Our car is what I would call "practical". We have had some problems with it, including one that had nothing to do with the car itself--mice got in and chewed some wires. When we first got it, used, it seemed a nice step up, but yet affordable. We wanted a car that would be good in the snow in Wisconsin, haul the groceries, fit our grandchildren, but not be so large as to eat up a lot in gas. I would not call the car stylish or even fun. It is a very common car in this area, in a common color, a sort of reddish brownish, not a color that I generally like. The seats are comfortable and we do have one nice thing, a sun roof, and the sound system is pretty nice.

At first I liked it because it wasn't very large and had okay mileage, but it's actually quite uncomfortable. It needs way more maintenance than I can afford. It drives fine. I don't know if I would buy a stick shift again.