Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

Great car for the money!

Performance on this model (not Type S) is enough for anyone to appreciate and enjoy.

The real value comes in the options this car comes with: heated leather seats, sunroof, alloy wheels, automatic climate control, etc... for less than you would pay for the equivalently equipped Celica.

Interior and exterior are beautiful... the interior looks especially great with the dash lit up at night.

Seats can be a little uncomfortable after long trips, but what do you expected from firm sport seats.

A highly recommended car... all my friends are jealous!

Faults:

Drivers side leather seats started to crack on the side just after a year of ownership. The dealer replaced the covers right away.

It smells bad.

General Comments:

Great little car, peppy, sharp looking both inside and out. It took me a while to get used to revving the engine high for performance. My previous car was north-american...not quite the same :)

My only complaint is that the car smells like rotten eggs. I thought it was only because it was new, but there's over 30,000 Km's on it, and it still smells! It used to be only when the car was idle, but has become more prevalent. I called the dealer, and Honda Canada to get this fixed, and they say there is nothing they can do about it, but try using better gas. They didn't even try anything. So, I've gotten really used to the smell of rotten eggs.

Faults:

The cloth on the seats headrest tore from little use and abuse.

The side airbag sensor seems to mess up when a passenger is present.

The car has been very reliable up to this point in its life.

General Comments:

The car is very peppy and also gets good gas mileage even when you are beating the living crap out of it!

The car handles the curves excellent, because of the weight distribution.

The front seats are comfortable for short rides, but the back seats are very cramped for adults.

The chicks will jump in this because of it's styling interior and exterior.

Faults:

My car smells like rotten eggs. I assumed it was the catalytic converter, but they checked it and said it was fine.

I contacted the Service Dept and Acura and they said it was normal.

Faults:

White nylon string found dangling from a door panel, a little snip and it pulled itself back into the door.

General Comments:

I purchased this vehicle in Sept. of 2001 with the full ground effects/spoiler package as I feel without them the car looks kind of silly, and with them it gives the vehicle a more aggressive style.

The vehicle accelerates very quickly and at about 5000 RPM the power really kicks in. If there is a downside to this, it is that the drive wheels can break loose easily, which is great if you wanna burn out, not so great if you are trying to get a hole-shot.

The car handles great around town and on the highway, and with the 6-speed transmission it is easy to find yourself running 90-100 MPH with little effort.

The interior noise can be a bit loud under high RPM, but it is a nice throaty sound.

The interior practically wraps itself around you with good side support and average lower back support. There is plenty of leg room for tall people as well, though only small children will be comfortable in the back seat.

The trunk is a very roomy hatchback which was a surprise to me at first, but I have grown to enjoy it. When the rear seats are folded down there is ample room for most anything.

The stereo system comes with a 6CD/Tape player and a nice sub-woofer, and sounds excellent though the sub could use a bit more bass.