Faults:

Since owning this car, I can honestly say that nothing major has faulted with the car, only had to replace two front tyres and brake pads (common stuff anyhow!)

On the drivers electric window, although it still operates, some of the rubber guide in the bottom of the door has come away, so I have to 'encourage' and push the top of the window down with a bit of pressure, so it goes up straight instead of a slight angle!!

General Comments:

This car is my second of this particular model and same body shape; the only difference is the transmission (previous was an automatic, this one is a manual).

Cruise control is excellent, air conditioning still works and is ice cold!!!

The stereo is original and the tape has packed in, although the radio still works fine.

These cars are built like tanks; I had a job to find another one the same shape, as most have disappeared to scrap yards or stock car races!!! The engines run and run and run!!

Electrics are usually fine.

Typical rust spots are the rear bottom wheel arches and odd spots round the rear light clusters (it gets really mucky here in winter!!) These cars still look good, 16 years on!!!

I was involved in an accident in my first Accord, and out of 5 cars, mine was the only car that drove home!!! This was part of the reason why I bought another, as I felt SAFE inside!!!

Faults:

Just about everything.

Major electrical faults in interior (one circuit always blew a fuse the moment you turned the ignition on)

Radio wiring was a nightmare (cavity was damaged, possibly from a previous theft)

Engine misfired, smoked and burnt oil even though I changed the oil twice. Reasonably powerful though.

Gearbox best described as "wobbly" - it felt as if would collapse if you accelerated hard.

Water leaks & oil leaks everywhere.

Timing belt snapped, destroying the engine.

At this point I got the council to take it away and bury it in an unmarked grave.

Dealer's can't get parts anymore and treat you like dirt. Not sure they would have worked on it even if they'd been asked to.

General Comments:

My ex-wife bought this after the Laguna was repossessed. Apparently it was a part-ex at the Renault garage. She never did let on what she paid for it.

Anyway, this was before the divorce and the car was the only thing the lawyers let me keep.

The Renault was not good, but the Honda was a thousand times worse. I think I might have tried to patch it up, but getting parts is very difficult and the dealer's don't want to know about - well, anything. I think their only remit is to flog new Hondas.

I bought an Escort Estate last week at auction and it's so much better. All the parts are obtainable from the local Ford dealer and the parts staff a really helpful.

Two morals to this story:

- Don't get married

- Don't buy a Honda.

Faults:

Drive shafts needed replacing at 95000 miles (cost £150 per side).

Anti-lock braking system failed at 90000 miles (although this did not impair normal braking performance).

General Comments:

The Aero-deck is a great looking and distinctive car, a modern day Scimitar GTE.

The car is comfortable and has an impressive standard specification (including cruise control).

Performance is swift and effortless, although the car has a tendency to understeer heavily in the wet and wheel spins very easily out of junctions.

Faults:

Nothing in 5 years and 40000 miles.

General Comments:

Refined ride and handling. Reasonably quiet. Very reliable.

Steering and brakes may be too light for some drivers.