Why was the prelude so unpopular?

[azzzah]

Iv came across the chance to own a 5th gen Honda Prelude, its the 2.2 motegi with 4ws, its cheap as chips and i was planning on stancing it.

I was just wondering what made them so unpopular?

[EDLT]

Because they were bought by people who stance things.

[McSam]

EDLT said:

Because they were bought by people who stance things.

[NadiR]

EDLT said:

Because they were bought by people who stance things.

They still are.

[Viperz888]

EDLT said:

Because they were bought by people who ruin things.

EFA

[TheEnd]

I didn't think they got in with that sort of crowd.

I always liked the look of them, but they were the kind of car you'd expect to have been RWD.

[pits]

Not very good looking
Not very fast
Interior is hideous

Sums it up for me.

[petrolsniffer]

Weren't most of the 90s coupes flops due to the financial situation at the time??

corrado,calibra and the prelude all did pretty poorly

[entropy]

90s were a golden era for coupes.

The competition was immense but Honda didn't help themselves with the EK9 Civic VTi & Type R, DC2 Integra Type R, S2000, Accord Type R.

Looks play a huge part in purchasing coupe. Prelude looked like an NSX with its panels beaten with an ugly stick.

Interior isn't pleasant probably because it was geared towards the American market.

[Panayiotis]

The 5th gen prelude is a great car, still looks reltively fresh today. Handle really well, 200hp engine and very surefooted (double wishbones all round and relively wide for a sports coupe). In its day though it was up against the 20v turbo fiat which was considerably faster, and then you had the 200sx which was RWD. If you could get past those two, then you'd walk into the dealership at the time and see an Integra Type R for same money....

[fwaggie]

I love the Preludes.

Had every model bar the very last ones from the Mk1 upwards.

4WS rocks, I still miss it now.

VTEC is also very, very nice and super reliable.

Extremely comfortable, dash that didn't look like every other car available which I thought looked nice. (was a bit marmite-ish though)

Everything worked, and kept on working. I didn't have a single thing go wrong electrically.

And good looking when the alternative was a 1.6 Mk3 Escort or some other euro yuck box.

The only thing I had happen to the last one I had was the coolant pressure cap valve let go one day, and as the temperature gauge could have been painted on as it never, ever moved once upto temp, I never bothered to check it and only realised something was wrong when engine power was going down and down. 1 unhappy engine, melted rings, etc. All fixed under warranty though.

Oh, plus the Honda dealer in Carlisle rocks.

[Dave Hedgehog]

McSam said:

EDLT said:

Because they were bought by people who stance things.

+1

once the barrys get hold of a car it becomes a worthless pos

[thismonkeyhere]

What does 'stance' mean?

[Strawman]

fwaggie said:

And good looking when the alternative was a 1.6 Mk3 Escort or some other euro yuck box.

Not the VW Corrado, Fiat Coupe turbo, Porsche 944?

I think that Honda prelude buyers in the UK were mainly in their 60's and older, which didn't help broaden their sales appeal, a bit like the Lexus SC when was the last time you saw one of them?

[Special K]

thismonkeyhere said:

What does 'stance' mean?

It means some like to make their cars look like those car caricatures and ruin the ride and handling. Also looks daft imo.

[PaulB81]

I loved my 2.2 VTi with 4WS. One of my favourite cars I've owned. It wasn't slow. Around 200bhp and 0-60 was around 6.5 if I remember. Has loads of fun in that car

[mat777]

Because Honda failed to Prelude market trends?

[Deluded]

I owned a 5th gen and would get another in a heartbeat!

Fantastic cars. The interior in the 5th is a lovely place to be. Especially with leather. And I love the outside looks. The rear is stunning and look even better with the motegi kit.

I'm not sure they did poorly. Seem to be a fair few about... Maybe just too much competition from Hondas own line up.. Accord coupe, civic coupe, crx, integra etc. maybe the prelude wasn't always the obvious coupe to go for?

If you wanted a nice gt coupe, you went for the accord. If you wanted luxury you went for the legend. If you wanted a sporty coupe you went for the integra... The prelude doesn't really have a niche to fit into

Edited by Deluded on Tuesday 20th March 07:13

[Robb F]

thismonkeyhere said:

What does 'stance' mean?

[Eighteeteewhy]

thismonkeyhere said:

What does 'stance' mean?

http://mobile.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=1090735&mid=203226

HTH