This car was really reliable. I took care of it like if it was my baby. Super clean inside and out. Did maintenance regularly. Has new parts installed.

I bought this car with 204,000 miles on the side of the road for almost nothing. I now have 307,000 miles. I had to replace a lot to get it on the road, but it was worth it. Its reliable, comfortable and fast. The parts are fairly expensive, and you dont want to put cheap parts in it, it wont run correctly. The mono wiper always needs attention for it to work. The blower motors dont last. The alignment gets thrown off easy. It gets very rusty along the doors. I hit a deer going 35 and it did almost no damage to the car. I also hit a stone wall and did little damage. Besides all the small stuff, its built VERY WELL.

Bought this car about 2.5 years ago, and have put 54,000km on it since (has about 252,000km now). It's been driven on gravel roads, in snow and ice, and on the racetrack for driver training, and is my daily commuter. It's a great car overall. The climate control has recently lost its brains, and the CD changer hasn't worked since before I bought it, but otherwise everything still works well. I would have no qualms about hopping in for a long road trip tomorrow. While it is true, parts are not cheap, they last a LONG time...you won't need many. Also basic repairs are very easy, for example, replacing the blower motor might take you half an hour. Things are generally pretty accessible and the skid plate and seals help keep the engine area relatively clean. The only dislikes I have about this car are the non-folding rear seat (I think that was an option though), the front seats being German-man-sized (too big for me), and the fact it just doesn't have the fun-factor of a BMW 3-series.