traction control.

It is very comfortable at high speed on motorways and will still pick up.

Faults:

Clutch Master and slave cylinder at 100K, Radiator at 120K, Fuel pump at 170k.

General Comments:

For a 1600 cc car this is very reliable reasonably nippy, handles well, and still looks as good as when it was new. It looks good even beside much newer cars.

Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong with it since I've owned it although when I bought it a lot of things weren't working, e.g. check computer, speedometer service lights, fog lights, electrical aerial. I have put new tyres on it and had a bit of welding done where the windscreen washer reservoir had been leaking. I also changed the cam-belt and rear pads and have given it three oil changes.

The oil sump plug was leaking badly this was helicoiled the rear shocks and tyres need replacing and a dent pulling where a motor bike went into the side of me. So at the moment it is resting in the garage.

General Comments:

Very quick fun with the roof down would recommend.

Faults:

Just a scheduled cylinder head rebuild.

Rear suspension has been converted to 325is spec with rear disk brakes.

The shocks were replaced with a sports koni suspension kit.

The ride is bad, but handling great.

General Comments:

The car is light and nimble, and handles perfectly in the dry, but it is a different story in the wet where although controllable at lower speeds, over steer becomes difficult to control at speeds above 40-50mph.

It can scare unsuspecting passenger and pedestrians with its intoxicating mix of revs, rubber and squealing.

The car has super hard springs and therefore although it has good grip in dry and can be unpredictable over puddles, bobbles and ridges because the car doesn't soak the bumps up.

Faults:

New cam lifters and followers at 110,000 miles as the engine is very "clattery" at certain revs.

Water pump disintegrated at speed on the A14, but no engine damage. 145,000 miles on the original pump.

Central locking niggles - many parts replaced.

Sunroof handle broken.

General Comments:

Superb to drive, handling magnificent, power and grace.

Little room in the back.

Parts and servicing a constant expense.