Part 2: Car Problems, Acura, Honda, Nissan, Lexus, Subaru by Joe Gokaho/2009.10.29.D5 Some cars owning experience - These cars were all purchased new, it's interesting to see how the quality has degraded since 2000 (see Part 2 of our experience) ... Manual transmission: It's improves city driving fuel efficiency. Consumer Reports test result shows, 2008 Honda Accord, 4 cylinder 18 mpg for 5-speed manual 15 mpg for 5-speed automatic. That's whopping 20% improvement, ...