I fucking love mine. It's an animal in the winter, but doesn't feel like you're driving around a heavy truck. The transmission is nice and smooth (ridiculously long throw on the shifter though, I got a short shift kit). The only real downsides are that it's basically one giant blind spot, and it gulps down gas in a hurry. If I'm lucky I'll manage 18 highway on long trips, though I do tend to do like 80+ on the highway, soo yeah. Awesome car.