i have owned my 2005 buick allure for four years and am very pleased with it to this point. i have just over 100,000 km's and have only had to do oil changes and a heater core flush as far as maintainance goes. i like the inside styling and the imitation wood paneling as well as the hard plastic dash. i have never plugged this car in and that speaks to it's reliability considering i live in edmonton and our winters can be severe. my only real complaint about the car is the gas mileage. in the city i am lucky to get 18 miles to the gallon whcic is a bit disappointing considering it is only a six cylindar. i don't be on the hiway very often so i can't speak to how the mileage there would be. over all i am very happy with my buick allure and would recommend it to anyone looking for a dependable north american car.