I have had this car for years, and aside from washing and oil changes, it is all but un-thought of. The car looks great and handles well. The only bad thing I can think of is backing out does provide a blind spot but you do get used to it. I guess the other disadvantage could be this might be hard to work on if you did have need to. As I said, I have not had an issue with it. Though in the future if something where to go wrong, I might struggle. The reason for this is the cramped engine area. It looks as though you either need to lift it or remove wheels to access some parts of the car. However, there are many maintenance free parts. Such parts are the transmission where you can not change fluid even if you wanted to. It is a sealed system for the life of the car. Long road trips are great in this with four people, plenty of cup holders.