me and the missus have had one, i had a 1.8 wasnt the vvt though, went well enough but thought suspension is too hard and very uncomfy, had hg problem, boot used to come open by itself when giving it some! hers was a 1.4 seriously flat as a fart, hg went on it, seat cable snapped, interior trim dropped off by itself, fuel pump went tits up

only had mine 6 months and that was enough, good looking cars that are seriously let down by mechanicals/trim

i would say drive one 1st, if you like it and your handy with spanners they probs worth a shot considering what you can pick them up for these days