"TWW" <twaugh5@cox.net> wrote in news:AUFtf.26578$Ou3.25319@dukeread09:

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> "Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
> news:Xns973DB492DD19Bjyanikkuanet@129.250.170.84.. .
>> "TWW" <twaugh5@cox.net> wrote in
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>> > In sum -- I would buy it -- but I still really like my Prelude.
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>> IMO,the Prelude is better looking,and lower to the ground means
>> better cornering. I was PO'd when Honda dropped the Prelude from
>> their line. (man,if the Prelude had a hatchback that looked just like
>> the coupe,it would have been SUPER! Hatchbacks are SO practical,but I
>> don't want a station wagon.)
>> Also,I suspect the new Civic SI has a more free-flowing intake and
>> exhaus, like the aftermarket CAIs and "Cat-back exhaust" that
>> "tuners" put on;that being where they get their extra power.[and
>> extra noise :-( ]
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>> --
>> Jim Yanik
>> jyanik
>> at
>> kua.net
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> The Prelude is lower to the ground and I would think that it would
> outhandle the Si given the McP strut in the Si vs the wishbone in the
> Prelude. Overall, I just like the Prelude more, but the Si is a
> performance/fun bargain.
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"bargain",questionable. ;-)
And there are no new Preludes to buy anymore. :-(

Does anyone else think that many of these cars are beginning to look alike?
The basic body styles are all very similar;higher,narrower,more egg-shaped
body. No character anymore.

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Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
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