I bought this car simply for my 150 km commute every day in northern Ontario. This car just simply never gave up, it has gotten me through some of the crappiest weather without fail. I have a good set of winter tires which helped a lot. This car got great gas mileage giving me around 8km/100km, i would spend around $60 a week in gas, which I thought was pretty good. Now that gas prices are cheaper the price is just above $50.