I have a 2001 Galant now, also had a 2000 that a dishonest dealer sold to me as a demo when it really was a rental. It is hard to beat their financing plan right now (0 down 0% no payments till 2003 - not sure of the term on the loan tho), but in general, while on the surface the car seems like a good deal, once you add up any options, you'll often be in the same price range as a model of accord (much better car IMHO) that comes with them standard. For example, the EX (prolly the most popular model) doesn't have ABS or wheels (has fugly hubcaps), and to get either, you need to buy an entire option package. I think the package that has ABS is around an extra 2k.
The power on the 4 cyl is nothing spectacular - it would be better if they offered it in a manual transmission.
I've also had real problems with the cheap cloth covered door panels on both cars. The material is not very heavy duty, and covers the arm rest. After only 7500 miles, the cloth is showing wear at the edge of the armrest from (duh) resting your arm there. When I got my 2000 with only 10000 miles on it, the glue holding the cloth on the curved part of the door panel (sorry - can't really describe it) had failed, and the cloth was sort of just hanging there. The 2001 is starting to show signs of this already. All the interior colors are very light as well (think only light grey or light tan), and the cloth on the door panels gets dirty pretty easy, and doesn't clean up well.
There was also already 3 recalls on the 2000, although I haven't gotten one on the 2001 yet.
If I could do it over again, I would spend the few extra bucks a month or a maxima or accord.
Rocko