Originally Posted by Syr4RinNC

So I’m gonna disagree.

The 03- mid year 05s are more prone to rust than later 4th gens. Now certainly if you live in the south west, it’s not as big a deal

Additionally, the earlier 4th gen transmissions were a little more temperamental, much like the 3rd gens with pink milkshake issues. These were updated with the 5 speed with overdrive in the late 05s and 06s. I’m not sure there’s a whole lot you can do to prevent it- some will routinely change trans fluid - which is a big debate and others monitor temps when towing/ high stress situations

Again may not be an issue for all, but these are the issues that I became aware for early 4th gens.

Anyways it’s about as reliable a car as you can own with routine maintenance - just throwing out the few things I’ve found