 Ok... first I must let you know that I am 44 years old and have been driving for 30 years. I have driven over a million miles personal or for business. I have owned daily drivers ranging from 1970 to 2006 models years. Also I have not bought a brand new car since 1996. I learned then that a new car is not a great value. That said I have owned over 40 vehicles since I started driving and this is one of my favorites. I bought this car in October after finding myself lending or giving a few cars to family or friends. I found myself with only my 88 F150 left drive. I drive 35 miles round trip for work so I needed another car that was better on gas. I found this at a local public auction for $1050. Bar none the best value for a car I have bought in years. This thing has over 206,000 miles on it now and I bought it with 201k. Last month I have to replace the driver front window regulator, but that was my fault. We had an ice storm and I pushed it to hard to get the window down before it thawed(only $35 for the new part). Let me get to the good parts(That was the only negative by the way). Car drives like a dream which surprised me for small/midsize car. the road noise is lower than most any car i've owned. When you close the door is gives more of a thud then a tin can sound. I compare it to the Mercedes Thud(driven a few but never owned one). I was also extremely surprised at how responsive the little 2.5 v6 is. It accelerates smooth no matter what but when you need to give it some go to pass or merge on the highway it doesn't hesitate it just goes. It handles like a sport sedan not a budget sedan. As far as safety goes, I was surprised to see a 2001 Hyundai have side seat airbags but this one does not have antilock brakes or traction control. Oh Well. Most of the controls are simple but functional and all work well. A/C blows cold and Heat needs turned down on a 20 degree day. I am 6' and 200 lbs. and its comfortable for me and a midsize adult could still fit behind me in comfort. My wife drives a Volvo s60r. This car doesn't have all the bells and whistles or a 300HP turbo engine. But I could and would buy 5 of these for what her car is worth. Hope to drive this thing for several more years.... and find another when this one is ready to die.