Couldn't of said it better myself Norm.
It's amazing when folks ask you what your hobby is and one replies with "I enjoy working on Lawnmowers", then most just look at you and simply put their nose up in the air and walk away.
That's the way many think about mowing lawns, to them it is a chore and not an enjoyment and that's why Lawnmowers get treated the way they do and as Norm suggested, Honda's just do it more reliably time and time again.
Your right MF they are no Subaru WRX, rather they're a Falcon Taxi on LPG or as you put it nicely a Toyota Hybrid Camry, quiet and boring.
Cheers,
BB.