I am on my second saxo know. my first car was a 1997 saxo open scandall and i never had a problem with it in the 1 year 2 months i owned it. it was reliable. managed 500 miles in one day and even manged to get me to france and back home to the u.k around 12 hours driveing. this car is great on fuel. i have recently upgraded to a 2000 saxo forte ( the new shape ) and this car is also brilliant. the paintwork is spot on, no rust or corrosition which i think is good for a 11 year old car. very practicle and ewll built. i have had it checked out and no problems were found. i have nothing but good comments for saxos and would recomend one to anyone.