After five and a half years ownership my first MOT 'fail' As expected with i10's it was the rear discs and pads which after the fail, were replaced by me for 50 quid. Actually, five years isn't bad considering rear brakes are a weak item with these cars but my MGB has gone fifty years without needing rear brakes replacing so why do modern cars have discs all round?

Firstly, not all modern cars have discs all round. Our Suzuki Ignis has drums on the back. Why?, who knows?, possibly bragging rights?. Discs are considered more effective than drums (which of course they are), so to some, the notion of a small, (relatively) inexpensive car having discs all round would be a plus point.

But I do also agree with Andy. Leaving them till the car fails its MOT is potentially going to put off a potential buyer, for the reasons given. £50 isn't a lot over the course of 5.5 years (about 17.5p per week) than if it had rear drums.

my thoughts. its a good car. could be better . 11 years ownership now 102 ,000

front wheel bearings. at 50k

alternator bearing guess 70k

whole load of trouble with back brakes. from day one the brakes were tight. rather it was drum brakes.

oil leak from the back of engine

now need top mounting bearing.

Ours was 7 years old when we sold it and had done 130,000 miles in that time - other than standard servicing the only issue was faulty power steering in year 3 which was fixed under warranty.

Never had any issues with the brake front discs or bake drums - although does seem to be a weak point going by reviews. Would have kept it longer but needed a larger car.

Other half has a 1.2, 11 year old i10 bought at a year old. Only low mileage (40k) as very much a second car. Never failed an MoT and entirely suitable for around town.

Every time we consider changing it we do the sums. Currently - depreciation negligible, road tax trivial, insurance not much, service +MoT normally ~£100-150, largest non-routine expense during ownership was a new battery.

Worth keeping on the drive just as a back up, even if annual mileage is probably now less than 2000.

ther than serv

yes it is good - I intend to keep it a while yet - and why not at £20 RFL, 55-65 to the gallons cheap insurance bullet proof reliability, easy to park, ok to drive (for a 3 cylinder). As for future buyers being 'worried' that will be years down the road when it will be worth £1-£2k and at that stage it will sell regardless. I knew the rear brakes would be an issue at some stage they were never dangerous- just think rear discs on small cars are a daft idea!