Faults:

Very little has gone wrong with this car.

There is a fault in the fuse box which meant that the indicators would occasionally not work - but I fixed this with some cleaning of the contacts!

I replaced the front and rear disks and pads within the last 10000 miles and now it stops like nothing else!

General Comments:

This is such a quiet car - when travelling along a country lane at 40mph with the window open you will hear the tyres rather than the engine!

Its not a sports car, but the torque is great - it is best at around 4k rpm - 90mph in 5th.

It could do with more legroom in the back - but as the driver, it's not my problem!

The model has very few toys, but then what it has works very well - you get what you pay for.

Faults:

Other than the Alarm failing in 96, nothing.

General Comments:

Reliability has been excellent although the car is serviced regarly by main dealer.

Slightly underpowered, but drives extremely smoothly and returns over 35mpg.

Although this is the base 'classic' and the interior has the no thrills trim, it's still put together well and has no rattles.

Reluctantly just traded it in for a new shape '01 C220cdi with I can only hope is as good!

Faults:

Battery broke down after 1000 km.

Rust in the trunk, rust at the body, alongside the wheels.

Temperature gauge got stuck at 20.000 km.

Exhaust pipe broke at 70.000 km, was replaced by a new one due to a recall.

Accelerator pedal gets stuck at full power (only at low temperatures).

Back brake discs & pads had to be replaced 2 times.

Track rods had to be replaced at 40.000 km.

Steel-Wheels (used during the winter-months) are rusting excessively.

Rattling in the dash and at the roof.

Engine gets hot at mountain-roads.

Engine leaks oil (started at 50.000km).

The hood-closing-system was replaced due to a recall.

General Comments:

Acceleration of the car is very poor (only 75 horsepowers combined with a heavy weighting body).

No power windows, no standard sunroof, no air-condition, back-seats can't be folded, "classic" trim is fitted very poor.

Engine is very loud, especially at high speeds.

Passenger cabin is too small in the back.

Only one single windscreen-wiper which doesn't clean but smear!

Faults:

Wrong tyres fitted caused it to pull to the left.

Head gasket (covered by the warranty).

Heater fan (covered by the warranty).

Brake discs.

General Comments:

Good cruising performance marred by a heavy accelerator, and poor auto box shift pattern.

Good handling spoilt by vague steering.