2.88 a gallon. lucky you. here in lower ct its now 3.09

well i'm the one who has to get the emergency brake release handle replaced. cheap plastic and i cant even figure out how its even attached. i dont see a wire. it snapped back in place the first time it fell off. now its clearly broken, wont snap back and they are replacing it. so i'm not shocked by your door handle problem. still, its a great vehicle -- so far. next month will be a year on a two year lease and i'll probably get the 8 cyl when the lease expires, altho the 5 cyl has been fine for both city and highway. i get about 16 mpg.