I have a 2000 Insight with 109 k miles on it. I know others have more mileage on theirs. Comments appreciated.
I think since I am driving a low volume, hand built car, more and more I will encounter repair bills like those for luxury cars.
My Honda dealership found a slight oil leak, and advised me to try and live with it, after they diagnosed it, and looked up parts and labor. They said the leak came from the housing for the oil pump. The replacement house costs $1300+ from Honda, the labor hours would be over 14.
Since this was new technology, I had the HondaCare for the car. I think that was only effective during the warranty.