I bought a 2001 Esteem 1.8 DOHC 5 speed, with 63K miles for 2995, I thought must be something must be wrong with it, but the salesman told me they are low sellers and its the stripped down model, no PW, no PL, no cruise. The car drives like new, only problem I have is it sometimes comes out of OD, it seems like the shifter isn't locked in good enough, the slightest pull back makes it come out. The other gears are fine, it shifts normal and sounds OK, I changed the fluid.
Its gets great mileage, I average between 30 and 35 MPG.
Let others hate this car, I love it and got it for a steal.
One think i can't figure out is how to adjust the mirrors.
I need a fact service manual set, just missed a set on Ebay, I was willing to give more than the final bid.
Yea the gas pedal is to close to the heater too, my foot feels like it's going to catch on fire.