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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Phoenix
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I have a 2006 that I've had since it was new. It's my daily driver. I really like it a lot. I've had plenty of Honda Civics sitting on my bumper heading into a 360 ramp whose drivers gave me puzzled looks when I was 5 car lengths ahead of them at the end.

I haul stuff purchased from garage sales and am pleased with what I can load considering the size. The 17 cubic foot freezer was the biggest shock. When I picked up a loveseat/lounge chair thing from the furniture store the loading dock guy told me it wouldn't fit in "that little car." He was impressed when it did.

Likes: Reliability, handling, flexibility, cargo hauling, dash layout, seats (might not work for larger bums), 6 passenger capacity, decent MPG, not common on the road, timing chain instead of belt

Dislikes: Weak AC for Arizona, cargo compartment carpet is cheap, 4 speed shifts too much on steep hills (I end up in manual mode)

2008 models received upgrades that I wish I had: Rear AC blower, 5 speed auto instead of 4, Aux input on stereo, arm rest for front passenger

I've got 73K on mine. I've replaced the turn signal stalk and it currently needs a thermostat and a front strut. Other than that, nothing else has broken. There's a high probability that I'll buy another one.
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