we have a honda civic '04 model sedan.

PROS:

cheap to run (good on petrol and not too exxy to service)
really easy to drive (good visibility and manouverability)
cheap to insure (bit of a nanna car me thinks lol!)
for a small car it is really spacious. heaps of leg room both at the front and back (no annoying 'hump' thing on the back floor, smooth the whole way).
quality fittings and fixtures, we treat our car pretty bad in that no undercover parking, driven 1000s of km etc and still looks new!.

CONS:

wish it were a station wagon lol! (we have a dog and like to do loads of daytrips with friends, can get a bit crowded when all piled in).