Have owned this 3rd generation prelude for 6 months. Its a typical honda, everything still works perfectly apart from the electric ariel (which is german haha!). This particular vehicle is a 12 valve 2 litre which is a bit of a compromise, its not particularly fast by todays standards and with its twin carb fuel system, not particuly fuel effiecient either, the 16valve injectionversion may well be better on both these fronts.. handling is excellent and the honda can be hustled round the bendy bits very nicely, although if you keep the power on you will get quite alot of understeer. Although the honda is very reliable, parts when you do need them are very expensive when bought from the helpful Honda dealers.Tyres for this particular model can also be difficult to find (got mine via black circles, well under 1/2 the price Id been quoted from kwikfit) looking after the beast yourself is pretty styraight forward despite the lack of a haynes manual..most of it is common sense engineering. Its a comfortable car for 2, the rear seats do not have much legroom..best of all, they are now as cheap as chips to buy..find a good one and it will not only serve you well but you will enjoy it too.
total reliabilty.excellent dealers good fun in the twisty bits
expensive parts, not particularly fast by todays standards
prelude has a unique body style sleek ladys love it, good get up and go i havent had a problem yet and hope i dont could be expensive.thats what im scared of..47k on my 96 si so far so good......
Owned for 1 year.
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Reviewed February 2004.
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I have had enjoyable trouble free motoring from my 2.2VTI Motegi & I drive it like a madman.
In the past I have had a Lotus & Alfas this car has given all the enjoyment of these cars, but with none of the issues.
So far (3 years) it has only cost me servicing, 2 tyres & a windscreen wiper blade. Also found local dealer to be cheaper than anyone else.
Remeber stick to the service schedule & only use a main dealer.
Owned for 3 years.
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Reviewed February 2003.
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Razor sharp handling, v good performance especially acceleration. Must change oil regularly atleast every 6k miles, and only use good quality oil such as Magnatech. Service as per schedule quite expensive. Attend to stone chips immediately. Parts to date: 100k Clutch £185 or £400 fitted, 110K distributor £235 fitted. 100k Main Ingnition relay £55 fitted. Not bad considering I've driven it hard for 8yrs and over 90K myself. Still going strong and still love the shape.
Owned for more than 5 years.
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