Faults:

Nil mechanical breakdowns so far.

General Comments:

Great all round transportation, if a bit high on the fuel consumption.

Suspension and A/T work in all sorts of terrain, I've cruised down the motorway at 140Km/H, tackled windy rough rural roads and corners comfortably at 100, and roared down gravel potholed forestry tracks at 80.

Load space is massive with the centre seat rotated around to face to the rear and the rear seats hooked up at the sides.

My main dislike is the lack of power moving off. It'll keep the speed up once rolling, but it accelerates pretty sluggish.

With all the rear seats folded flat a double bed mattress can be fitted in, turning it into a real shag-waggon, or comfortable overnight camper for long trips.

Overall a great all-rounder small van/large people mover.

Faults:

The engine developed a rattle at 82000 miles. Having been assured by a mechanic that there was no significant problem I continued to drive the vehicle. A week or so later the drive chain broke causing at least £1000 worth of damage.

Several electrical faults.

General Comments:

The second hand cost of this vehicle attracted me when compared to other people carriers. I also had an idea about Japanese reliability which persuaded me to buy one. Maintenance has proved very expensive though. Parts are hard to come by and not cheap.

This car is very basic with few luxuries, but it does the job.

Getting at the engine to check and top up the oil is extremely difficult.

Faults:

The diesel injector blanking plug (dead-end cover) split twice over two years. I think the design has been changed now.

Nothing else really.

General Comments:

A reliable fairly comfortable MPV however;

1) Worst of both worlds with the engine; thirsty and no umph! to speak of. A turbo is required methinks!

2) Really very noisy and lots of vibration especially at 50mph (smooths out at 80mph though)

3) Lovely driving position, high with well placed controls. The seating is quite flexible.

4) Actually quite good handling, all things considered due to it's near mid-engine configuration.