Faults:

Water gets inside the car when washed or rains due to faulty sunroof sealing.

A few electrical glitches, like side repeaters controls working sporadicly, a new part solved the problem.

Power lock sometimes only locks driver's door.

Handbrake doesn't work (never did).

Steering gets unbalanced frequently.

Nothing else, really.

General Comments:

An overall nice car, although don't want to maintain it for long, parts are expensive and dealers take forever to get you the parts you need (once the car had to stay parked for about 6 weeks waiting for a windshield).

Does not corrode easily, contrary to what people might think.

Engine is smooth, but has serious addiction to petrol (11 L/100 Km)

Engine performance sucks. A few days ago I was undertaken by a Citroen ax 1.1, and my foot was on the floor!! Just not acceptable.

Stock suspension sucks, which makes handling not so good.

Brakes heat up and loose power fast.

Running costs are really high if you need to get new origin parts, parts are inadequately expensive.

The gearbox is well built and smooth to make shifts, but the gear ratio is all wrong (when shifting from 2nd to 3rd, a huge loss of power is felt)

Hope the 1.6 is better than this one...

Faults:

One of the rear dampers failed, I suspect the brakes need minor attention and the rear (after market) exhaust back box doesn't fit correctly. All minor issues relevant to any car 13 years old.

General Comments:

The reputation of these cars is well deserved, they are seriously quick and require an element of self control.

The engine is fantastic, when the turbo is spinning it has real genuine grunt whilst also being easy to drive around town. The grunt is very much at the expense of fuel economy.

The handling from the four wheel drive is just in a league of its own plus it has serious stopping power.

Inside the build quality is surprisingly good for an early 90's Lancia, it creaks and rattles a bit, but noise from the engine, road etc is well damped.

Don't buy one of these for motorway work as this car is designed for the twisty stuff and comes into its own in the country. I have never owned a car that can inspire so much confidence at speed on twisty country roads, you will be rewarded for your efforts.

These cars require a lot of love... and possibly money to stay in peak condition.

The best car I have ever owned.

Faults:

Dashlight bulb blew.

Wastegate actuator spring weakened.

Paint starting to blister around the tailgate.

General Comments:

Outclasses my old Scooby in nearly every department.

The most enjoyable car I`ve ever sat my bum in.

The reliability thing is a fallacy, buy a good one in the first place.

Faults:

I bought it used, so I changed belts immediately. Water pump needed to be repaired. Front discs were a bit used (I fitted 16v discs).

The ABS-failure light showed up, because of a "worn out" sensor.

It's a very reliable little car with unlimited power.

General Comments:

A real Garrett-rocket. Although you have to own a petrol station, it's fantastic to drive. Full time 4WD makes it glued on the road, even on snow and ice it stays safe.

Beautiful, comfy inside (black leather, and Recaros).

You can't have a problem with overtaking when you are sitting in a Delta HF!

Faults:

Replaced exhaust, clutch (both at 50,000 miles) and had an alternator drive belt snap on the motorway (only a £3.50 repair but it took nearly an hour to get on !!)

General Comments:

This car is great. It's quick and handles better than any GTI., O.K. so it's only a 1300 and sometimes gets beaten away from the traffic lights but only by cars with bigger engines and turbos. Specialist dealers are not expensive, if you visit a proper Lancia specialist you won't pay the cowboy prices charged by the Fiat and Alfa Romeo monkeys.