Well since I live in Canada I can't tell you much about whether the price is good or not I am going to leave that upto the US guys.
However I can tell you about my experience. The car is fun as long as it is a manual. In my opinion the automatic feels considerably slower than the manual. I have an EX which comes with a few more options than the LX-S and I would advise to try to find an EX+ if features such as ( sunroof, premium sound system) and few others that i may be forgetting is important to you.
I have added the Takeda SRI and I feel the car to be a bit more responsive, I dont know about the power gain but it is defiantly more responsive and make a much nicer sound.
As for the fixing/ maintenance of the car, I have never had to fix anything out of my own pocket all covered under warranty so I wouldnt know how much it exactly costs, and maintenance is around the same price as other cars in its price range, it is not that expensive, especially not as expensive as your Audi or other german/luxury brands
However I can tell you about my experience. The car is fun as long as it is a manual. In my opinion the automatic feels considerably slower than the manual. I have an EX which comes with a few more options than the LX-S and I would advise to try to find an EX+ if features such as ( sunroof, premium sound system) and few others that i may be forgetting is important to you.
I have added the Takeda SRI and I feel the car to be a bit more responsive, I dont know about the power gain but it is defiantly more responsive and make a much nicer sound.
As for the fixing/ maintenance of the car, I have never had to fix anything out of my own pocket all covered under warranty so I wouldnt know how much it exactly costs, and maintenance is around the same price as other cars in its price range, it is not that expensive, especially not as expensive as your Audi or other german/luxury brands