Faults:

The only complaints I would have on this car was the road noise was prominent, the premium gas hurt with only 25 mpg or so (if you could keep your lead foot off the pedal so much!), and the CD player gets real hot after an hour or so.

General Comments:

Without being more than nit picky about it, this car is near flawless. I love this car a LOT! I wish I didn't have to get rid of it, because this was my favorite car!

It's a Honda, so you know it lasts forever, and this puppy HAULS! Redline at 8200 RPMs, so you know it cooks. The VTEC is great to kick in. Stinks on the highway going 70 MPH and at 4000rpms. Hahaha.

Other than that, this car was a great investment and well worth it!

Faults:

Had to change the front brake rotors and pads at 90,000 km and replace the oxygen sensor.

General Comments:

This car is excellent on gas and handles good on the highway.

Faults:

55,000 miles and nothing has gone wrong. Nothing coming loose, nothing rattling, and no creaks. I suspect it may well live on long after me.

General Comments:

The seats don't have as much side support as a 160bhp coupe should have.

The indicator stocks are at the quarter to three position, instead of the ten to two position, which I find annoying.

The headlight height adjustment is in the centre console, where it's easy to move without realising.

In six years of owning two of these cars, these are the best design faults I could come up with.

The car is fantastic in a straight line, and while the handling won't set the world on fire, cornering is well balanced and fright free.

This is probably the best car I've ever owned. So indestructible that I'm worried about buying anything new in case it's not as good.

Faults:

Needed alignment after half year of buying it, and it requires constant alignments ever since.

Replaced all tires at 30,000 miles with alignment.

Replaced front lower ball joints and all tires again with alignment at 46,000 miles for $500.

Replaced front brake rotors, lower front wheel bearing, left front wheel bearing and left front axle shaft at 55,000 miles for $800.

Replaced rear struts with front alignment at 58,600 miles.

Replaced right front axle, left and right lower ball joints with 4 tires replaced, alignment again at 90,000 miles for $1000.

Replaced rear wheel bearing at 92,000 miles for $500.

And it needs a front wheel alignment again.

General Comments:

I guess we just do not have any luck on this car. After 40,000 miles, it gives us trouble every year as you can see roughly above.

One of the main reason we suspect is that this car was born defected -- it requires the alignment right after a few months we bought it, but we were not alert on that. Then the tires were worn out, and it seems it needs alignment periodically, and all the later problems are related to that defect.

Now at 94,000 miles, after an alignment at 92,000 miles, the mechanics told us it requires a front alignment again. Another reason is maybe because of New England's severe winter snow storms and pit holes on the ground. This car is just too vulnerable. At 90,000 miles, it totally collapsed right after I got off the highway -- the left front wheel fell off.

Every brand has some lemons I guess. I just hope our next car won't give us so much trouble and cost us so much. And I wish other people learn some lessons from this one and won't be as unlucky as us.