Honda Car Forum

I spend 6 months looking for a decent second car. As I use my car for
work, I like having a back up vehicle if for nothing more than my
piece of mind.

I was focusing on thrying to find a 88-91 Civic, with reasonable miles
and very little rust, hard to do in Minnesota. I used CarSoup.com
mostly and I went to look at a few cars. I wasn't happy with what I
saw so I expanded my seach.

I saw the ad for the 87 Prelude, but did not call right away. I did
not know anything about them and I could not tell much from the ad. A
month later it was still there so I gave the guy a call.

I could not believe how nice the car was when I first saw it. Only
92,000 miles, cold A/C, 4 new Goodyear tires, new brakes front and
back, a spotless interior, new timing belt and tune up. And the car
had almost no rust. It had spent all but the last four years in a
more southern state so it spent most of it's life with no salt. I'm
not wild about white paint, but that is one sacrifice I was willing to
make.

How much? $2400, which may or may not seem like a lot to some for a
16 year old car, but try to find something this nice for so little
money. I thinks it's a great bargain.

To those of you looking for used Honda's, be patient, the deal you
want is out there if you look long and hard enough.

If anyone knows anything I should watch for maintenance wise for this
car, please let me know.