Faults:

Timing chain broke (dealer forgot to change it at normal service)

Water pump blew @ 220,000 miles - also needed radiator re-core.

Clutch changed at 110,000 miles.

Cabin heater fan broke @ 180,000 miles.

General Comments:

For the money, the only driver's car to come anywhere near is the old shape MR2.

Now that the car has 277,000 miles on it (and I am assuming it won't last forever), I am spoiled for everything else.

I do about 100 miles per day, on motorways and A roads, and get about 40 mpg!

Faults:

Front suspension springs snapped (apparently quite common).

Clutch judder when setting off in 1st.

Boot struts non-operational.

Noisy gearbox at low speed in 1st and 2nd.

General Comments:

A quick little car that handles well and is good on juice, providing you drive it steady. Still looks smart considering it's an 80's/ early 90's car, but has the typical early Honda rust problems around the sunroof and wheel arches at the back.

A rattly engine at low revs and no room in the back which can be a pain, and parts aint cheap (especially Honda specific ones), but when pushed at high revs it usually makes me grin.

Also it's amusing when all the boy racers gawp at you in their XR3i's and Novas and such like, mainly due to the fact that their cars look and go nothing like this one (unless ridiculously equipped with aftermarket bits)!

Only buy one of these things if you know what you're looking at, and remember, it's an old car by modern standards and so faults are inevitable...

Faults:

Rear suspension bushings and crankshaft position sensor (after 10 years - not bad!!)

General Comments:

Brilliant car. Great performance, reliability, looks (although a bit 80's). This car never fails to make me smile.

The only downside is the noise at high speeds and the discomfort on long journeys.