Daily drivers "worth buying" ?

I have been wondering about this myself. I have a few cars, but my commuter is a 98 ZX 2 with 236 K miles. I plan on putting 300 thousand on it which will be a year or two down the road. It is a 5 speed and gets 30 MPG. Only problem is it is uncomfortable, the seats suck and you are low to the ground. cant beat the mileage though. I was thinking about a Focus for a replacement as I want another 5 speed, but I remember the early Ford Focuses being really crappy, they have plastic door latch mechanisms and crappy fuel pumps. I may just rebuild my ZX 2 engine or swap it out and run it till the body deteriorates LOL! It is getting hard to find a decent cheap car, they have been junk for quite a while. By decent, I mean something dependable that doesn't kill you to maintain it. Minimal electronic and electrical problems.