Faults:

Immobiliser.

Locks.

Electric window mechanism.

General Comments:

I absolutely love this car to bits, bought it in England and 6 months later moved to Spain, so Suz came to Spain too, she loves it here. My car has given me so many memories. Still in pristine condition 1 year ago, she had a re-spray, which cost 1,200 euros.

I work in property management and am up & down the coast every single day. Has never let me down.

If I sold her I would only get 1,000 pounds or euros if I´m lucky.

So I´m going to keep her until she goes to the scrap yard in the sky.

Faults:

The electric window died and was replaced.

General Comments:

Well what can I say...

One of the best little runners I have enjoyed owning since my VW in the late '70's.

Had no problems apart from the electric window, which died, but managed to get another from a person wrecking one.

Kept car in its original 1996 condition and was sorry to sell it - will be buying another 1996 X-90 as soon as I can..

Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong.

General Comments:

OK, call me crazy and laugh at me, but this is the best car EVER. (Well, maybe just for me). It admittedly isn't a race car, but that's its only shortcoming. It's perfectly comfortable doing 75-85 on the freeway, and if you get the manual transmission, you can get the hang of speed shifting it, so it keeps up with most cars from a stoplight. (Don't get an automatic). I'm convinced that this little SUV came out a decade before its time. With Smart cars, Mini Coopers and other small cars gaining popularity these days, this little car makes sense -- and at a fraction of the cost of a new car.

Here's what I like so much about it:

Uses regular gas.

Gets between 30-35 mpg.

Easy to drive, very comfortable, lots of headroom.

I even like the funky "retro-80s" interior.

Great heater and A/C.

Everyone thinks it's a new model of car.

The T-tops are awesome! It's a convertible SUV.

Extremely dependable.

Easily serviced.

Parts are cheeeeep and easy to get.

Easy to squeeze into tight parking places.

It's so danged cute.

People love it and ask me about it all the time.

Leaves a small "carbon footprint".

Easy to trick out if you want to do that.

Totally affordable fun.

Plenty of room in the trunk and behind the seat.

Rides high and has big windows all around, so the visibility is great.

Great Alpine stereo.

Practical for a single person or a couple with no kids.