This is my first ford car and I have to say that I am pretty happy with it. I come from a family of GM employees, All my relatives, friends and their relatives are working, or have worked for GM. Hell, I was even summer help there for 2 summers. I had an 89 S10 and a 96 GMC Sonoma before I bought my csvt. Both my mom and dad looked kinda dissappointed when I brought home the csvt. I told my dad I had nothing against GM vehicles, I wanted a car that had 4 doors, a stick shift and a little bit of power under the hood. The only GM vehicle that meets that criteria is the Pontiac Vibe GT, which I really like and would have bought if I could have afforded one. I paid 7000 for the csvt, and at the time used vibe GTs on ebay where like 11 to 13 grand.....outta my price range. My mom keeps telling me to get rid of the csvt and get a new Chevy Colorado or GMC Canyon. I guess she is just pissed cuz my car is sitting in their driveway with a dead motor. oh well