The first time My car was in the shop all I got was a Kia Rio. You want to talk about pissed. That car was KRAP (spelled with a k for emphasis). The second time I got a 03 Toyota Corrolla. Nice car, too soft for me, and the damn thing had fake wood. I HATE fake wood. You cant get much tackier that that. THe last time I nearly got stuck in a Chevy Cavalier (I have totally forgotten what crappy ass econbox's they were, they picked me up at the shop and told me that the Cav was all they had), but I begged for the Protege that was just turned in. I was damn happy to wait for them to clean it. It really proved to me that the Protege is far and away one of the best economy cars on the road.