In a true sense the Orion 1.6i was shit but not at the time, at the time it was high in the list of cars you'd want at 18 (I was born 80 so I remember lusting after them) particularly since it was the same engine as the XR3i without the utterly cripling insurance/reputation.

I still have a soft spot for that era but I'd have the even more naff (and lethal) Capri.

I loved that era of VW Scirocco but they were awful apparently. The Renault 5 GT was THE car to have around my parts.