 I sort of inherited this car with 2800 miles on it from a former Ford exec and I have the automatic with paddle shifters.  The car is a hoot to drive fast and the only trouble I have had was a trim issue in the interior and the spring in the filler door.  My car runs great, gets 16-18 mpg in town and 20 mpg on the road, with about 1000 mi per quart of oil.  It's tight as a drum but only has 16000 miles since this is my second car and I only drive it from Apr-Nov.  My dealer experience was underwhelming on the engine recall - what a bunch of clods - but so far just maintenance and cleaning.  I keep waiting for the problems, but I really like the car.