I've had a few CTR's and 100% agree that very few will get into one and be able to gain the most out of the power bands. Most get out having expected the sensation of a turbo boosting and so feel let down. Not helped by v-tec kicked in yoooo hype.

They are more about getting the engine singing way up in the rev range and this at first feels unnatural.When in a normal car you are changing gear, these are just getting going and a few days driving and you will be screaming the tits off it and loving it.

I found they go well, but are totally different to turbo powered motors and require a totally different style of driving.

Failure pretty much always come down to driver error or maintenance. Look after it and it will give you far fewer problems than the majoirty of motors out there.