We used to own one - bought in Glasgow, then sold in Dundee when we moved to Forfar.
I thought it was a fantastic car, but we sold it as my son has a large size buggy which consumed most of the boot space. Moved on to a Stilo MW, then on to a Zafira (as my wife wanted more seats).
Anyway, we still see our old Idea in Forfar, and after a few months where we hardly saw any, see quite a few around the Dundee area. And digitalkatie, ours was blue, and we see plenty of blue and red ones around, with the odd orange one around.
When we bought ours in 2006, the dealer had three in the showroom, all Eleganzas, all 12 months old, and ex-fleet/hire - one each of the black, blue, and rust/orange. We said at the time that the orange was a no-no as it would be a pain when we sold it on - and the sales guy agreed.