Time to consider what next after the Saab.Fancy an Alfa 75 or 33, but widening my Scope a little.The 4th gen Preludes seem to be coming down in price a little.Are Hondas as reliable as they are claimed?Prelude looks cool, even the older 2 and 3 gen models have fairly tidy interior layouts (even if they appear to rust like a skoda and have all the cosmetic exterior appeal of a door wedge). And parts shouldn't be to difficult to obtain (standard or upgrade, not ricer).Fuel economy should be way better with a decent vTec engine with performance should i choose to use it, without having to face the ricer tag every time I drive it unlike a civic.Opinions?

yeah i looked at some and liked them, early ones rust but after 1990 there meantto be ok except forrusty boot lids2.2 vtec see's 0-60 in just under 7 to and 4WS is meant to be excelent

Audi S2? Dunno what price they fetch and parts can be a tad expensive butits just oh so good!--Chet HF Integrale 16v - Gettin there!1992 Renault 19 16v - Roll on 21/07/2004

Any opinions on a Honda Prelude around 195/96?

Jun 10, 2004 25 Replies

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Albert T Cone 22 years ago

Yup, that's another possibility. In fact, my list thus far is:

BMW 325i touring (probably too small) Mondeo v6 estate (probably too slow) Pug 406 v6 estate (heavy?) Subaru Legacy 4-cam Vaux omega 3.0 24v est. (heavy?) Volvo T5 estate

Heh. Fair enough - scratch that one.

Meh. Bland doesn't bother me - I want quick and practical. Image and styling are worth about this ->||> I'll probably do a proper post nearer the time, but anyone have any

Yup, seems so, but there are a couple of options, and I'm not in any immediate rush.

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Chet 22 years ago

Audi S2? Dunno what price they fetch and parts can be a tad expensive but its just oh so good!

-- Chet

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HF Integrale 16v - Gettin there!1992 Renault 19 16v - Roll on 21/07/2004

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Nom 22 years ago

WAY over budget too, unless you're happy with a really old, really tatty one ! And again, they're not exactly quick :)

Very heavy, but RWD if you like that sort of thing. Stupid cheap too.

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Albert T Cone 22 years ago

Well, I was thinking of the E30 type. 192BHp (243Nm) and 1295Kg = fairly quick, but as you say, they're getting on a bit now (>> Good choice, but they truly are the epitomy of bland.

Rattly trim doesn't worry me much either. Of course, it's nice if it doesn't, but I'm not going to pay extra for that. Of course, they are likely to have had relatively hard lives, so I am interested as to how reliable they actually are.

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Theo 22 years ago

E30 didnt have 192bhp, that was the later variable valve timing model, E36

325

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Albert T Cone 22 years ago

Oh yes, that would be superb. Thing is, they start at around £5k, which is a bit more than I wanna spend. Might not depreciate too badly tho....

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