I hate to say it, but the Metro is the same way. They are like the K-Cars of the 21st century. The interior is cheap plastic and feels like crap, the handling and acceleration are doubful at best, but they just keep running and running even when badly abused. The whole drive train is really quite solid.
With any used car you are at the mercy of whoever had it before you. If at all possible, get a car with a maintenance log. That doesn't mean all that much, but it does mean the owner has at least taken the time to keep a log.
--scott