This is the first Mazda I've owned. My first impression of the car was that it is cute and compact. That's exactly what I was going for. It rides smooth, and has a nice little zip to it. It get me where I need to be, and the gas mileage is decent. It hold about 13 gallons. On average I get somewhere between 23-30 mpg. The size of this car is nice. It's small, but not too small. If anyone sits in the back is can be a little cramp, but it's not too bad. The car also comes with a full size spare tire, which might not be important to some people, but I've driven on one of those little doughnut tires before and its a pain. I'll be blunt. This car is cheaply made. You get what you pay for. Many bits have worn down and broken even though it's barely 4 years old. One of my cruise control buttons is worn down. The dash board above the clock display is coming apart for no reason. The pockets on the back of the seats are coming undone.