Bought this car new in 2003 when I was in college and wanting a break from the car scene for a bit. It's been my daily driver for 3 years now and hasn't given me any trouble whatsoever. I recently bought a 2005 Lotus Elise so now this car really only gets driven in the rain or to the hardware store. The sad thing is that the Lotus gets a lot better gas mileage than this thing (27mpg compared to 21-22mpg).