1. Love my '98. In my experience, the leather interiors have worn much better than cloth. 2. Just stupid problems - door locks were a big one (very irritating). Am second owner and have 46K miles on the 1.9 and runs like a sewing maching. 5 speed is a pain in the @$$ as a daily driver in traffic, but is the way to go. 3. To be honest, I do not know what package I have - know it is not the "sport," but has the painted side skirts (hate the black plastic ones). 4. Don't think I would want the Cali top, but wish I had the OEM sunroof. 5. Good question - paid $14,000+ for mine almost two years ago, but only had 32,000 one owner miles. 6. Find a good independent - dealers will bleed you dry and their service level is terrible (have tried them all in my area - at least four - and they all suck). If you live in Florida, I reccomend Cars and Concepts in Tampa - they are awesome. I'm sure members in your area could reccomend a good shop. Good luck, Bzuefishx |