oh contraire... the amount of times i've heard ignorant people say 'your v6 is a disgrace to fbodies' is annoying (but i won't start that arguement, i have my car for a reason, i like my car, it serves its purpose, as i pile the miles on her)....
thus, is a corolla a corolla like a camaro is a camaro?? i dunno, i've gotta say i 'like' that car, for what it is, its a wiser choice than not when looking at reliability, gas prices, etc...

on a personal note, i'm about to embark on grad school, but when i'm done i always planned on buying a C5... but, well, now i'm leaning more towards either a late 90's 3 series or an RSX type-s, purely for better reliability, fuel economy, etc. (remembering that i'd be a highly used daily driver)