The mileage as mentioned was terrible, I mean terrible. 17 on a great day of freeway driving. The gearing was not good for anything. If you tried to baby it, you couldn't keep up with traffic, or you were nearly flooring it all over the place. The interior surfaces were worse than any VW I've ever owned. It struggled to tow the wifes 69 beetle. That thing weighs nothing. Honestly, rear seating was cramped. You've met my kids. There was more space in my Golf and Jetta for them to sit. Brakes. 38,000 miles 3 brake jobs. #5 mis-fire every January. Nobody could find it. Even after plugs, coils, injectors. But I will say it did look cool.