i had an orion as my first car and was thrashed nearly every time i drove it. as far as maintenence goes, it had regular services by me and the prev owner and never missed a beat. i was told to clear the long breather hose every so often as thats supposed to help. this was about ten year ago though so if it was alive today may have developed a few gremlins, but i suppose thats the risk with old donkeys. wish i still had mine and not got into the turbos