I own a light blue Mercury Topaz GS model and when I first got this car I was so happy, It was my first car and the insurance coverage was really low due to its age but it ran great for the first 2 years I had it. It's easy to drive and has great gas mileage for an old car in my opinion, I can make a 2 hour trip on half a tank.

Overall, it's a great car. It's had very few problems and requires only basic maintenance to keep running. It's twenty years old and still runs like a beast.

After my first car bit the dust, I needed to find a replacement pretty rapidly. The car that fit into my budget at that time was a 1992 powder blue Mercury Topaz (Ford Tempo). While it was a functional car, it was not a pleasant one. The driver's seat was too cramped even at it's furthest settings and the backseat was also too cramped. The speedometer topped out at 85 MPH, making it look like you were ready to bury the needle at normal interstate speeds. Mechanically the car was sound enough, but it was a very low performance car and a very boring one at that.