Great choice in cars! I also have a '04 CVT HCH, now with about 3500 miles on it. So far no problems. Defintely read the owners manual, some great information there. You can also purchase a service manual for your car. It is approx. $75 at your dealership. Somewhat technical but more in depth explination of the various systems of the car. Warning! Your miles per gallon might vary greatly, especially at the beginning. At first check I was only getting 37 mpg but with learning some driving techniques and with the car breaking in I am now at 48.8 lifetime mpg. Note also I think the coolest thing about the car is the blue instrument cluster!