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Tires are $77 each, but I got them for $70/ea because the ghetto Firestone gives 10% off all tires.
EGR valves can be disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled. Cleaning the valve and EGR passages usually resolves the issue.
The car has six computers, and that's a good thing. The IMA, electric power steering, ABS, airbag, and power door lock computers all act 100% independently. If one of them fails, the rest still work.
Oil change interval is 1yr / 10000mi. Combined with the small oil pan, this car is inexpensive to keep oiled.
My impression overall is that the conventional parts of the car are very reliable, which makes the car cheap to run. But having lean burn requires an EGR system that needs to be cleaned now and then, a $200 O2 sensor, and a $1000 catalytic converter. Some of these parts do not outlast the car. The high-voltage battery will also require service during the vehicle's lifetime. This is the price you pay for lean burn and IMA, and it's worth it IMHO.
And Wyatt, you want the Honda Factory Service Manual, available from Helm, Inc. It's ~$80, iirc, and it's over 1000 pages. Service procedures are spelled out step by step and parts are illustrated.
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