I have the '04 version of this car, same color, MT, but without the leather, purchased new. Still love it after 8 years. Just basic maintenance. Once used pennzoil syncromesh in the MT, but am back to Honda OEM for warm fuzzies. The new version of the fluid is very good. Nice purchase and excellent price.
I get cold weather "clacking" from the engine for a good 10-12 minutes, which, though annoying, does not seem to portend anything disasterous happening. Been doing this for 60,000+ miles. Some think it is piston slap. Others, the injectors. Seems too deep a sound for valves.
I'll be coming up on the 120,000 mile service in a few months. Need to flush the coolant and adjust the valves. I'll most likely do this myself.