Saw a Honda Prelude today

[Butter Face]

The 5th gen Type S is a superb car, as close to perfection as a Prelude gets IMO.

[kpb]

Sold my BB4 prelude in Jan and upgraded to an S2000. I'm actually thinking about going back in the other direction. I've had two of the former - 200bhp, low 6s to 60, 2ws, limited slip diff , lightweight from the factory and the extra 200cc the h22 has makes for good torque for a vtec. Neither cost me more than £800 and I made profit on both of them. The only problem with them is rust and typical barrying. Oh, and the innit bruv brigade who will make your life a misery come sale time.

Mechanically/dynamically the only things I'd criticise them for is a touch of understeer (eBay strut braces are v cheap and work) and a very very long third gear.

Fab cars, shame they were seen as the poor relation to tegs, EK9s etc in their homeland because I think that had a ripple effect on desirability world wide. Maybe a mk4 type r version would have helped because the basic platform was very good.

[Kawasicki]

doogz said:

looks like the right rear has too much toe in!

[caziques]

Ended up by accident with a Prelude INX for my son - liked it so much I bought one as well. The INX was mostly a Japanese home market car - fully loaded. Mine however is poverty spec, auto, no
4WS and only 100bhp.

300 pounds, 25 years old, 120000 miles.

I'm having to do Christchurch to Queenstown return (NZ) on a semi regular basis in a day - nearly 600 miles on single carriageway roads. Tolerable in the INX.

Cars don't really rust here, also insurance isn't compulsory so I don't bother anymore.

[TheInternet]

doogz said:

I loved mine:

Looks like front right has got way too much toe out.

[StuntmanMike]

Qwert1e said:

I've always wondered what level of intellect it takes to achieve 75,000 posts on a forum. Now we know.

In all fairness only 50,000 posts were yes/no, and he has died recently and been resurrected.

[Big Pants]

I went looking for a Prelude back in 2001 when I had one day to buy a car (long story) and didn't know anything like as much as I do now - thanks to these very forums in part.

Couldn't find one. Bought a V6 probe instead. Must have been a pop-up headlights thing.

The Probe wasn't awful, it was just, meh. Even if the comedy value of having a big purple probe raised at least two smiles during the year or so I owned it.

[soad]

I do see a few locally, a bit blinged up with "fancy" alloys though.

Haven't seen a Lexus Soarer in a long time.

[23rdian]

Here's my Type S. Back on the road after a stupid electrical problem (it was simply the ignition switch in the end)



It's been a great car. Especially since it doesn't have the stupid autobox, a lot of them did and why not many exist anymore. These fail and they get broken for parts.

I keep coming back to this car although it is possibly for sale at some point

Edited by 23rdian on Sunday 6th July 16:44

[Matt Clay]

2.2 manual 185hp with 4ws. Loved it, scratched my Gran Turismo itch from when I was 14 but was doing over £300 a month just in fuel, so had to go.

[skinny]

Still miss mine. Stupid bus driver wrote it off.

5th gen motegi with accord type r cams, clutch and lightened flywheel, d2 coilovers, upgraded downpipe, race cat, exhaust, buddyclub wheels. Flux gave me £900 for it. Gutted.




Never could parallel park tho

Edited by skinny on Sunday 6th July 23:57

[Kawasicki]

doogz said:

Kawasicki said:

looks like the right rear has too much toe in!

I'm not sure if you're serious?

[MGL1986]

Had a BB8 2.2 4WS for a few years. Got it with 116K on the clock and ran it to around 150K, all it needed was servicing and a cam belt in the time I had it, although it did get through a litre of oil every 500-1K miles!

[MrBig]

So the conclusion of this thread is: Great cars, but you'll sell it and then wonder why you did? :lol:

[Butter Face]

MrBig said:

So the conclusion of this thread is: Great cars, but you'll sell it and then wonder why you did? :lol:

I think the fuel consumption and the lack of practicality were the reasons I ditched mine in the end. The 5th gen ins a big heavy bd with no usable space in it!!

[aka_kerrly]

Cool cars, the early ones with pop lights are still particularly appealing to me but the later BB2/BB4 variants with the semi digi dash and 2.2/LSD/2ws option was something that I really fancied.

Sadly I've only experienced a 2.0 and 2.3 versions which really wasn't all that and the interior space relative to the size of the car is dreadful.

Perhaps a 2.2 + LSD as a track car would be worth investigating....

Also cant stand the number of autos especially the last of the line ones with the semi auto box, such a shame there wasn't a 6 speed option.

[danjama]

23rdian said:

Here's my Type S. Back on the road after a stupid electrical problem (it was simply the ignition switch in the end)



It's been a great car. Especially since it doesn't have the stupid autobox, a lot of them did and why not many exist anymore. These fail and they get broken for parts.

I keep coming back to this car although it is possibly for sale at some point

Edited by 23rdian on Sunday 6th July 16:44

I was on the lookout for a Type S before I got my mr2 turbo. I remember you mentioned this in one of my threads.

Glad to hear you got the issue sorted, if the time to sell is in 5+ months then please let me know

[23rdian]

danjama said:

I was on the lookout for a Type S before I got my mr2 turbo. I remember you mentioned this in one of my threads.

Glad to hear you got the issue sorted, if the time to sell is in 5+ months then please let me know

I'd defo still be interested in selling/swapping in that time frame. Would give me chance to sort the couple of bits that need doing and put a fresh MOT on. It's a great car but not really practical enough for me. I'd also be interested in a swap for a hightop van

[danjama]

23rdian said:

I'd defo still be interested in selling/swapping in that time frame. Would give me chance to sort the couple of bits that need doing and put a fresh MOT on. It's a great car but not really practical enough for me. I'd also be interested in a swap for a hightop van

Glad you got my reply, my situation will be changing around that time (no not kids!) so let me know

[RDMcG]

I bought one new in 1985 as I recall. The second gen car with pop up headlights. It really was a great car for the price and bulletproof. Kept it for 185000km without any issues beyond normal wear. My ex had an accident with it that was not very well repaired and that started a rust cycle that was the end of it. I recall it was a lot of fun to drive at the time