 I drove this thing for 3 years, on long highway hauls and in slow urban traffic (downtown Atlanta traffic and 1,000+ miles a day trips).  The ride and suspension were good, and the engine was a little weak, but adequate- the 1.8Ts have been improved in power since.  The 5-speed tranny had a very long clutch, which was very expensive to fix, although 3 kids learned to drive on it, so that wasn't a surprise.  The new front end ($2000 neighborhood at the dealer) and other repairs at 70k were not appreciated.  Neither was the deteriorating interior, with the cloth going threadbare, the stereo shot, and like all of this company's cars, the rubber grips were horrible disfigured after 7 years.