Cool beans dude, I was thinking of the Kia forte EX or SX before my sentra, but I got a better deal with the same options, so I passed on it. The only thing different would have been auto headlights, auto climate control, heated mirrors, and rear camera. Yeah all of those features would have been nice, but not the extra $1500, lol. But we also almost bought a kia sedona, but ended up buying the Nissan Cube instead. My dad said the soul looked funkier than the cube, lol. But yeah man the soul is a nice looking car, and having the 2.0 motor is alot better than the 1.8 in the cube. At least when you step on it, I bet it moves pretty good. Our cube just makes noise when you step on it, you really arent going anywhere, lmao! Hopefully nissan puts the 2.0 in it next time, it really needs it! But cool, it really looks good. People must be losing money when they turn around a trade in a new car with only 1000 miles on it. That is so ridiculous, but good for you!