Troof. No matter what we do or say (
including buying other brands), Hahnda will do as they please (very little).
The SxS division simply is not very important to them, or so it seems to me anyway.
I believe (no source) the average new Honda buyer is aging; it will be curious to see what happens over time.
The American consumer is becoming lazier (no source) and is more than willing to pay lots of money for conveniences (that they believe are necessities). I fear reliability will not rank as high as in the past in buying decisions.
Anyhow, I love the confidence in the reliability of Honda when I'm in the back of beyond at 0-dark-thirty with little mechanical ability.

But, I'm wheeling a utility machine so there's that . . . not its intended purpose.