Well, advice in this realm is touchy. If we tell you to get the car and it's a lemon you'll blame us. Obviously we love our cars (we're members of this and like forums). My best "advice" is to read the forums pertaining to the model in question. Check out all the info you can. Personally, I love the cars, they're fun to drive, they have more low end punch and are quicker than their Japanese counterparts. The downside of which is since they are so much fun I drive mine hard and it requires maintainance.