further thought:

the itr is a fantastic vehicle.  as such, it deserves a standard of care
above that offered by the usual hacks.  while you may not want to spend
too much time doing work yourself at the end of the day, i think there's
a lot of benefit for signing up with some automotive maintenance classes
at a local college.  that way. you'll learn what's going on under the
hood, but most importantly, learn about best practices and therefore be
able to judge whether any shop you take your vehicle to is competent to
do the work to a good standard.

there are a ton of people out there that call themselves mechanics, but
imo, only 10%-20% are useful, and of that small portion, only 10% are
what i'd call "good".  the itr is a honda, so it doesn't need too much
babying, but when it /does/ need work, to maintain it's best running
condition, you need someone that both loves this vehicle /and/ is
"good".  knowing as much as you can helps you qualify the surgeon and
understand whether they know what they're doing.  it helps keep would-be
profiteers remarkably honest too.

and always keep asking questions.  someone that knows their stuff will
welcome the interest of a fellow enthusiast.