Thanks Gareth. I'm only 1 day ahead of you
Your VTEC won't be as enjoyable but I'm sure you'll enjoy a drive no matter what you drive. Drove up to Whitby once in my missus's Avensis 2.0 turbo diesel, not as great as my zed but I still enjoyed the drive on the A and B roads. But I still wish I drove my zed......
The thing with the Honda is to be a really enjoyable drive you need to keep it in VTEC mode, ...a bit like keeping a turbo car "on boost".
If you shift gear at 8K rpm it drops the revs down straight into VTEC mode again for the next gear. Can't drive everywhere like that though.