2002 Acura 1.7 EL Premium...
bought it from my aunt in Dec 2009... with 116 000 KM on it.
the transmission died in March 2012 at 136 000KM... 2500$ ! not worth the spending on a 6000$ car.
wanted a good new german car, couldnt afford BMW or Audi (yet !) : In my price ranged it was VW or a japanese car (i thought about the Focus a little bit though)...
no japanese cars were exciting or classy enough.
when i think about the process of buying my VW, I still cant believed i considered a Focus, a Scion TC and a Altima coupé instead of this car. I didnt come close to getting any of them, but still... what a mistake it could have been !