This car is a 1996. And as a 1996 car things started to go wrong with it later on in it's life. I traded in this car in 2006 and only got $1000 fot it. Typical value for a North American car of that age. The engine was basically blow, but the body was perfect! I could have dropped another engine in it and kept going another 100,000kms. But that wouldn't have raised the re-sale value of the car. This car is very roomy and the "tape deck" worked great! (Also, comes out cleanly for a CD player to be installed) Sine it is 2008, I would not recommend this car to anyone looking for a used car, it's just to old. If it were 1996 again I so would, it was a great ride, and I loved it!