My first car was a real babe magnet, a 1986 Austin Maestro City 1.3L. Quality rusty beige paintwork and brown interior with no roof fabric. Cost £100 at the auction in June '99.
Only real problem I had occured when I took it out for the first time and the gears broke, reverse started going forward and 1st gear became 3rd. That and if you shut the door hard the starter motor would disconnect itself.