Hi All.
At present we own a 1997 2.3 se, on 120k, and have owned it for nearly 8 years. I know saying a piece of metal is a part of the family might sound sad but our kids were in pushchairs when we bought it and it has grown with us. Has had a few minor niggles, aux belt and pulley disintegrated, cps, iat sensor (twice) but overall has been very reliable. We chose a 9-5 because our Citroen ZX (ahem) just wasn't big enough and felt too tinny... not good enough with nappy wearers in the back. Prior to the citroen we had a 9000 which we loved also.
As it's just passed its 15th birthday I have spent the last few months giving it a good once over in addition to all the normal service stuff, deffo a keeper.
Good : comfortable, tough and safe, fast, a bit different to the normal euro boxes, easy to work on, fantastic knowledge base when it's not so easy.
Bad : 25 mpg round town, and the bristle thing round the handbrake lever has come loose.
Next car will be a Saab, but hopefully not for a few years yet.
Ian