the car is a pleasure to drive. simply good. smooth and noise free engine. i have converted into LPG-Petrol and it is economical too. the problem is lack of spares and genine ones are very costly.co. shd provide back up of spares. my model is 2000 model. i hv driven esteem for 2 yrs and i love and find opel a superior one in all respects.the fuel economy is good. around 9/10 km/litre in city and 10/11 on long highway dirivesino