Faults:

Exhaust pipe had to be replaced twice.

Ignition failure failed twice.

Front shock absorbers had to be replaced.

Radiator was leaking.

Lots of other things...

General Comments:

However the car is very comfortable. It's a pleasure to drive it compared to Renault 5. Running costs are huge. My car was very unreliable. In the summer all kinds of small things broke down while in the winter it worked perfectly. Fuel consumption was a big problem. 11 liters per 100 kilometers. For a low horse power car...crazy.

I don't recommend it to anyone, though I was kind of in love with my Skoda. Probably because it was my first car.

Faults:

Not much at all... infact nothing.

The only things are smashed wing mirror and dinted bumper, but that's all human error. the car is solid as a rock.

General Comments:

The car is amazingly cheap - cost 400 quid and does about 45 to the gallon.

I can fit all my band equipment in the boot. that's a full drum kit, PA and amps.

And I can still beat all the boy racers off the line with their novas.

It's a comfy car - I've done a few long journeys in it and its handled very nicely.

Bodywork is immaculate.

Faults:

Needed new battery.

General Comments:

What a good little car this was. Bought for £150 with one owner and 44k miles, it represents one of my best motoring bargains.

It was run as a 3rd car, so didn't do many miles, but in that time it always started (even in very cold weather), and proved totally reliable.

As our two other cars were both new, the Skoda was quite old fashioned to drive, particularly with no power steering.

Handling is best described as adequate, in that it does go round corners, the steering is as vague as Tony Blair, and the engine sounds like an old lawn mower!

But, it all does the job, in a kind of honest, no frills way, and makes you realise how far modern cars have come.

I'm not surprised that Skoda used to win rallies with these old engines as it was incredibly tough and amazingly simple (even I could perform basic maintenance).

I don't see how people can run these things over a similiar aged Cavalier or Astra as a main car, and when new I certainly wouldn't have bought one, but as a second or third car they make good sense, and to boot we managed to sell it on for £350!

Faults:

The Cylinder Head Gasket was blown when I bought the car. The guy who had it just parked it up when the gasket blew and seemed to use it as a dog kennel. A good clean out solved that!

The brake pedal sticks on.

The rear wheel arches are rusting a bit.

General Comments:

The head gasket was repaired and a full service was had for less than £250 making this a bargain car to buy.

The car is extremely reliable and takes me to work and back with no complaints which for a 10 year old car is great.

This car returns more than 35 mpg which is better than I was hoping for, a really economic car with good performance.