Faults:

Nothing apart from some loose interior trim around the A frame and snapped bolt holding splash guard on.

General Comments:

Goes like hot snot! Fantastic noise, nice gear change and comfortable ride.

The car is not designed for cornering at speed as there is body roll, but as an everyday car it is extremely good.

Spares are easy to get hold of though some can be expensive, I bought the car in February for £1300 and then spent £400 getting the cambelt done. Additionally I have carried out servicing myself on it which has kept the cost of running down.

It is not the most fuel efficient of cars to run - and that engine note encourages you to use it!

Faults:

Timing belt (not cam belt)

Rear windscreen wiper

General Comments:

The car humps heavy loads (I'm a working musician) cheerfully. Because I am always loading and unloading it in the wee small hours after gigs, the load space is seriously clashed however I bought this car because it was cheap and I did not want to be seriously worried about abusing it. It goes well, handles well, is reliable and I would buy another happily. It is a far far better car than I expected. Thoroughly recommended if you are not into image, but want comfortable, economical motoring.

Faults:

Very little has gone wrong with the car, apart from silly things like the boot catch sticking and things like that. Nothing that a bit of lubrication didn't cure.

General Comments:

Such a fun car to drive. The Weekend is a large estate, and it is easy to forget that you are in an estate. The TD engine is amazingly powerful and really does feel like a sports car. Superb handling and excellent comfort.

We tow our caravan with ease, although getting the correct towbar was expensive, because of the drop down boot arrangement. A brink detachable towbar did the job well and looks great.

We love our Marea and would love to get a slightly newer one.

Faults:

Accelerator cable snapped, but I think my mats had something to do with this.

General Comments:

Comfortable cruiser. Great road holding with decent tyres, good on fuel also, for a full tank (60l) I get 480 miles approx. Lots of extras for bargain money.

Faults:

Jumps out of 3rd gear.

Seat and cigarette lighter electrics are faulty.

Central locking faulty, Key push button's were both both broken.

Leaking Rear light.

Paintwork has a lot of chips.

Mirror paintwork is flaking.

General Comments:

On first impression, this car bought at auction for £3,000 looked a good buy for a 3 year old car.

It feels comfortable and the interior was in good condition.

Good standard of gadgets and are easy to operate.

Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong with it so far.

General Comments:

The Marea has exceeded all my expectations, it handles town driving like a small car and long trips like the big car it is. I've driven to Cornwall and back in a day on one tank of petrol so fuel economy wasn't a problem.

The interior is well appointed with nearly electric everything, much better than my old car. It can take myself and three friends plus all our fishing gear with ease and still doesn't feel cramped or closed in.

I picked this up for £7000, nearly half the original selling price and only a year old, if there's a better bargain around I'd like to see it!