I drive an Auris 1.6RS...'07 model....just added leather seats and a 17 inch mag. Any way overall I am happy with the vehicle. The positives is that if I drive decent I get ~740k's on a tank, but most of the time only ~680. The ride is comfortable. The downside is the plasticy dashboard. The noises are frustrating when the vehicle stands in the sun for some time.
I know it is a bit pricey atm, however I think it is a good buy.
I know when I bought my my RunX, people also said it was quite highly priced compared to the Polo's etc - but the one major ting included (which Polo's - for example - didn't have) was a 5yr / 90,000km service plan. If you added that, it was over priced as thought.