Faults:

The head gasket has gone, resulting in a thirst for oil and water.

The wiring to the ignition recently caught fire, but I simply replaced it with a new peice and it works fine.

The aluminium block has a crack in it so it looses fresh oil!

The seats unfortunately, have all fallen to peices as the cloth has all fallen off them.

The rear axle has twisted a little so a whining noise occurs when you turn to the right.

General Comments:

The car is so easy to fix with bits you may have lying around your workshop!

It will carry up to 1/2 a tonne of cement in the boot with 5 people before the wheels catch the arches, so it is a great workshop.

Faults:

Some rot on the front chassis rails.

General Comments:

The most fun I ever had. The acceleration and handling are something you would expect from a much smaller car.

The inside is comfortable, I like the Recaro seats.

It's such good fun to wind up kids who think their Peugeot 205 GTis are fast cars! The Carlton eats them for breakfast.

Faults:

Alternator not charging battery. This was found to be caused by a blown battery lamp in the dashboard!

Petrol tank leak (only when filled to the top).

Rear electric windows stopped working.

General Comments:

Once the initial, inexpensive problems were fixed, a really good value car for less than a grand.

Very comfortable car with all the gadgets.

Faults:

None.

General Comments:

If you need cheap reliable transport that does not cost an arm and leg for spares and servicing and if you want comfort for less than a grand, buy a Carlton CDXi.

Faults:

A few electronics were faulty when I bought it - the fuel gauge, a few lights, the front switch for a rear window - nothing essential though.

General Comments:

It's extrememly comfortable and I can drive it for hours without getting tired. Very quiet drive. Lots of creature comforts. Nice gearbox. Looks more expensive than it is.

Faults:

Alternator at 80,000. Petrol pump/sender unit at 95,000.

Computer thought there was no petrol coming through. Dealer fixed the sender unit and advised we may have to replace the computer at a cost of £1000! Fortunately it fixed the problem. Tracking bar adjusters at 100,000 miles.

General Comments:

Fantastic car to drive particularly in the automatic format. A little slow to pull away but terrific on a long journey from Cardiff to Fort William!

You get out of the car feeling you have not driven for 4 hours!

Faults:

Nothing major so far.

General Comments:

I have got up to 34mpg on a run and 26mpg round town, and that isn't lightly using it.

Faults:

It's now on 140,000 miles and apart from oil changes and tyres the only thing to go wrong was my fuel line splitting!

General Comments:

Best car I ever bought! Just wish it was the 2.6CDX!

Faults:

Alternator failed - 98,000 miles.

Crankcase breather blocked - 87,000 miles.

Air flow sensor failure - 88,000 & 111,000 miles.

Auto-gearbox gear selection fault - 92,000 miles.

Fan/Blower failure - 107,000 miles.

Suspension gone very sloppy 90,000+ miles.

Rear door windows seized - 80,000 miles.

General Comments:

A reliable car but now that it has 111,000 miles on it has become a bit of a pain.

The most comfortable car I have ever driven. I would be happy if I could find a decent 2.6CDX. I wouldn't buy one if it had 80k+ miles on it.

Faults:

None.

General Comments:

Held a lot of beer and wine in the boot.