Bought our son a Kia Soul when he turned 17. It was a good car to get him to school and work and got decent gas mileage and that's really where the compliments end. 8 years later bought my daughter a Kia Forte. And it is very very nice. Drives great, looks great, and gets good mileage. What a difference 8 years make. My MIL has a fully loaded Sportage that is very sweet as well.