My only troublemaker car was a 1987 Toyota Tercel hatchback with a 4-speed manual transmission. It also had an AM FM cassette radio and air conditioning. I got the car without the a/c because it was missing a part from the factory installation. The problems began when the car was recalled to the dealer for installation of the missing part. The a/c never did work correctly. I used to tell people who rode in my car that they could either be cool or get where they wanted to go, but not both at the same time. I used to park in an outdoor lot at work and after a 10-hour shift in cold winter weather the doors would freeze closed, but the hatch wouldn't - so I used to pop the hatch and climb over the backseat to get the driver's door open, then wrap up in a wool blanket until the heat started. Since then I've had two Saturns. My sister had a Toyota Camry that she absolutely drove into the ground. When it died she got a Toyota Highlander, which has proven itself extremely reliable. It's a bit of a gas-guzzler, though.