What are the most reliable Japanese car brands?

I just want to know what my options are. I currently drive a Honda Civic coupe and drove a Nissan Altima before that. Other than Toyota, Honda, and Nissan, what other non-luxury Japanese car brands are very reliable?

2013 Kia Rio Hatchback or 2012 Honda Civic LX sedan?

Let s say you had the following cars:

2013 Kia Rio Hatchback for $13,900
2012 Honda Civic LX sedan for $13,900

Which would you choose, and why?

Added (1). Oh, and I should have clarified. You would be buying either one used. The Rio would have about 18,000 miles on it, and the Civic would have about 25,000 miles on it.

Added (2). Well they used to suck. I've read a ton of reviews, and apparently Kia really stepped up their game with the Kia Rio, at least versions 2012 and newer. That's why I'm asking.

Should/can I turbo charge my car?

Hi! Looking to increase my WHP on my 2002 Honda Civic ex,
engine is a d17a2 vtec sohc
looking for a cheap priced turbo but a high quality one. Any help? I've looked into supercharging and engine swapping but I'm thinking turbo is the best rout

How to replace the turn signal in a 1984 Honda Civic?

How to replace the turn signal in a 1984 Honda Civic? - 1

Added (1). I have a haynes manual and its worthless, it says "Remove the two screws and pull the whole thing out… When in fact, even in the haynes manual PICTURE, it has FOUR screws because the other two are mounted to the entire headlight cover assembly and nowhere in the whole thing does it say how to remove that.

Possible fixes for smog test failure in California?

My '93 Honda Civic del Sol failed the smog test. The results:

(Numbers after slashes are the limits)

@15 MPH @25 MPH
1720 rpm 2827 rpm

CO2 14.8 14.8
O2 0 0
HC 29/71 22/41
CO 0.04/0.39 0.02/0.39
NOX **1254/720** 579/774

As you can see, it passes on all but the 15 MPH NOX.

From this numbers, is it obvious what it would likely take to bring it back to passing status?

Again this is a California spec car, being tested in California.

Salt damage / rust on used car?

I'm interested in buying a used 2006 Honda Civic Si. However the car is from a snow state and I have heard about the damage the salt they use in snow states can cause to a car. However I didn't see any rust on the undercarriage or anywhere except for the rotors. The car has been out of snow for at least one year and it was only in Oklahoma for 5 years. Is this even enough time to cause any worry? Does the rust on the rotors mean that there could be later issues? Everything else looks clean including the paint. I'm worried that this car may turn out to cost me more money than it should.
Anyone have experience with this sort of issue or recommendations.

01 Honda Civic leans and makes popping noise during turns. What's your guess as to why?

I bought a work car, it's a 2001 Honda Civic Sedan EX, with a 5 speed (not bragging, just sayin'). It has just under 200,000 miles.

The car has an obvious lean to the right side, parked on level ground with front tires pointing straight forward. When going around corners, it has a loud clunk/pop noise coming from the front right side. Also, it gets wobbly during gear shifts, even at low RPM's. However, just moving in straight line, it seems to handle just fine.

I just haven't had time, but this week I plan on really inspecting it to figure out what is wrong with it. What would you suggest looking at (besides a new car) to fix these problems?

I suspect that maybe I have a broken strut, or strut mount. I looked at the spring, and visually, it doesn't appear to be broken. It looks like both sway bar links are bad, but I wouldn't think that would cause the leaning issue.

Would a bad ball joint allow the car to lean to one side?

I'm asking for your opinion on what may cause the leaning, popping during turns, and wobbling during shifts.