Originally Posted by
TNT ANDY
I was talking to someone about this the other day and I think it comes down to 3 things.
1. Chav culture and really poor styling options (thanks Jamie Shaw / Carisma)
2. Because people used to simply up da-boost and pop head gaskets left right and centre, the reputation was not what it should have been.
3. Build quality was knowhere near as good as the 205 GTI, Golf GTI, XR2 etc. (Which BTW is possibly why the 5GTT out performed the others, (lighter))
I'm sure that this list is not exhaustive but these will all count for a lack of following therefore intrest.
That said, good condition standard cars will be worth a pretty penny I would think.