I somewhat agree with saxman. I am turning 20 next month and I recently purchased my XFire in mid-May. The car is great and I love it. I remember how excited I was searching for which car fits me perfectly. I will be a sophomore in college next year. Some things to think about as well -

- You won't have room to drive your friends around (a good or bad thing).
- You will always be worrying about where you park it and some ******* kid keying it or screwing with it for no reason. (at least I do).
- High maintenance costs (do stuff yourself you can reduce costs by at least HALF).

Now that I have the car I am nervous taking it back to school because I won't always be able to keep my eye on it. I still love the car and I just pray no one messes with it. However you said community college so I imagine you will be commuting from home so campus parking wouldn't be a big problem. Good luck!

P.S. Forget the auto, get the 6-speed!