The first 5-speed I've owned.  I can wring some power out  of it if I need to, but its not as quick as it should be off the line.   And, after spending a few years in Boston has accumulated its fair share of dents, which show quite noticeably.  I like the zeroed-out gauges and the red lighting, but the build quality leaves a little to be desired. The car has a deep-seated rattle somewhere in the dash, I can't pinpoint it either, and its been there for years.  The drivers-side power window motor has always had issues too, and the fuel-gauge never seems to tell me how much gas I actually have in the tank.  (During the course of a day it might go from reading 1/4 of a tank to E with the fuel light on, after about 10 miles of driving).  Oh, and the seat-belt retractors have worn out due to the seat-belts hanging on the bucket seats when you unfasten them.

It does feel like a luxury car though sometimes, the leather wrapped steering wheel is nice and so is the leather trim and seats.  

One thing this little car has is a lot of cargo room for a coupe.  I've fit more crap in there than I thought on more than one occasion.  

On the performance side, the 2 liter, 160 HP inline 4 does a decent job.  I can pull it past 100 without much effort.   The car is a bit too heavy for the engine though.  No mistaking this for anything but a slightly higher displacement 4 cyl.  Even power delivery all the way up to red-line though.  I feel any change in weight though, which means the engine is producing just enough power, and might actually be a little underpowered.  

It is fun, the small steering wheel gives precision to your driving, its quick and responsive with some serious road feel and feedback.   Its never too easy to turn the wheel, so it doesn't feel lazy or slow.  The transmission is good, easy to find the right gear and  although the friction zone is a little strange, you get used to it.

Gas mileage is decent, yet pretty poor for the city, or it could be my driving.  Either way, I'd almost rather have a Honda Fit or just ride my motorcycle more places! :)

I liked this thing even tho I had problems with it.