When I purchased this vehicle, I did so to save money. The price was not bad and it was a limited edition. The exterior was okay. I was ok with the exterior because it has more of a traditional SUV look which would to me be described as a pick up truck with a permanent camper on the back instead of a crossover which looks more like a rugged van. The reason why I said it looked ok is because I enjoy a little more rugged look with sharp edges and less rounded. As I moved to the interior, I immediately liked the black leather seats. Leather is very easy to clean and I have two children under 4. The windows were tinted, and the seats never got too hot. The vehicle came with AC in front and back. One disappointment was that the standard radio was a cd player with no touch screen. I did end up putting a touch screen in and it made a huge difference in the interior appeal and it goes better with the wood grain panels on the doors. I bought the vehicle used and and the gas pedal was kind of sticky. Turns out all it needed was for the throttle to be cleaned. The vehicle was 8 years old when I bought it and after cleaning the throttle it went from 13 mpg to 15 mpg. It has been 13 years since it has been made and the only problems I am havin with it are a couple speakers are blown (the standard sound system was nice) and one of my window actuators has gone out. No machan cal problems what so ever. I do keep up with oil changes and add in lucks heavy duty stabilizer from time to time. There are no mechanical issues, it has close to 130k miles on it. I installed a k&n air intake which was very simple. The layout under the hood makes it very easy to make adjustments if you choose to. It is very spacious inside and comes with a nice sliding moon roof. I do get compliments on my vehicle which surprised me because of its age but I was told that this style was very popular. Paint is starting to fade a bit on the roof of the vehicle but still looks nice everywhere else. I do hand wax my vehicle and am ashamed to say I do not wax the top which may be why the paint is starting to fade. Overall it is a good vehicle and if you take care of it, lucus additives and wax from time to time, the vehicle will hold up strong.