Pros:* Sturdy construction* Looks decent* Was a good buy at the Lightning Deal priceCons:* Instructions suck - but it's fairly easy to figure out. Put together in a half hour. WIth instructions that didn't suck, it could have been 15 minutes.* As others said, box arrived in TERRIBLE condition. It's amazing all the pieces were still there* Too pricey at the non-special price* Mine arrived with a few scrapes and a badly dented mesh floor panel. I pounded it back in shape, but it's a bit tacky if you look closelyCould Go Either Way:* Heavier than I expected. My wife will never be able to hook this up to her care by herself* Would have preferred it to be a few inches less wide. It looks a bit funny on the Focus as it's almost as wide as the car, and definitely wider than the back end... and that's an awful lot of torque/leverage to put on the 1.25" connection point. (much better on a standard 2" hitch)* The bar that goes into the receiver can rotate 90 degrees to store the platform on the back of the vehicle in an upright position, or flat, up against a garage wall, whichever you prefer, but when extended horizontally, it adds an extra foot to how far behind your vehicle the platform sits.Other Notes:I stuck this thing on a 2012 Ford Focus and on a Dodge Ram and instantly hated it. As you can see in one of the customer photos, it sticks WAY out, and on a small car it just looks ridiculous. There's around 20 inches between the bumper and the backside of this platform.The good news is, and I don't think the instructions mentioned this, if you don't care about being able to fold it up at a 90 degree angle, you can remove the entire pivoting piece  and the platform will still plug right into the receiver, matching pin holes and all. By leaving off this piece (which I don't care about anyway since I'm not going to leave this thing on my car full-time) you save a good 10+ pounds, lessen the torque load, and bring the platform to a respectable 9 or 10 inches (even closer if you don't have to use an adapter) from the bumper where it doesn't look so dang stupid.However - as feared - if you want to use this on a small car, you will likely have a class I or II hitch with a 1.25 inch receiver, and by using an adapter, you introduce two points of sloppiness to the mechanism, meaning the platform can move and tilt. I don't think it's bad enough to cause you any problems as long as whatever you are carrying is securely fastened down, but you might feel it jumping around a bit as you drive. I'm wondering if I can shim it a bit to get rid of the excess play. The sloppiness if much less on a 2 inch receiver with no adapter.Minor other note: my car came with proximity sensors to warn you if there are kids or obstacles near your car. With the platform attached, the alarm stays on solid when you are in reverse gear. It thinks you're about to run over a tricycle or something. No problem in drive.4 stars at lightning deal price3 stars at regular Amazon price2 stars if dumb enough to pay list price1 star if it arrives with pieces missing!0 stars if you use it with the pivoting piece and drive around like a dork with it hanging 3-4 feet behind your car... especially on a small car.