Definately a step up from my old car!!!
I got it for $NZ4000, which is probably around $US1800 or so (from a dealer).
It has 113,000kms on it (70,230 miles).
I love it, it's a fun car to drive. It has a few niggles, but you'd expect that from that age of car.
I'll post some pix a.s.a.p