When a VW breaks, it breaks expensive! If you look at any reliability survey you will see that Honda is the tops while VW is really bad! As for Prelude or Intgra.......they are such similar cars I think it is the one that you get the best deal on, both are limited supply, both sold about the same numbers, the Prelude was a little more expensive new, but you are right to find one is tough! My recommendation is to buy a 4-5k prelude and spend 3-4k fixing it up!