i was dead set on getting one when i was looing for a new car, my friend was a mechanic at a dealership and told me they were a pos cleaned up ford. aparently the older models had many problems..i also heard the newer ones fixed the problems but back then i was looking to get a car cash and the 00-01 were in my budget. i really dont like the fact that their re-sale value decreases so much i was looking at the v6 for around $10,000 asking price. to me there nice looking cars but i want dependability so i ended up with a new altima.