I came from my glorious and luxurious '94 Mercury Tracer!! Hehe. I wasn't quite ready to buy a new car, but the old one started stalling out every time I stopped or slowed down for a corner. Shop I was going to was pretty much clueless, suggested another day with their main diagnostics guy, speculated it was sensors, sounded long, painful, expensive. My girlfriend told me I should get the TCH, hehe. I started looking at Toyotas, tested a Corolla (way too small, I didn't fit!) tested a Camry, felt really comfortable... Had to put a deposit down to get a chance to drive a TCH (when it came in--had to call every dealer near the city to find one expecting a new TCH within a week or so). Tested it, loved it, drove off with it. That was June 06, and I still love it every bit as much! Mileage has improved as I've learned more (thanks to this site for some of that!).

And congrats on the new car! You'll love it! (and congrats on getting it before the tax credit expires! )