I picked up a 2003 for my daughter. The car was at 175K miles... YES 175K! The original owner used it for a lot of highway driving but decided to sell it when the engine started making a "knocking noise". When I got there it was more like a mini jack hammer under the hood. I drove it and it shifted great (auto trans) and the interior was excelent. It does need some paint from all those miles. Bottom line, I got the car for $1000. I got a used 77K mile engine for $450 and put new brakes all the way around. That with title and licencing put me at 3 days, 2 cases of beer and $2000 into the car. About two months later I ended up puting a new power steering pump on it as well. What this means is that if you can do your own work, you can get some good deals out there.