I've got an '03 civic. I just turned over 80,000 miles a couple of weeks ago.

If I'm doing a normal mix of city/highway driving, I'm pulling about 380-400 miles per tank (tank holds just over 11 gallons, usually fill up somewhere around 10).

Maintenance: I've had to replace the driver's side door lock because the key wouldn't turn. However, the dealer called that a warranty repair. Other than that, a tail light and a head lamp are about all I've replaced. My only maintenance complaint is the passenger's side head lamp is a pain to replace.

I've had to get a bike rack because my car does double duty as the place I put all my stuff that I don't want in our already cluttered apartment. Also, I keep all my tools for work in there, plus assorted other useful items like my cot.

Combined with my fairly long bike and the result is I'm not putting a bike in there. So, I have a roof rack.

Here's an interesting tidbit about Hondas. We found this out when we were buying SGT's van. Honda mileage figures assume you are using regular unleaded. The mileage figures for most other auto makers assume premium.