Faults:

Two pieces of fuel hose split.

Some trim in the rear has come away (I guess a previous owner had boisterous children).

Very low tick-over on start up, requires a little gas or it can stall.

Drivers seat has worn and broken stitching.

Passenger side seat rails are broken, the seat is stuck in one position (all back seat passengers have to get in through the drivers side).

General Comments:

This car is very reliable and has NEVER let me down.

It's great fun to drive, although it will try to understeer and bounce around (which is to be expected in a 4x4).

For its age, it has very little rust/wear and still looks very smart.

Parts for this car are quite cheap and readily available.

The boot looks very small, but as it is so tall, you can fit a surprising amount in it.

If you move the rear seats back, you can fit even a 6 foot tall man in with adequate leg room!

The 1.6L engine can struggle to pull the car at times; you can need to get the revs quite high.

Does fine in traffic jams, or going 80mph down the motorway.

All in all, surprisingly spacious and versatile for such a small overlooked vehicle.

Great fun.

Faults:

Window motor switches on driver's door failed. I had to disassemble and clean contacts.

Tail door catch snapped due to being made of plastic and not designed for job being performed. Dealer wanted 50GBP for replacement. Repair was effected by gluing an aluminium backing plate to catch to reinforce it.

Headlight switch now failing, main beam sometimes goes off when signalling a right turn.

Ignition switch fails to start engine, occasionally and at totally random times, this as you can imagine is extremely frustrating as any attempt at fault finding is negated by it starting to work again.

The vehicle is still rusting pretty well.

General Comments:

This is a further report on the original comments headed 'Poor value utility vehicle'

The electrical components appear to be extremely poorly manufactured and have been extremely unreliable compared with other similar aged cars.

All the previous comments are still valid.

I have been told a Pinin is a much better vehicle and shall be swopping soon.

Faults:

New fuel tank, new radiator.

General Comments:

Great fun on & off road. Soft top takes forever to take off and put on but well worth it when it's off. Go with PAS if you get the chance.