This was my first car, so I may be a little biased, but it was a GREAT car.
I had to fix only 3 'unusual' things on it- the Alternator, the Wind-Shield Wiper Motor, and the Exhaust Line (a hole developed after 4 1/2 years of my using it, 3 years of which I to drive from Oshawa to Peterborough 4 days/week).

It has reasonably good gas-mileage- I gave 3 stars because the car I have now IS better on gas, but it's also newer with less km's on it.
Actually, the fact that this Nissan, which now belongs to my dad for him to use for his work-commute, has well over 225,000km on it and it still runs well, is a testament to how great this car is!