Faults:

Trim falling apart,

Leaky sunroof when I bought it, Distributor went two miles after I bought it that's it so far!

I've heard loads of stories, Distributors, Head gaskets, Radiators all going but if you like the car and you look after it, it will run forever

Quite easy to fix although don't go to a dealership cos the cost will out weigh the worth of the car, a scrappy and a Haynes manual is all you need.

General Comments:

1.3 engine is very quick can't wait to try a gt or g40. feels more than 55bhp considering it'll burn off a fiesta 1.25.

Since I've had two; a 1.05l fox and a genesis 1.3l (current car) I can say safely that the 1.05l is a petrol guzzling slow piece of rubbish. the 1.3 I own now, consumes less fuel, and feels like the millennium falcon in comparison, they don't go round corners all that well as I found out with the fox! (i rolled it) That one didn't have an anti roll bar which might have something to do with it. They kind of get you hooked on Vee Dubs as next I want a GT!

Faults:

The brake pads wore down after 10,000 miles.

The clutch cable broke after having the car for three weeks.

General Comments:

As a first car it is a good little runner.

The car is nippy and will go 105mph if you push it.

An ideal first car for a young person.

I have added a sun strip, nice trims, exhaust. It is a good first car to start modifying.

Faults:

Front disks and pads needed to be replaced, rear wheel cylinders replaced, rear shocks renewed, injection system overhauled, thermostat replaced and new aerial fitted.

General Comments:

Good well built car, but had needed quite a lot of money spent on it, its quite quick for a 1.3 if you have all day, interior is good comfortable seats although one squeaks.

Faults:

Very easy to break into. Ended up buying lock shields from Volkswagen dealer (why didn't Volkswagen fit as standard - dealer did a roaring trade in them).

Radio stolen. Linked to above problem, plus lack of any real security on the radio itself e.g. code.

Seat adjuster snapped - complete pig to fix.

Habit of stalling for no reason - dealer never did manage to fix in 6 years of ownership! Often refused to restart. Just as well VW offered free RAC cover for up to 6 years - got to know most of the local RAC patrol men.

Consumed tyres at an alarming rate - hard to understand as performance was sedate to put it mildly and got the tracking checked every few months.

Car generally felt very tired after 6 very cossetted years and only 23,00 miles. Felt more like a hack with 200K on the clock.

General Comments:

Didn't expect terrific performance from a 1.0 litre engine, but boy was it slow!

Considering the above, fuel economy was pretty poor (never better than 38mpg - got better out of my 1800cc Vectra).

VW 'quality' is a sham. Dealer service a very expensive way to get insulted! £200 (approx $280) for a standard service nearly 10 years ago!