My grandad bought one from new, it went well enough, but it was a piece of shit. after 1,500 miles the head gasket went, after 5,000 the clutch went, it idled so badly and backfired regulary, his drive/garage was covered in oil from the ammount it leaked. Aparently the older 8v were much more reliable, not as fast for shit though. He sold it after about 9 months of having it, to get a Golf.