The only problems I had when I bought it as an ex-rental car and a questionable service history was a leaking valve cover gasket (cheap fix) and the alternator needed to be rebuilt after I accidentally left the lights on multiple times, draining the battery. The latter being mostly my fault, but the sensor for leaving the lights on did not chime correctly because of the ignition cylinder not figuring out if the keys were out of the ignition. Considering the small amount of $$ I paid for it and the higher mileage, I was very pleased with it. It put up with my teenager years, driving it like I stole it. I bought it in 2004 with around 118k on it for under $4k so I got a pretty screaming deal on it. The owner I bought it from had no idea when the oil was even changed last!