I liked the looks of the Caliber when it first came out, and considered buying one. Then I had the opportunity (twice, in fact) to drive one as a rental. Both times, they were new, low-mileage cars, so it wasn't like they'd been beaten up or driven into the ground. But they were flat-out AWFUL. I was so quickly soured on the Caliber that I won't even accept one as a rental any more.