I bought this primarily for camping trips and music festivals, and also grocery shopping in the cold winter so I didn't have to wait for the bus. It was the first car I ever owned, and I really liked it. It was snappy because of the manual transmission, and had great cargo space for camping with 4 people, and had excellent hiway fuel ecomony. There are smaller, more efficient cars out there, but nothing that makes as good of a camping car. Hatchbacks are just naturally move versatile, plus it is a super reliable Toyota. It never gave me any trouble.