1. servicing like any other honda like a dc5r mate its identical, its easy to source parts like mounts mods and other bits and pieces and like if you cant find it usually it takes a phonecall to hondas head office and chances are they'll have things shipped in overnight.

2. pre facelift 02-03 common issues are steering rack needs greasing- 20min job at the mechs or less and costs <90bucks. other than that its good, facelifted ep3s have the problem fixed.

3. not gonna lie every ep3 will have been thrashed, even when the first owners of japan bought it off the dealership floors. but if its serviced reguarly and well maintained which nearly all are then theres nothing to be worried about.

4. when i got off my reds, i went out to buy the car straight away afew days after getting my greens and it was easy to pick up on, just the position was abit strange at first and the clutch was really light. took me a couple of days to get the hang of it.

5. numbers dont matter, servicing and maintenance is the importance.

6. i think the 2nd one is from a member here, i remember seeing that when i bought mine from img, when my mechanic checked it, was in excellent condition. just i wanted the oem headlights and foggies =)
check the forsale section there might be a few ep3s for sale if your in sydney.
good car for a daily, parking is hassle free.