Try to get AS MUCH INFO on the person who owned the vehicle before you buy it. Mine was owned I'm going to presume by a "kid", the thing has taken a beating from what I can tell. It's had the tranny rebuilt at 46k and the motor is in the process of being rebuilt, due to a spun bearing at 51k. It's a fun car, but if it hasn't been taken care of and treated decent, you're probably going to have some problems. This has just been my experience (i've had the car for 3 months and it's been in the shop about 2 of those).

Paul