Faults:

Burns oil.

Lifters are known to go bad and make noise.

General Comments:

Excellent car!

I have driven it into the ground and it is still going. Once it started burning oil, I wasn't the best to keep up with that, but even after driving it without oil (doh!) it never failed me. I'm still driving it although I haven't done any maintenance on it in awhile.

It's incredibly powerful, holds the road and is a thrill to drive.

The only complaint I have is the room in the back seat. It was great when my kid was less than 8 years old, but adults have to seriously contort to sit back there.

Faults:

I replaced the catalytic converter at 90,000 miles. I failed an emissions test and discovered that the converter had been tampered with (hollowed out} for some reason by the previous owner.

My reverse gear slips until warm up. It gets worse with cold weather.

I have to wiggle the driver's window to roll it up.

The rear hatch couldn't stay up by itself, so replaced both of the hatch struts. Inexpensive, and easier than vise - grips.

Very heavily modified car. This is bad due to the fact that my (or many others') mechanic will not want to work on a car that has been modified internally.

General Comments:

The Laser turbo is a budget racers' dream, and is yet docile enough to be a daily driver in the snow, (even with low profile tires)!

The performance is fantastic all around (i.e, acceleration, handling, and braking).

I love the cockpit style interior and the folding rear seats make the car unexpectedly versatile for its' small size.

However, rear seat passengers will not be very comfortable because of the lack of headroom and legroom.

I beat Mustangs and Fire birds, and still get 20 to 22 mpg, (although I must use premium gas)!

The exterior styling seems somewhat bland to me, especially when compared to sister models Mitsubishi Eclipse, and Eagle Talon.

But in contrast, the muscle car you just blew the doors off of never saw it coming.

Even when stock, the Laser turbo excels.

A great value for performance, reliability, and economy.

Faults:

My alternator went at 100,000 miles. My tie rod ends both broke off. I rebuilt the engine and bought a new and larger turbo for it in July 2004.

General Comments:

The "Cockpit" of the Laser is very comfortable, the armrest is in the right place along with the shifter.