wife drove it to class so I could have new tires put on her civic...i hate swapping cars. P5 is a practical...but the civic is TOO practical, to the point of being boring. Even when it was stock, the p5 has never been boring ;)
go for it. replace timing belt..if the air hose cracks, it's an easy $30 DIY fix.
I dont know about the butterfly valve defect (i think there's a thread on it here), but id be willing to bet that at 185K, it's either been fixed or wont be an issue.
I just crossed 229k miles on mine. there are...