good choice, i own a 08 red one & love it.
not the most refined car you can buy but just look at it & people do
`a lot`, big in other eu countries like germany & holland
mechanicals same as toyota bb so should be reliable, check my post about brake pads,i,m going to vynal wrap the roof as i,m fed up of
standing on a chair to polish it (bit high up).
oh! and the horns are very poor,
type in materia or monstermat you,ll find more posts
materia owners need to post on site as we do feel neglected
check this site outwww.materia-club.de.
post photos of your car soon.
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monstermat