Micheal, the rusting of the rear wheel well can usually be solved by removing the black rubber lining along wheel well edges. This lining will trap water/salt that gets splashed up in there by the rear wheel, and will eventually cause that area to rust. I removed mine during the two years I lived in Michigan and never had a problem. As further precaution, I always ran the car through a good car wash at least once or twice a week...especially if I got caught behind a salt truck on my way to work. Fortunately, I'm back in Florida now . I do have a little surface rust on the underside of my hood, but no where else on the body. My original exhaust B-pipe did have to be replaced back when I had the t-belt done, because it had pretty much rusted out. The muffler is still original, though it's getting rusted pretty bad as well. This seems to be common, as Honda decided against stainless steel exhaust systems. Other than that, a pair of CV axle shafts/joints @ 130k miles, one radiator @135k miles, an 02 sensor @ 140k miles and routine maintenance and upkeep... I've had no other problems with the car in nearly 100,000 miles of commuting.