Hi there, I own 2.4 EXL w/ 5 spd.

-Fantastic in the snow. Ive had this car since Dec 3/07 and Ive loved every minute of it. I am a very agressive winter driver. I know it sounds bad but im always in a rush. I feel very secure, and the car i very stable in the snow. I am on the stock Pilot all seasons and i have no problem. The TCS works well and soesnt interfere with you at all it actually works quite well but doesnt kick in unessasarily. (BTW the snow banks here are talle than me and im 6'3" so i can vouch for real winter driving)

-Fuel mileage in the city is ok, but highway is pretty good im now averaging 600-640km to tank 87octane. (approx 10L/100km) sorry for the metric. im at 11000km on the odometer. Not as good as my 05 civic i was gettin 700km on 40L LOL.

-Options i am happy with everything, I considered getting NAVI but its useless to me, I know where im going. I have friends with it they use it for the first month as a gimic then forget about it. The hassle
isnt worth it if your a city driver. If you do lots of road trips go for it!

-Basically i just got what came with the car. And I am a very Happy Man!!!!

Sidenote... I recently drove an 07 passat 2.0T and the only problem is i kept wishing it had a honda transmission and clutch.

Good Luck

 

i just bought a 08 coupe v6 6 speed yesterday so i havent had to get gas yet. i havent seen snow yet either. i dont have navi but 2,000 isnt worth it i have a garmin anyways. but i'm pretty sure i have all the options i wanted

 

I have a 4 cyl manual, handles very well. Mileage is roughly 12 km/litre with a KN filter. I wish I had more power on the take off...so sometimes I debate getting a turbo or boosting it but I am a total layman when it comes to cars. cheers