excellent engineering,practical,comfortable,quiet,low maintenance,honda dealership maintenance costs are even with what local/private shops charge,trunk is excellent,waterproof, almost water tight and very useful...tailgate is extremely functional...20 mpg with 50/50 city/hgwy...very happy with that...always use ethanol only and truck loves it and gets a mile or two better mpg..resale value is holding very good..less than $!k a year depreciation since i bought my 06' used in 10'..handled 6+inches of snow/ice without a hiccup with about 100 miles of driving..very impressed..navigation system works well...