1 quart every 4 thousand miles? That's not much. Less than 10 bucks to drive 4 thousand miles...on a reliable engine...can't really complain about that, unless the usage of oil starts to increase, then you have a problem. We had a 2005 Odyssey EXL, when the first VCM engine came out it. We owned it for about 85,000 miles. It used up about 3/4 of a quart every 4-5k miles, consistently. That engine actually felt like it drove better with 80k miles than when we first got it. If an engine was designed to not use oil, that oil usage would not be so consistent for each engine. Most engines that use extra oil due to their lower friction piston springs(let oil in and out, instead of a higher friction ring that only keeps the oil within the lower boundaries(no escape, no oil burned/used), under normal conditions, have a lower life in terms of miles/rpms. My dad works at a company here in Cleveland that builds, modifies, and refurbishes airplane/multi-ton train or factory ship engines. He mentioned that when companies come in to ask for a new/rebuild engine, if their engine needs to be bullet proof, they, themselves ask that the engine burns oil because they know they will last longer. The others who don't want engine oil to escape are usually companies that have to meet a certain emission standard due to other factors. They build engines to specifically "waste" a certain amount of oil to insure that all the surface of the piston and cylinder get treated with oil, and also use negative electroplating to add a spiral staircase of holes so that the oil can fill in to ensure the whole cylinder/piston is coated equally. I think I might have gotten carried away a bit...
Honda won't have a fix for this because its designed to work that way. If they do fix it, it could lead to a shorter engine life. Which will bring an un-need problem. But, that's assuming someones point of view after reading about Honda's change to a lower friction ring on their V6's and a change to 0-w20 oil...apparently, that's a tell-tale sign to engine builder. I'd like to repeat something that I think is the most important thing here: Oil being used at a consistent rate, is not bad for an engine, might be bad for someone's budget, but in terms of calling that engine a "bad engine," it's kind of silly. It's only when the engine starts increasing the rate of oil consumption that you need to rebuild it(which ironically is usually caused by higher friction rings)...
As for the car, I've been having a blast with it so far!