Enjoying the '09
It drives great, it looks great, it holds our two bikes and all our stuff for camping or extended day trips to the mountains, the beach, wine country, or the big city. It's easy to pop the seats out or put one back in for transport. It's an instant solo camper with a bed (pad and a couple of rolled towels to even it out.) Side doors provide easy access, except when in a parking lot - in which case you just pull out before you load. Audio is good enough, with an ipod input. Lots of storage. Maintenance is pretty straight-forward. Surfaces are easy to clean. OBP color is striking and keeps it cooler on sunny days. Handling is just fine with enough power to get up hills. Enough space to haul home most stuff and I can always rent or borrow a truck or arrange home (lumber) delivery for occasional projects. Oh, and it's relatively inexpensive. You could pay a lot more and get a lot less. So yeah, it's working for us here.
Minor complaints: seat belt (but not as bad as my Ford truck was), visibility (better look before you change lanes), height of arm rests (way too low), and bug catching surfaces on front (ah well).