This car got me through all of college plus 2 more years, even when buying it used. It survived extremely cold winters and hot summers. I had a standard and it had pretty much no troubles with it other than normal time/maintenance things.
My favourite thing about this car was it's fuel economy! Especially for being a little older, it got great fuel economy in the city and on the highway.
It doesn't have a lot of power so stuggled a but driving through the mountains but it always made it. Drove it all around the United States and Canada.