I think the problem here is budget and the end user's priorities

IDV8 doesn't want to spend alot of money and he doesn't have a high priority on handling performance - alot of people don't.

Just because he has a Honda and he is on this forum doesn't mean that his car needs to be a Touge Monster...

IDV8 - try and get to a meet where there is a range of cars with different suspension, ask someone if you can go for a ride with them and see what you personally can put up with, then make your decision.

You may love the performance of coilovers and find them reasonably comfortable, alternatively you may find them much too firm for your liking - on the other hand you may go for a ride in a car with just lowered springs and find that you don't like the feeling of that.

Forums are great for info, but with suspension everyone has a different opinion on what is good/bad and everyone has a different interpretation of what is hard/soft