I'm a believer. I've had my 1996 Honda Accord since 4/10 and have put 49,000 miles on it (55,000 when I started...just over 105,000 now). Aside from the routine things I did to the car when I bought it from my cousin (timing belt, fluid flushes, new plugs, wires, brakes, etc.), NOTHING has gone wrong with the car...and it's 16 years old. EVERYTHING works (it's a loaded V6 with leather and moonroof)including the A/C. The car is tight and quiet...will get just under 30 mpg in the summer...needless to say I LOVE this car and intend to run it for a long time. As for the rust issue, I'm in a northern climate and the car is (and has been) subjected to lots of road salt. There is NO rust ANYWHERE on the car. I credit that to the Krown rust treatments the car is receiving (I drive it to Canada) each year (that and a little diligence by my cousin and me). I can't say I'm convinced that Honda's latest models are capable of holding up the way these cars did.