Faults:

Rear brake shoes.

Automatic choke slow to respond.

Rear shock absorber mountings noisy.

Front wheel bearings beginning to whine.

Rocker box gasket leaked oil.

Rusty wheel arches, crumbing away.

General Comments:

Never failed to start, even though the automatic choke is a bit hit and miss, so rough when cold.

Quick acceleration for an old car and returns 30mpg plus.

Not much room inside and passenger seat is rather cramped.

Very easy to work on if something goes wrong.

Faults:

The car rotted away in front of my eyes.

Also, the door handle fell off.

General Comments:

One of my very first cars. Bought it off my cousin for £500, and kept it for about 18 months before selling it for half that to a boy-racer - who wrote it off a week later.

Faults:

Nothing to not, mud flap come off once..

General Comments:

Great car, very fun to drive and exceptionally fast when compared to modern cars of the same size.

Top car and would recommend it for anyone.

Faults:

Absolutely nothing just a few bald tires.

General Comments:

Nippy little thing standard brakes are crap, but mint for modifying and great handling with some good suspension.

Faults:

As with all Novas, the arches and rear suspension box frames have had to be repaired because of rust.

Turbo has become turbo, but hopefully one from a 1.7 can be fitted if its bigger and fits.

Front new wings need replacing because of rust.

Bonnet release handle siezes and handles are prone to snap.

Glove box outer facia & handle easily come off & need bonding back on.

General Comments:

Brilliant MPG on a single tank of diesel.

Small performance packed super-mini, I have raced a SRi and it won.

So many parts and after-market performance parts readily available.

Car handles so well once lowered and a decent set of wheels and tyres have been fitted.

No other small engined diesel can beat it for performance.

Faults:

Timing belt.

Cylinder Head.

Starter.

Clutch.

Lots of Rust (especially wheel arches) - (partial respray has made car look like new)

...that is not a lot in 15 years.

General Comments:

Car remains sporty despite age. The top speed of the car is well documented by other reviewers.

A very easy car to drive, excellent acceleration, good handling for a car of the period, very good reliability.

Unbelievable storage capacity with back seats down - fridges, washings machines, arm chairs will easily fit (but probably best one at a time) Has got more space than our other car (Volvo S60)

Good visibility for the kids from the back.

We love it and so do the kids.

Will no doubt give up the ghost one day -unfortunately not made any more.