Wow! I have lost my response twice!
Using electrical tape instead of replacing inexpensive wires is extremely lazy. What other shortcuts did they take?
I know someone with a Buick Century. She likes it, but says it is far more difficult to replace the spark plugs than it should be, but I showed her a trick on YouTube.
According to this chart, originally via Ecky, Acuras are more reliable than Buicks, but they can only take a limited amount of abuse:
