Faults:

Right front wheel bearing wore out at 48,000 miles.

General Comments:

Excellent mountain road handling.

But has a comfortable ride at the same time.

The engine's performance belies its small displacement: are you sure it's only 2.7 liters?

Faults:

It has a blown head gasket. The cost to fix the car cost the same as nice used car. It has two timing chains and 4 cams. This means the cost is two times more to fix then other cars in its class.

General Comments:

This car is an excellent car to spend all your money to fix.

Faults:

Control for power outside mirrors replaced under warranty.

Exhaust resonator replaced under warranty.

General Comments:

Very good seats; ride is stable and comfortable. I can ride all day in this car without developing a backache.

The interior room is outstanding, especially the rear seat legroom. The trunk is huge, and when the back seats are folded, it is expanded even further.

Overall handling is excellent, much better than the first generation (I also have a '96 with almost 200,000 miles). The car corners and drives like a much smaller one.

Dependability has been excellent to this point. Only the two warranty items I listed have needed repair in the 30,000 miles I have owned the car.

The 3.2 is the tightest motor I've ever owned, using less than a quart of oil between 6-7,000 mile changes (Amsoil synthetic).

Fuel mileage is good at 24 around town (lots of freeway) and 30 on the highway.

Power is very good; not in the class of a Maxima, but plenty of scoot.

I think this is one of the best styled cars on the road, and it will look good many years down the road.

Faults:

The only major problem with this car is the front rotors.

General Comments:

I have bad credit, I really liked this car, and I got a good deal for the money.

I don't really like the gas mileage in the city, but it was great on the highway.

I have three small daughters, my wife and I loved how they sat comfortably in the back seat.

I couldn't believe the trunk space. I had a 2DR Volkswagen Golf with no space for kids or bags.

Faults:

After reading the other comments and talking with my peers who had this car (Fleet vehicle), I consider my self lucky, because I escaped relatively unscathed. Paint was cheap and scratched real easy. I did have the back door locks stop working, the crankshaft sensor went, and I had an intermittent problem with the HVAC, it would not work, then I'd turn a corner or hit the brakes and it would work again. Dealer tried 2 times and couldn't diagnose. Go Figure!

General Comments:

The car was always good to me. I did regular service and it held up pretty well. The paint was crappy and scratched very easy, but the interior and exterior in general held up well. It did have adequate power and since it didn't have traction control, it would peel out a little and if you time it correctly, wou can chirp second. Pretty cool for a fleet car. My new car is a Magnum with the same motor, and it is tough to get anything out of those tires, even from a stop in the rain (with TSC disabled of course). I know the quality history of this model is spotty, and my previous '93 was a junker, but this car did me right.