my parents ran an '89 model station wagon from brand new with the digipants 1.8 8v

it always handled very well- thick anti roll bars and good brakes

engine went pop at 178k miles

after that we turned it into the farm hack- we put a kr 1.8 16v (50mm inlets) in it with the 8v gearbox

it lacked torque but was a monster at revs- we caned the bejeesuss out of it for years- regularly taking it round to 6900- 7100 rpm

overtaking in 2nd or 3rd was great (speedo used to read 95-105mph in third at silly revs!)

my father buried it in a field last year after it failed its MOT (rego) as was full of rust- we couldn't bear to part with it after 16 years faithful service

cylinder head etc is sitting in a shed in the uk for future project

all up it was a really great car- and very useful for hauling stuff around in