I'm writing this review on behalf of my Dad who never hesitated to complain about this car in the 10 years he owned it. His major complaint was that everything started to break down in the car "overnight". It seemed the moment it hit around the 8 year mark, everything started to "go". I think he would have been better served to have gone with another car in the same class -- the Toyota 4Runner which is known to be very reliable with excellent resale value.

It's hard to review a car that you had over 2 decades ago because you tend to remember it when it became old and run down.

At the time, it was a great car. Most notably, it was great on gas, very reliable (nothing really broke down on it), and was EXCELLENT in the snow, thanks to its front wheel drive. The hatchback is a long forgotten body style it seems these days. I will miss the cargo room the hatchback afforded. I actually cried the day I sold it to pay off some school debt. Goodbye Betsy. I know you're doing "cloud-donuts" up there in hatchback heaven. Oh if you're inner trim walls could talk... the stories they'd tell.

I bought it when it was 5 years old and have loved it ever since.
My only complaint is the same with any luxury vehicle that is past its warranty date -- super expensive to maintain and/or fix when something goes wrong (as it always does with older vehicles). I've always been impressed with it acceleration and ability to feel confident at high speeds. The race background of this car really become obvious when handling fast turns very comfortably.