Faults:

I had to replace the clutch shortly after I got it. No big deal. $700 or so for that.

The fifth gear synchro has failed, so fifth gear is unavailable. The cost to rebuild the transmission is around $700, too. I just drive in fourth gear now.

The air conditioning is out, but I think it just needs to be recharged.

A lot of plastic parts have broken. The glove box hinges, the driver's door handle trim, and the headlight switch have all broken. I think they are all ABS plastic, because the only glue I can use to repair any of them is two-part epoxy.

The valve cover seal leaks oil down the front of the engine into the exhaust manifold heat shield. There, the oil heats up and burns off. I can see smoke from the edges of the hood when my car's not moving fast enough to vent it all away.

General Comments:

The handling is great for an economy sedan.

I'm 6'1", and I fit comfortably in the driver's seat.

Even without fifth gear, I still get approx. 28 mpg.

Faults:

This car has had about every minor problem a car can possibly have.

In no particular order, I have had the following work done/problems: new tires, front brakes were badly warped, front springs, ball joints, CV boots, complete engine tune up, alternator, fuel injectors, transmission is getting weak, fuse box and headlight wiring, stereo system is destroyed (partially my fault).

I believe the car would have been much better had the previous owner taken better care of it.

General Comments:

Even with all the problems, the car has never let me down or stranded me. It starts right up every time.

Performance is lazy at best, but the car is a very comfortable cruiser once it gets to highway speeds.

Faults:

Well first off the front tire fell off one night. Another thing was the clutch went bad and it is really slow. I don't like this car at all. I also have chrome wheel covers on it as well as chrome windshield wipers.

General Comments:

This car is seriously very slow and has no power.

However it is very comfortable to travel in assuming the wheel doesn't fall off again.

Faults:

1. Clutch at 106,000 (compression ring/flywheel broke clean through).

2. Ball-joint failure at 109,000 (front lower left suspension arm, main ball joint) - lucky me... only going 15mph when it happened!

3. Replaced the engine at 135,000 (main bearing bolt broke on cylinder #2 @ approximately 4000rpm, jacked up the whole crank assembly).

General Comments:

Car was well taken care of before I got it.. I've taken good care of it - I just got stuck with a lemon... both the clutch problems were related to a defect in the steel, the main bearing bolt on the crank was either defective, or over-torqued.

Faults:

Air conditioning system had to be rebuilt, but hey 165,000 miles and still going strong.

Routine maintinance is a breeze. I do all my own work and this car is gonna go over 250,000... knock on wood.

General Comments:

I have always owned Honda cars and have to say that they are well built and last well if you take care of them. Change the oil every 3,000 miles, transmission fluid every 25,000 miles and don't forget to rotate those tires. Two thumbs up... but hey the AC system sucks... this is the second one I owned that I had to replace the darn thing.

Faults:

Transmission needed some lubrication and tweaking, but nothing surprising or unusual.

General Comments:

Excellent reliability! Simply amazingly reliable, and a wonderful delight to drive and be with wherever I go; its consistent performance and great, great value make it a total recommend.

Faults:

Everything that could go wrong with an engine and transmission. I had to replace the engine once and the transmission 3 times.

General Comments:

This car handled well, weak engine and unreliable.