Faults:

Air conditioning was bad when I got it, but just needed freon. drivers side window off the track. Engine light came on around 100,000 miles and can't figure out how to turn it off.

General Comments:

Great car!! It has never let me down. the most reliable car I have ever owned. Cheap on gas too. All in all a very nice ride.

Faults:

The brake pads had to be changed. The cable that is the safety for starting the car and getting it into gear needed replaced at 40,000.

General Comments:

I got this car as a commuter car to replace my Honda accord which I gave to my daughter. I have found the care to be more comfortable to ride in than the Honda as it has more headroom and more room for my legs. The headroom is actually more than I have in my full size Chevy pickup. I am tall and this is a consideration. It handles great and other than when I have the A/C on it has a lot of pickup. My favorite thing is the gas mileage. It gets consistently 38-40 miles per gallon. And I have had to have it into the shop a lot less than my Honda. My parents owned the car before me and also had no repair problems with it.

Faults:

The car sprays oil like it struck a well. I take it to my brother for him to fix it, but he can't get a manual anywhere in the continental United States. He also told me he will probably have to pull the engine in order to take the pulleys off.

Also it makes a rattling noise like a cat purring.

The A/C goes out every year.

Both side mirrors fell off.

When the A/C is on, the car takes about as long as sap running down a tree to get to 35mph.

Over all the car is a piece of crap and I do not recommend it to anyone.

Faults:

Catalytic converter was replaced when it failed a smog test at 74000 miles old.

General Comments:

This is one of the most reliable vehicles I ever owned. Gives me over 40 miles per hour despite its automatic transmission. Once you get used to its size, driving it becomes a real treat.

Not recommended for long distance travel, but perfect for daily commuting.

Maintenance is really cheap (even timing belt) and when repairs are needed, nothing has ever cost me more than $200.

Because of it's size tires are very affordable. Very good car.

Faults:

Washer pump went out at 45,000 miles.

Brake shoes wore out incredibly fast.

AC drainage to the outside always messing up so that it leaks in my front passenger side.

Gas gauge is extremely tempremental and can be off by more than a gallon at a time.

General Comments:

This car is a good first car, as I haven't had anything seriously go wrong with it in the past 30-35,000 miles I've driven it. It's just annoying little things like the brake shoes and the washer pump and the fact that it's really hard to find any books on it to fix it. They forgot about the Metro!!