Picked this up as a stop gap car a few months ago. Now I'm thinking ahead to how I can keep it going as long as possible. A really fun car to drive, and has already taken me up and down the country with no faults.
I have One metalic blue from 2008 and 170000km. Never missed a beat! Only 2 sets of tires (and 2 more). Discs Change once, pads twice, original shocks and Basic maintenance. As reliable as a machine can BE. They don't make them like that anymore
Understand totally, I took bought mine a couple of months ago as a stop gap for a few hundred pounds, withe the idea of upgrading on a few months when finances allow.
Now however, 'Little P' (as I call her) has proved so reliable, economical, practical and charming that I can't see me needing to change for the foreseeable future.
Truly one of the most cheap to run and classless cars out there in the budget market.