The interior: Cloth seats that are fairly standard. They're comfortable, but nothing to write home about. Also, the car is not big. There's not much room in the back seat, and an infant seat makes the front passenger seat very uncomfortable. But if small kids aren't a concern, it'll be perfectly fine day to day.
Driving: If you've never driven a car with more than 150 hp, it's plenty of fun. Small car, with great handling, good spring on the clutch, and still one of my favorite shifters.
The tech: Bluetooth. That's pretty much it.
Value: Cheap car with great gas mileage. Runs on 87 octane.
I absolutely loved this car, and I think it was the perfect first manual. The only reason I sold it was because I had a 65 lb dog, a toddler, and one more on the way.