After only 37,000 miles, the front-wheel bearings are shot (a fix by the dealer estimated at $1,200.)
I also have, according to an independent shop, a leaking head gasket. The leak should be covered by warranty, but with so many things going wrong, and the resale value so low, I'm "donating" the car for a tax deduction.
I was very irritated with the low clearance; I was continually scraping bottom when going into driveways.
Very poor mileage -- 16MPG.
And the window controls were placed such that rear-seat passengers were always inadvertently opening windows with their feet.
I will say that the interior was very comfortable, and the transmission was very responsive.
1200 for replacing the bearings is horrendous. Buy them yourself (an average price would be 40 a piece) and if you are not a do it yourself person, any honest mechanic would charge you a maximum of three hours labor, so you do the math.
Cheers.
Did you actually test drive this car at all? Pretty much all of those annoyances would have been noticed during a test drive...
And $1200 for bearings?? That dealer is trying to mess with you.
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