I don't really understand the problem people have with Auto Stop kicking in before putting the car in Park. During a typical commute how many times will AS Kick in - 20-25 times? in a stretch of about 1 mile in a backup it may kick in 10-12 times, I don't creep up in traffic when car's inch forward unless there's a gap of more than 2 car's so I understand the issue about not stopping and restarting the engine when you don't have to but its all part of the process - like stepping on the brakes. When i pull up to my driveway yes AS will kick in and then it may take me 5-30 seconds to find my remote (Hey honda - how about Homelink!!!) How is the car supposed to know that i want to shut the engine off at that point?

I think Honda makes adding accessories ridiculously difficult - i shouldn't need power tools to add a cargo net, so your point with #2 I see is more that Honda should make it easier to add convenience items, its not like were adding say XM Radio - to something that is advertised as "XM Ready" - now don't get me started on that