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I've had Bella for one year now, and have firmed up my impressions.

Good Stuff:
1) The styling is not only beautiful, in my opinion, it is timeless. The car has been sold for 2+ model years now, and they are still a rare sight on the road and an attention getter in the parking lots.
2) I never tire of the handling, even with the stock tires, which I will wear out before I replace. It is more capable than I am, which I know is not saying much, but it is WAY more capable. That's neat.
3) 18,300 miles when I got to the Red Robin in Huntersville, and I have updated the differential and had the dealer put dents in lower bodywork, as well as tried to wrap it around a tree, and she is still my favorite car, ever.
4) I still love the cheap plastice steel/sand interior. AM thrilled to see it is no longer an option!
5) I am still getting unsought input verifying green was the right choice of color for the car, from perfect strangers yet.
6) Very few, very mild mods: debadged the rear, painted the grills to tone them down, had PCM do the ECM, added Robert's windscreen with green backlight. May add wheel guards in body color.

Bad Stuff:
0)

Looking forward to the next year.

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Envious, NEW Lightsidetop, N/A, VIN # 1G2MB35B97Y114344
Omitted XM, manual locks and windows, no Onstar. Oh yeah, Steel/Sand interior. Added K&N filter. Vent tube r/r @ 2850 mi. WindRestrictor added 12/12/06. Added high-tone horn. Painted engine cover. ECM retune 6/8/07. Painted front grilles dk. gray w/green back. Added Vandesign B/U lite covers 12/07. Re-replaced seal due to recall 27570 mi. DDMProBeam added 7/2/08. Envious Emblem overlays.

	BellaVerde Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Still BellaVerde, But Now In Clayton, NC	I've had Bella for one year now, and have firmed up my impressions. Good Stuff: 1) The styling is not only beautiful, in my opinion, it is timeless. The car has been sold for 2+ model years now, and they are still a rare sight on the road and an attention getter in the parking lots. 2) I never tire of the handling, even with the stock tires, which I will wear out before I replace. It is more capable than I am, which I know is not saying much, but it is WAY more capable. That's neat. 3) 18,300 miles when I got to the Red Robin in Huntersville, and I have updated the differential and had the dealer put dents in lower bodywork, as well as tried to wrap it around a tree, and she is still my favorite car, ever. 4) I still love the cheap plastice steel/sand interior. AM thrilled to see it is no longer an option! 5) I am still getting unsought input verifying green was the right choice of color for the car, from perfect strangers yet. 6) Very few, very mild mods: debadged the rear, painted the grills to tone them down, had PCM do the ECM, added Robert's windscreen with green backlight. May add wheel guards in body color. Bad Stuff: 0) Looking forward to the next year. __________________ Envious, NEW Lightsidetop, N/A, VIN # 1G2MB35B97Y114344 Omitted XM, manual locks and windows, no Onstar. Oh yeah, Steel/Sand interior. Added K&N filter. Vent tube r/r @ 2850 mi. WindRestrictor added 12/12/06. Added high-tone horn. Painted engine cover. ECM retune 6/8/07. Painted front grilles dk. gray w/green back. Added Vandesign B/U lite covers 12/07. Re-replaced seal due to recall 27570 mi. DDMProBeam added 7/2/08. Envious Emblem overlays.