Faults:

Number plate bulb.

2 new wiper blades.

Central locking only works from passenger side.

Windows rattle sometimes and sound fragile when they are fully wound down.

New back box required.

Oil change/filter and spark plug change has improved fuel economy.

General Comments:

I purchased this car for £500 without a lot of knowledge or background info, but I took the chance as I've always thought it's a nice looking car, the 2.0 twin cam engine is very responsive and really goes some when you put your foot down. I recently purchased some 7th gen alloys which gives it a much more sporty look. Handling is also very good in all types of weather.

The Cabin is in good condition and everything works as it should, it's a very comfortable drive, even on long journeys where there it just seems to glide along effortlessly, the fuel consumption I am greatly impressed with, careful driving or booting it a bit still returns very good MPG.

I've now had this car for just coming up to 7 months and I have had no repairs that have needed doing, its only been to a garage when they carried out the MoT where it passed fine with a couple of minor advisories such as a slightly bold tyre and a chip in the windscreen.

Faults:

Water Pump Died one me on 155,000.

General Comments:

Good coupe Car.

Really comfortable, Good and smart Interior, Fairly quick and good top speed.

Very good sized Boot (especially with the backseats folded)

Reliable and cheap to fix.

Sounds amazing with the right air-filter (AMAZING!) Handles well+

Had a good Stereo, good places to put things etc.

Only turn-off is the FWD.

Faults:

Exhaust developed a 'blow' at the flexible joint, this required a replacement. Due to Toyota prices, decided to opt for a Mongoose full system, which was £300, compared with £170 for just the flexible joint from Toyota (the mongoose system was a full system, from the cat back).

General Comments:

The car is very good fun to drive, very good acceleration (0-60 in 6.3 seconds) and the acceleration feels just as quick from 50 - 100, which makes it very quick for overtaking. The car has the same horsepower as the Subaru Impreza WRX at 225 bhp, so is a very fast car on the road, add four wheel drive and you have a very fast way of getting from A to B.

Handling is very sharp and predictable, with very little body roll.

The car comes very well equipped, with climate control, air conditioning, full electrics - including electric fold in mirrors and electric controls.

One downside of the car is its fuel consumption, which seems to have very little relationship to how the car is being driven. As turbocharged cars operate a low compression head, when the turbo is not being used the engine is not operating efficiently. At the other end of the scale if the turbo is being used heavily it will use a lot of fuel. So therefore the mpg seems to be around 20-25 every time, regardless of whether it is driven very easily, or just normally.

The car has a very nice sleek shape and this alone makes it a very desirable car, couple this with the brilliant 'bullet proof' engine, and the 4 wheel drive system and you have a very nice, fast car, provided you can live with the 25 mpg. Although this is common with all similar cars, with the current Mitsubishi Evolutions averaging little more than 15mpg!

All in all excellent car, great fun to drive, very attractive.