Ideal first car
Brake disks worn with age.
One of the heaters is loose.
The car seems to need an extra gear, only having 4 gears its noisy after 60mph.
Very economical it usually manages about 390 miles before I decide to fill her up again.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 11th December, 2005
Cheap, reliable car
Rotted radiator water pipe causing water loss and overheating.
Radio cassette seized in dashboard when upgrading stereo.
Very reliable and economical little car.
Performance is reasonable, though noisy on motorway. Exhaust is also a little boomy.
Steering feels a bit lazy, but ride and handling are good.
Brakes adequate, but not that responsive.
Offset pedals can be uncomfortable, seats are OK.
Very basic interior though no electric gadgets to go wrong! Build quality is pretty good.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 9th April, 2005
Nice good looking car that does its job well
The radio only works on m/w.
General
This is my first car after owning two motorcycles its is quite slow, but ones you get over that you can appreciate just how good this car is as a cheap commuter. I still own a motorcycle (Honda mtx125 reviewed on this site) and that's much quicker than the car at low speeds, but I wouldn't even consider loading all my work tools on that or going shopping.
The good bits
I'm very pleased with it it's the mark 1 version which in my opinion looks better that the mk2 from the front and worse from the back.
My mates took the Mick when I brought a diesel, but its very reliable and quicker that the 1.1L variant and its not to noisy ones on the move. I've heard of some doing over 250k miles and the economy is good (see below). There are loads of them in breakers yards so parts shouldn't be an expensive problem.
The bad bits
Well the driving position is awkward, but not un comfortable, there much too much body roll especially after driving a Saxo VTS, the body panels are flimsy, but none of mine are damaged and the front disk rear drum brake set-up is weak.
Fuel economy
I drive mostly through town and rural roads that brings the mpg down a bit plus I drive with a heavy foot that brings the economy down even further, but these are the mpg I have recorded since I've brought the car.
48.4 miles per gallon (mpg) 10.5 miles per litre (mpl) and 320 miles between fill ups (mbf)
47.4 mpg, 10.4 mpl, 288 mbf
51.6 mpg, 11.6 mpl, 206 mbf
48.6 mpg, 10.6 mpl, 320 mbf
44.1 mpg, 9.7 mpl, 273 mbf
44.5 mpg, 9.8 mpl, 296 mbf.
Cmw.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 12th March, 2005
The Beast
Battery needed replacing.
Brake light switch ceased working.
Brake caliper on near side.
Cam belt at about 72000 miles.
Drivers seat is loose.
The pug usually drives like a dream, although the brakes are sometimes a bit too hot, and you notice it when you almost kiss the car in fronts bumper.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 20th May, 2004
9th Nov 2005, 18:01
This reviewer's experience with the 106 diesel seems to be very similar to my own - with the exception of the fuel consumption. No matter how hard or how badly I drive mine I can't get it to do worse than 55mpg. The best I have ever managed to get out of it is 75mpg driving mainly at night on empty A and B roads. I wonder whether something is wrong with the car belonging to the reviewer if it is using this much fuel?