I bought my car used, and planned to drive it until it died. I have now owned it for 13 years, and it's still humming along. Granted it has some glitches now and again due to its age, but it has really been a dependable, reliable car. It has nice pick-up and "zip" and gets decent gas mileage. I would recommend this car to anyone who commutes over long distances, as it's extremely comfortable to ride in. It's also big enough for my 6'3" husband to ride in comfortably. Plenty of trunk space for at least 4 full-sized suitcases, and we were able to strap a car seat in the back with no problems. It has a headlight cut-off so that you don't accidentally leave your headlights on when exiting the car. That has saved me on more than one occasion. The car stereo that comes with the car left a little to be desired, since it was an older car. Installing a new one ourselves was not a big problem. We were also able to fix a problem with the headlight relay ourselves. The inside of the car is set up very logically and nothing seems to be really out of reach as far as do-it-yourself repair goes.