Honda Car Forum

"LovingPerson" <saylo1234@aol.com> wrote
snip
> My buddy has an Accura which is basically a Honda in disguise.
> It is a 91 Legend LS with leather. The exterior is Mint and he has
> 310,000 miles on it. It runs like a champ still. Probably will go
> 400,000.

Well there ya go. :-)

> Anyone who has opinion on this, please chime in. I am looking
> for good information. Am I correct in thinking my car can go 300k or
> should I start getting rid of the car because it really don't have
> much life left? What would be the smart thing to do? Sell it now
> while I can still sell it or take a gamble that the car can make it to
> 300k?

I'm an original owner of a 1991 Civic, 150k miles. Lots of Northern winter
driving. But I still plan to take her over 200,000 miles. Maybe more, depending
on how the rust looks.

Can't beat 42+ miles per gallon. Plus, from this newsgroup I feel like I have a
pretty good command of what's likely to go wrong. Indeed, the top five or so
casualties to early 1990s Hondas have already happened, and I know what to look
for.

If your new-used Prelude is in good shape, I'd be hopeful, simply because it is
a Honda engine.

> How big of a gamble will it be if I try to keep it? Will it
> poop out on me? How much good life would you guess a well maintained
> Prelude can get.

I don't know but I'd bet you did not get cheated on the price. Edmunds.com
indicates a 1995 white Prelude Si manual transmission with 171,500 miles and in
"clean" condition (which is the second from the top condition) goes for the
following where I live:

Trade-In: $3,600
Private Party: $4,600
Dealer: $6,300

Your seller's window price of $7k may reflect a different location. I'm in an
intermediate cost-of-living area.

Try putting in the specific details at http://www.edmunds.com/used/ , clicking
on "What Is Your Car Worth?"

> Mind you, when a car is got 171,000 miles at eight years of age,
> it means that most of the miles were freeway miles. A car does not
> get to that high of a mileage in eight years without being driven on
> the freeway a lot. You just can't gather that kind of miles on local
> roads unless you were a taxis driver or delivery person.

Sounds reasonable.

> Thanks in advance for any input.

More at the very bottom.

> > "LovingPerson" <saylo1234@aol.com> wrote
> > > Guess what I see: A white, Shiny Prelude. Blue book value
> > > printed on the window was $7000 (I think it must be $7000 retail, but
> > > probably not $7000 wholesale). Anyways, the asking price was $5000.
snip
> > > Long and short of it: I could not pass up the deal. I
> > > eventually actually got the car for $3200 [READ: $3200!].
> > >
> > > 1995 Honda Prelude S-i (Mint inside and out)
> > > 171,500 miles
> > > Chrome tips for the exhaust
> > > Nice decent rims
> > > Tinted windows
> > > Sun Roof
> > > Rear Spoiler
> > > Gold Package (ie the H in front and back is gold or brass).
> > > AC/Sterer/CD
> > >
> > > Here is my situation: I recently also bought an Accord EX 1991
> > > 125,000miles (I had posted about this one before under the handle
> > > HondaAccordEXman). I bought that one for $900. It was also a
> > > military car. That Honda is running like a champ. So, now I am in
> > > the enviable position of having to make a choice. I don't know
> > > whether to keep the Accord or the Prelude.

Tough decision, based on everything you said. Seems like pretty much a toss-up
to me, given (1) what you could get if you sold either; (2) the higher mileage
of the Prelude vs. the Accord; (3) the higher age of the Accord vs. the Prelude.

The deciding factors to me would be which is more fun to drive and maybe miles
per gallon.

I can speak well about the accord, my buddy has a 1993 Accord LX with
340,000 on it, and he drove it on a 4000 or so km trip last summer with no
issues, and it is still going strong... I would say stop telling people
how good a price ya got on that prelude, patch up the paint chips, get it
profesionally detailed, maby some new tires or something and try to sell it
for like 5000... shouldnt be a problem to get that price at all...
especially for a 1995

so, IMHO , make some money on the prelude, and drive the accord till it
dies... it will go for a while yet!!

-Daniel
"Caroline" <caroline10027remove@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> "LovingPerson" <saylo1234@aol.com> wrote
> snip
> > My buddy has an Accura which is basically a Honda in disguise.
> > It is a 91 Legend LS with leather. The exterior is Mint and he has
> > 310,000 miles on it. It runs like a champ still. Probably will go
> > 400,000.
>
> Well there ya go. :-)
>
> > Anyone who has opinion on this, please chime in. I am looking
> > for good information. Am I correct in thinking my car can go 300k or
> > should I start getting rid of the car because it really don't have
> > much life left? What would be the smart thing to do? Sell it now
> > while I can still sell it or take a gamble that the car can make it to
> > 300k?
>
> I'm an original owner of a 1991 Civic, 150k miles. Lots of Northern winter
> driving. But I still plan to take her over 200,000 miles. Maybe more,
depending
> on how the rust looks.
>
> Can't beat 42+ miles per gallon. Plus, from this newsgroup I feel like I
have a
> pretty good command of what's likely to go wrong. Indeed, the top five or
so
> casualties to early 1990s Hondas have already happened, and I know what to
look
> for.
>
> If your new-used Prelude is in good shape, I'd be hopeful, simply because
it is
> a Honda engine.
>
> > How big of a gamble will it be if I try to keep it? Will it
> > poop out on me? How much good life would you guess a well maintained
> > Prelude can get.
>
> I don't know but I'd bet you did not get cheated on the price. Edmunds.com
> indicates a 1995 white Prelude Si manual transmission with 171,500 miles
and in
> "clean" condition (which is the second from the top condition) goes for
the
> following where I live:
>
> Trade-In: $3,600
> Private Party: $4,600
> Dealer: $6,300
>
> Your seller's window price of $7k may reflect a different location. I'm in
an
> intermediate cost-of-living area.
>
> Try putting in the specific details at http://www.edmunds.com/used/ ,
clicking
> on "What Is Your Car Worth?"
>
> > Mind you, when a car is got 171,000 miles at eight years of age,
> > it means that most of the miles were freeway miles. A car does not
> > get to that high of a mileage in eight years without being driven on
> > the freeway a lot. You just can't gather that kind of miles on local
> > roads unless you were a taxis driver or delivery person.
>
> Sounds reasonable.
>
> > Thanks in advance for any input.
>
> More at the very bottom.
>
> > > "LovingPerson" <saylo1234@aol.com> wrote
> > > > Guess what I see: A white, Shiny Prelude. Blue book value
> > > > printed on the window was $7000 (I think it must be $7000 retail,
but
> > > > probably not $7000 wholesale). Anyways, the asking price was $5000.
> snip
> > > > Long and short of it: I could not pass up the deal. I
> > > > eventually actually got the car for $3200 [READ: $3200!].
> > > >
> > > > 1995 Honda Prelude S-i (Mint inside and out)
> > > > 171,500 miles
> > > > Chrome tips for the exhaust
> > > > Nice decent rims
> > > > Tinted windows
> > > > Sun Roof
> > > > Rear Spoiler
> > > > Gold Package (ie the H in front and back is gold or brass).
> > > > AC/Sterer/CD
> > > >
> > > > Here is my situation: I recently also bought an Accord EX
1991
> > > > 125,000miles (I had posted about this one before under the handle
> > > > HondaAccordEXman). I bought that one for $900. It was also a
> > > > military car. That Honda is running like a champ. So, now I am in
> > > > the enviable position of having to make a choice. I don't know
> > > > whether to keep the Accord or the Prelude.
>
> Tough decision, based on everything you said. Seems like pretty much a
toss-up
> to me, given (1) what you could get if you sold either; (2) the higher
mileage
> of the Prelude vs. the Accord; (3) the higher age of the Accord vs. the
Prelude.
>
> The deciding factors to me would be which is more fun to drive and maybe
miles
> per gallon.
>
>

"LovingPerson" <saylo1234@aol.com> wrote in message
news:fed77941.0312280107.4a4ae56@posting.google.co m...

> I drive this stick shift Prelude Si and it really moves! The
> exterior and interior are MINT: shiny and clean and just a few paint
> chips about dime in size, but that is all. The 190 HP really moves
> this car. I make an offer of $3500 and thought we'd haggle.
> Surprisingly, she goes for it. I hesitate a little. I was not really
> expecting her to say yes. Now I have to make a decision as to whether
> to add a third car to my family's fleet.
>

Are you sure the Si has 190hp ?

i personaly woulldnt buy a car over 80k. i just have always thought that
way.

"Daniel Gray" <danielgrayNOSPAM@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:1zPHb.182499$PD3.5890838@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> I can speak well about the accord, my buddy has a 1993 Accord LX with
> 340,000 on it, and he drove it on a 4000 or so km trip last summer with no
> issues, and it is still going strong... I would say stop telling people
> how good a price ya got on that prelude, patch up the paint chips, get it
> profesionally detailed, maby some new tires or something and try to sell
it
> for like 5000... shouldnt be a problem to get that price at all...
> especially for a 1995
>
> so, IMHO , make some money on the prelude, and drive the accord till it
> dies... it will go for a while yet!!
>
> -Daniel
> "Caroline" <caroline10027remove@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:fzIHb.9523$lo3.7788@newsread2.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
> > "LovingPerson" <saylo1234@aol.com> wrote
> > snip
> > > My buddy has an Accura which is basically a Honda in disguise.
> > > It is a 91 Legend LS with leather. The exterior is Mint and he has
> > > 310,000 miles on it. It runs like a champ still. Probably will go
> > > 400,000.
> >
> > Well there ya go. :-)
> >
> > > Anyone who has opinion on this, please chime in. I am looking
> > > for good information. Am I correct in thinking my car can go 300k or
> > > should I start getting rid of the car because it really don't have
> > > much life left? What would be the smart thing to do? Sell it now
> > > while I can still sell it or take a gamble that the car can make it to
> > > 300k?
> >
> > I'm an original owner of a 1991 Civic, 150k miles. Lots of Northern
winter
> > driving. But I still plan to take her over 200,000 miles. Maybe more,
> depending
> > on how the rust looks.
> >
> > Can't beat 42+ miles per gallon. Plus, from this newsgroup I feel like I
> have a
> > pretty good command of what's likely to go wrong. Indeed, the top five
or
> so
> > casualties to early 1990s Hondas have already happened, and I know what
to
> look
> > for.
> >
> > If your new-used Prelude is in good shape, I'd be hopeful, simply
because
> it is
> > a Honda engine.
> >
> > > How big of a gamble will it be if I try to keep it? Will it
> > > poop out on me? How much good life would you guess a well maintained
> > > Prelude can get.
> >
> > I don't know but I'd bet you did not get cheated on the price.
Edmunds.com
> > indicates a 1995 white Prelude Si manual transmission with 171,500 miles
> and in
> > "clean" condition (which is the second from the top condition) goes for
> the
> > following where I live:
> >
> > Trade-In: $3,600
> > Private Party: $4,600
> > Dealer: $6,300
> >
> > Your seller's window price of $7k may reflect a different location. I'm
in
> an
> > intermediate cost-of-living area.
> >
> > Try putting in the specific details at http://www.edmunds.com/used/ ,
> clicking
> > on "What Is Your Car Worth?"
> >
> > > Mind you, when a car is got 171,000 miles at eight years of age,
> > > it means that most of the miles were freeway miles. A car does not
> > > get to that high of a mileage in eight years without being driven on
> > > the freeway a lot. You just can't gather that kind of miles on local
> > > roads unless you were a taxis driver or delivery person.
> >
> > Sounds reasonable.
> >
> > > Thanks in advance for any input.
> >
> > More at the very bottom.
> >
> > > > "LovingPerson" <saylo1234@aol.com> wrote
> > > > > Guess what I see: A white, Shiny Prelude. Blue book value
> > > > > printed on the window was $7000 (I think it must be $7000 retail,
> but
> > > > > probably not $7000 wholesale). Anyways, the asking price was
$5000.
> > snip
> > > > > Long and short of it: I could not pass up the deal. I
> > > > > eventually actually got the car for $3200 [READ: $3200!].
> > > > >
> > > > > 1995 Honda Prelude S-i (Mint inside and out)
> > > > > 171,500 miles
> > > > > Chrome tips for the exhaust
> > > > > Nice decent rims
> > > > > Tinted windows
> > > > > Sun Roof
> > > > > Rear Spoiler
> > > > > Gold Package (ie the H in front and back is gold or brass).
> > > > > AC/Sterer/CD
> > > > >
> > > > > Here is my situation: I recently also bought an Accord EX
> 1991
> > > > > 125,000miles (I had posted about this one before under the handle
> > > > > HondaAccordEXman). I bought that one for $900. It was also a
> > > > > military car. That Honda is running like a champ. So, now I am
in
> > > > > the enviable position of having to make a choice. I don't know
> > > > > whether to keep the Accord or the Prelude.
> >
> > Tough decision, based on everything you said. Seems like pretty much a
> toss-up
> > to me, given (1) what you could get if you sold either; (2) the higher
> mileage
> > of the Prelude vs. the Accord; (3) the higher age of the Accord vs. the
> Prelude.
> >
> > The deciding factors to me would be which is more fun to drive and maybe
> miles
> > per gallon.
> >
> >
>
>

ravelation wrote:

>
> saylo1234@aol.com (LovingPerson)
> wrote:
>
> >My wife and I don't have kids, so
> >passenger space is no concern.
> >Howeever, the Prelude is 5 speed and
> >my wife would not be able to drive it.
> >Even in emergency, she would not be
> >able to drive it. Decisions. Decisions.
>
> I say teach her how to drive the car! You may find yourself with a
> Prelude Chick.
> I'm a woman and my first car was a '78 Honda Civic stick. Once you
> learn, you never forget. It's a skill I'm glad I know.
>
> It's obvious from your post the passion you feel for the deal and the
> car you found. Preludes are a coveted item by young guys. I know, as my
> 16 year old son would *Love* to own one.
>
> You by chance in CA?

California or Canada?

ive never seen an si prelude b4 ive seen srv with a 2.0 liter vtech they
have 190hp stock!!
"Anderson, Drake" <DAnderson1@BellSouth.net> wrote in message
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> "LovingPerson" <saylo1234@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:fed77941.0312280107.4a4ae56@posting.google.co m...
>
> > I drive this stick shift Prelude Si and it really moves! The
> > exterior and interior are MINT: shiny and clean and just a few paint
> > chips about dime in size, but that is all. The 190 HP really moves
> > this car. I make an offer of $3500 and thought we'd haggle.
> > Surprisingly, she goes for it. I hesitate a little. I was not really
> > expecting her to say yes. Now I have to make a decision as to whether
> > to add a third car to my family's fleet.
> >
>
> Are you sure the Si has 190hp ?
>
>

that sounds like a great deal. the non vtec model is 160HP. the canadian or
JDM model, SRV I believe is the F20 motor, which is nonvtec higher
compression and probably 190hp (not too sure, I live in the states, no SRVs
here).

your 1990-1993 accord is very compatible with your prelude,
engine/tranny/radiator/suspension, basically all chassis parts are
interchangable with one another.

you could always get the JDM H22 motor for more power, around 210HP and LSD
transmission will really put a kick in the butt on your prelude. that motor
is also a direct BOLT IN, and plug in. you just need to run 4 wires to the
ecu.

good luck and great find!

"LovingPerson" <saylo1234@aol.com> wrote in message
news:fed77941.0312280107.4a4ae56@posting.google.co m...
> Dear all:
>
> I woke up today and was expecting it was just to be a regular
> day. No way was I expecting to end up with a '95 Prelude in Mint (I
> am talking MINT) condition! So, I take my wife to work at the crack
> of dawn. I decide to drive by the for sale lot here on my Air Force
> Base. Guess what I see: A white, Shiny Prelude. Blue book value
> printed on the window was $7000 (I think it must be $7000 retail, but
> probably not $7000 wholesale). Anyways, the asking price was $5000.
> Miles: 171,500 miles. I take the number down and was going to give it
> to a friend.
>
> Then, I got bored about at 1000 AM. I call up the owner. She
> is an eighteen year Veteran of the United States Air Force. It turns
> out she is the first owner and has all the maintenance records--oil
> every 3,000, Air conditioning condenser last year, New muffler last
> year, quarter panel replacement after a minor front end accident, a
> new radio (factory one died), timing belt changed, alternator changed.
>
> The car has never had major accident or major problems. I ask
> for a test drive and tell her that if the price was negotiable, I
> could make the deal happen within hours! She is leaving this base in
> two months and just bought a new Nissan Z 2004 model. The Nissan
> dealer offered $500 for trade-in on this Prelude--totally ridiculous,
> but it set her mind set for a low price.
>
> I drive this stick shift Prelude Si and it really moves! The
> exterior and interior are MINT: shiny and clean and just a few paint
> chips about dime in size, but that is all. The 190 HP really moves
> this car. I make an offer of $3500 and thought we'd haggle.
> Surprisingly, she goes for it. I hesitate a little. I was not really
> expecting her to say yes. Now I have to make a decision as to whether
> to add a third car to my family's fleet.
>
> Long and short of it: I could not pass up the deal. I
> eventually actually got the car for $3200 [READ: $3200!].
>
> 1995 Honda Prelude S-i (Mint inside and out)
> 171,500 miles
> Chrome tips for the exhaust
> Nice decent rims
> Tinted windows
> Sun Roof
> Rear Spoiler
> Gold Package (ie the H in front and back is gold or brass).
> AC/Sterer/CD
>
> Here is my situation: I recently also bought an Accord EX 1991
> 125,000miles (I had posted about this one before under the handle
> HondaAccordEXman). I bought that one for $900. It was also a
> military car. That Honda is running like a champ. So, now I am in
> the enviable position of having to make a choice. I don't know
> whether to keep the Accord or the Prelude. I love driving the
> Prelude, but the Accord is more sensible of a car and I don't really
> need to drive a three thousand dollar car when I have a perfectly good
> $900 car which I also love!
>
> One thing that would help me in the decision would be how much do
> you think I can sell the Prelude for? I guess if someone is willing
> to pay a good premium for it, it would persuade me to sell and just
> drive the sensible Accord, which I am perfectly happy to do in the
> first place.
>
> My wife and I don't have kids, so passenger space is no concern.
> Howeever, the Prelude is 5 speed and my wife would not be able to
> drive it. Even in emergency, she would not be able to drive it.
> Decisions. Decisions.
>
> I know it is not the worst thing in the world to have this
> problem of having to choose between two cars. I am just putting this
> forth as a fun problem. Believe me! I am not complaining. I am just
> wanting some input so I can actually make a good decision.
>
>
> Sincerely. HondaAccordEXman and now HondaPreludeSiMan :-)
>
> If you have any more questions on either car, please don't hesitate to
> ask. I would appreciate any input. thx in advance

In article <fed77941.0312280107.4a4ae56@posting.google.com> , saylo1234@aol.com
says...

> My wife and I don't have kids, so passenger space is no concern.
>Howeever, the Prelude is 5 speed and my wife would not be able to
>drive it. Even in emergency, she would not be able to drive it.
>Decisions. Decisions.
>
> I know it is not the worst thing in the world to have this
>problem of having to choose between two cars. I am just putting this
>forth as a fun problem. Believe me! I am not complaining. I am just
>wanting some input so I can actually make a good decision.

Take the time to teach your wife how to drive a stick. Then you won't
have to base your decision solely on her ability to drive it. If I had
the space and insurance was not too expensive, I would keep both.
-------------
Alex

In article <bspumr$lt6$1@hercules.btinternet.com>, froglewis@btinternet.com
says...
>
>
>i personaly woulldnt buy a car over 80k. i just have always thought that
>way.

If the car has a known history of being well maintained, then you shouldn't
worry too much.
------------
Alex

You mean the wife and the Prelude?

>
>Take the time to teach your wife how to drive a stick. I would keep both.
>-------------
>Alex
>