One more point to make, since I bought all three Hondas used, all the money I spent, stayed in the local North Carolina economy, not a dime went to Japan. I always find new cars to be a waste of money. You lose, 2-3000 five minutes after you buy one. I know of no other product that drops in value so much. By buying a 2-3 year old well maintained used car I am saving 3-4K or more up front and the car still has 80 percent of its useful life still left in it. In the end each time I spent less in total cost over the life of the car. As for the warranty, I buy cars that score above average relibility in CR over a 5 year period and so far I have been very lucky on repairs (or lack therof. TJ