After owning my WRX for 2-1/2 years, I will have to say it has been a very enjoyable experience. I have had virtually no problems with it, and enjoy driving it each day. I have been getting over 28mpg with about 50/50 hiway/city driving. It is fast enough to be fun at the drag strip, and economical enough to go 450 miles on a tank of gas. The maintenance work has been relatively inexpensive, due in part to the fact that I do my own work. I have done many performance and handling modifications, making it into my "poor man's Porsche". The cornering capability is amazing, and it does great in foul winter weather with a good set of Winter tires. I highly recommend this vehicle to anyone who is looking for a high-performance car that also makes a very dependable, inexpensive daily driver.