One of the grreat cars that doesn't fit well into Our Road Conditions & maintanance bills

Of course Car choices are personal and varies person to person. There are several reviews out there detailing performance, comfort & features- So i let me skip that part and move to maintanance & ongoing expenses. (Hypothetically, Just because a super-model is hot doesn't mean she is the right fit into your family) No doubts about it is a good car and has prooved itself over time in several countries!!! My question here is- does it make an ideal car for our roads & value for money?? A bit about myself & my car- I had owned this car for a little over a year between dec '07 & March '08. I have friends working in several Car Manufactures, and picked a civic through a friend working @ HONDA. An almost new one- internally used car which had done (not dealer used vehicle- the car was 8 months old and used within Corp HONDA- driver driven for executive purposes). My friend from Honda got the car done up for me, replaced mostly all of the wear & tear parts for free before I took possesion & brought it down to Bangalore. (Airfilter, fuel filters, break pads + disks, shocks, timing belts etc). SO financially nothing to beat it, and had warranty that lasted another 6 months (had crossed 40k kms by then). On Comfort- Not very appreciable on uneven patches, worst on un even mud patches which you prominantly come across in Bangalore & Gurgaoon. Back seat comfort takes a hit, becomes a roller coaster ride equivalant to what you experience in lower segment vehicles. Going over rolling spead breakers (small series of speed breakers that you find on highways or main roads) makes your stomach grumble when in back seat. - Not what you expect when u pay so much in INR Plus you need to be extra cautious and take it as slow & careful as possible on uneven roads/ mud roads. Turning in around small lanes/ blind corners- because of the long nose and low seating position visibility takes a serious hit. Most right angled turns in lanes turn into a blind spot / which would not be the case driving even smalles segmet cars. And ofcourse the lower seating arangement which makes it slightly uncomfy for the overweights (me) and older generation ppl (specially women)in the back seat Maintanance- Here comes the shocker!!! Ofcourse, when the car is under warranty you don't have much to worry about. The issue springs when this is not the case. Some of the major parts I had to change in my slightly 1+ year old ownership- 1. Clutch system - 1 time 2. Shocks- Rear * 2 times, front * once 3. Timing belts- 3 times 4. Ac motor * 1 5. Break pads * 2 times 6. Tyres @ 18- 20k 7. Radiator Hosing To me it supprised how often something broke down, most disappointing were the frequent need to replace suspension. Elements like AC motor failing, leaking radiator hose are unheared of in the first year of running. (This is inspite of having most parts replaced with a new one when taking delivery) And never a time had a I come across a service bill under INR 10k, somehow manages to cross 15k every 2 months. My worst nightmare came true when there was a minor run of road accident. Nothing major in terms of the accident itself but the damage was catastrophic. Although Insurrance paid of the bill- the amount & damage was rediculously high- There was this small run off cos of slippery wet mud roads, the vehichle hit a ditch and slipped off the road hitting a road side landmark stone head. Result- The entire right side had to be replaced- The whole AC Motor, Front bumber, front shocks, right swing arms & under carrage (think thats what they call it), powersteering column, PS motor, Radiato, AC pipeline The Billa a whopping 4 Lakhs !!! The next issue- Parts unavailaility took over a month for the dealer to get the parts and have it fixe. Really sad... And the worst parts was the dealer was unwilling if I were to get the parts for him throug local Auto dealers... Do consider the cost of ownership of this, before you proceed. Spares & Maintanance are very expensive.....Good Milage in this Class, Nice drive exp on good roadsLow level seating- not comfortable for aged & overweights + affects visibility, Running Costs