i would say the car is absolutely reliable. with broken parts the car still runs and performs (i drove around with a transfer case leak, chipped flywheel, bad front brakes, worn clutch, and completely worn out tires for many months without losing integrity from the car) and it was in 3 major accidents (none my fault $$$ hehe) and now with everything new and fixed, it drives faster than when i bought it at 53 miles. it is 32000 miles now. I would say have always around $3000 in a repair fund at all times, becuase until 31000miles i had never brought my car in for repairs. which makes me think you basically have around 40000 miles between tune ups costing you anything serious. I drive fast and abuse the car as much as i can, i dont pussyfoot around my paint job fixing scratches, this car is a beast and it gets into trouble just like me. Its reliable.