SC owner here too as my daily. Finally got a job recently, so that helps out things. I've had my SC for about a year or two now and after I left Indiana and came to ATL I went about 10 months with no cash, so the most I've been able to do are oil changes, and during that time my car hasn't given me ANY trouble. The 2J IMO is reliable. I've taken this car from Houston to Indiana to Georgia to Mississippi multiple times and the only thing that's broken is the antenna. The only wear were the break pads which were easy to change (took about 20 mins) and now my tires are getting a lil bald. Besides that, it's fine. My other car is a 85 Celica (22RE), so I'm like dependable rides.