I had a 1990 Mazda 1.3l, drove it for 100 000km - neva gave me one seconds trouble. Traded it in on and Astra 200i in 1998. Man I loved the Astra's power and handeling - but sold it after two yrs, had so much cr@p with its electrical system from day 1 (yes it was a brand new vehicle). Sold it and bought a Mazda Rustler 1.3 (now that I loved, simple no frills, no thrills)... Sold that too ... now my wife drives the good car, and I drive her old Nissan Sentra 160i (which hauls A$$ for an old 1600!!)