"Carl S. Moore" <carl.moore2@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<PK5Jb.726146$Fm2.627816@attbi_s04>...
> I owned a couple of Preludes in the past...... Like myself,
> many Prelude drivers graduate up to Acura Integra GSR's
> once they need 4 doors for the kids........ then maybe
> TL's when they need more horsepower.
>
> Carl

Heheh:

Funny you should mention the TL. I am a big fan of the Legends
(which is an RL equivalent). But that is a complete different class
and the sports coupe--more a sports sedan. [side not:The CL is
definitely an interesting future possibility even after we have kids.
The CL has the good looks and the room of a mid-sized coupe.]

You are right about having no kids and having a Lude. I don't
have any kids right now. The Lude is nice and sporty but still a coup
that tours nicely. I LOVE THE LUDE!! I've looked just a tiny bit
into the GSR's. They seem to have only 1.7/1.8 liters???!! That is
kind of small. No?

I suppose I could go test drive the RSX and see how I feel in it.
Since I know what my Lude feels like, I am going to be pretty
particular. I would like a car that would re-create the feel of the
Lude. I hope the RSX can come close. One thing that is concerning on
the 2002 RSX, at least, is the JD power and associates rates it a 2/5
for mechanical initial quality (90 day). That seems sucky! I thought
Hondas/Accuras are supposed to be of high quality/reliability??.

I've also called a Toyota Dealer to find out about the Celica GTS.
It does have 180 horses and is a light beast. The guy is really
cool. He seems really knowledgeable about mods. He sounded like a
young guy and a motor-head. He says he would be happy to dispense out
some knowledge about mods when I go in to test drive the GT-S. :-).
Boy, are we having fun yet? Ain't life grand?

cheers.