[Christien]

I had an 06 convertible S for about a year and a half. Had about 40k miles on when I bought it. Loved every minute with it. Top down was great, decent in the winter, even without snow tires. Spent a day at the track with it, which was a blast. Torque steer is pretty bad, but you can have fun with it.

As said, everything is plastic, and yes, feels cheap. The "brushed steel" dashboard was plastic, all the "chrome" is plastic, even on the exterior. Mine had no problems at all, other than a recurring airbag light, which I read was related to the sensor under the driver's chair. The solution, if you can believe it, is to clear it and not move the driver's chair forward or back while the car is running. Maybe ours was the pick of the litter but we had very few problems with it. The ONLY reason I got rid of it was that the kids hated the small back seat, especially in the winter with boots and snow pants. I definitely see another one in our future, once the back seat isn't required anymore.

Automatics of that period are problematic - stay with manual.