Faults:

Mainly routine things, new timing belt every 48k miles etc etc, oil changes every 5k. No major disasters. Timing is currently not right but this will be easily fixed with a new belt.

The gear linkages are a bit weak: made of bits of coathanger and little ball joints, this will not take much thrashing when my Mother drives it.

General Comments:

An excellent car. Top speed 95mph, 0-60 in under 20 secs! The engine seems to go on forever and the body work is entirely rust free.

Faults:

Erm, not much really for a 12 year old car. Driveshafts are knocking and will need replacing soon (damn you Peugeot for using 1.1 Samba driveshafts!) Clutch probably in 6 months or so. Just balanced and cleaned carbs.

General Comments:

A great little car, very fast for the size of the engine (Mr.Rep in his 2.0 16V Vectra will testify!) Fuel economy good too, considering it gets driven hard (35mpg). Doesn't handle as well as the 3 door, but you can't have everything! Reliable too, but there doesn't seem to be that many about. I think I'll keep mine until I blow it up!

Faults:

Where to start?.. I needed a new exhaust when I brought it.

I put a new radiator in it cos the other one exploded when I thrashed it too much, I was going about 90 (which I thought was quite slow). I've calmed down a bit now and have had no other problems. Except I'll need some new brake pads soon cos I had to stop suddenly to avoid a crash! My new radiator is beginning to leak as well, this must be a commom problem?

General Comments:

It's quite nippy for diesel but in 5th it's very sluggish and therefore is annoying on long motorway journeys.

It's so comfortable I slept in it once.

It looks wicked but I can't be bothered modifying it.

Faults:

Only stuff which was wrong with it when I got it. Intermittent failure to engage starter motor. Coolant hose (chafed).

General Comments:

Echo all comments in other reviews about speed and handling. Fantastic, just as quick, more fun, and better cornering than a Jag XJS I had once! Good fuel economy 35-44mpg. Noisy though but who cares? Tappety top end. Lots of opportunities to upgrade even further, with chips, head and manifolds etc. A fab little car for the price of a set of rubber for the Jag!

Faults:

Front anti roll bars, head gasket, exhaust manifold.

General Comments:

Watch out for the front anti roll bars, this is a common prob on GTi's, also the valve stem guides fail on higher mileage cars. If you're losing oil, check your dizzy oil seal before you presume it's the head, also the dizzy rotor arm wears out causing oil to escape into the cap, the engine itself is very reliable if looked after.

If you want the ultimate conversion take your car down to Viper in Southampton, I got mine converted to unleaded and also had a race head put on.

Goes like stink now!

Faults:

Refuses to start all the time, back suspension, electric windows, rear brakes.

General Comments:

Only drive a little seeing as I don't have a licence. Has plenty grip but tends to oversteer on off throttle movements. Kicks the ass of Escort RS Turbos.

Faults:

Clutch.

The following were replaced as a preventative measure: HT leads, sparks, brake discs.

General Comments:

This is possibly the best supermini you could ever own. Not only is it blisteringly fast (especially with K+N Filter, boost valve, and performance exhaust), but this little car thinks it's on rails. If you try hard enough, you can get it to oversteer (with Spax suspension, anyway), which is great fun on roundabouts. It's very good for upsetting ponces in their fleet Vectra 2.5 V6 SRi's, because they don't like to be beaten off the lights by a 10 year old Pug. Still looks immaculate but for some small car park blemishes. It's done 110,000 miles and still going strong.