 I traded my three year old PT Cruiser... which I would have kept if it had not gotten such awful fuel enonomy..So I wanted another hatch back.The seating position of the Forte is like a race car .. I have to get used to that and the smaller wheel.. but handling is precise and very fun.. The Korean tires are made with nylon rather than polyester which I think causes too firm a ride at times.. They otherwise handle just fine..I had to pay a guy to put on painted body side mouldings.. KIA does not offer factory body side mouldings..that was a small pain ... first tank of gas with mixed driving was 27.. that's good... Overall quite happy so far.