My answer to the question...
We're at 206,000 miles now, lifetime average of 48.2mpg, has Never let us down (though we had batteries give out in the AZ heat, and a cracked brake boost line that reduced braking... you know, annoying stuff). With Nokian tires, we drove it all over the Rockies.. parents ski cabin in Montana, my home in Wyoming, then a later home in Colorado, only ever got it stuck once when I was blazing up my parents unplowed drive with 4~5" of fresh, wet snow and high-centered on my bash plate. Dang thing just won't quit. It's not a track-day car, but we don't do 20,000 miles of track days every year. It's a commuter car, and beats the Snot out of every other commuter car we've tried.
Granted, it was LOTS better back when diesel was cheaper than gas (and it was all under $2/gallon). We did 800 mile tanks for under a $20 fill