farkiller

Not sure if htis belongs here, so mods you can move it if you like.

My car is a 96 civic DX hatch. It has 91k miles I just painted it and got new rims/tires. I have no A/C but he doesnt care.

My friend has a 00 prelude. It has like 180k miles, the body needs some work, and the interior does as well.

He said he will give me the prelude if I give him my car plus $1000, fair trade?

farkiller

He says he needs a car that gets good gas mileage for work.

jasoncrashtech

this really should be your choice. what would make you happiest is clearly up to you man. if you want info on preludes to help your choice, you know were to find it

farkiller

Would you guys do it? I mean a prelude is a sick car and the H22 is very tempting, then again 180k miles is a LOT of miles.

farkiller

His prelude looks almost exactly like this same color, but with some damage on the fenders and stuff.



This is my civic

jasoncrashtech

i know what i would do , but i won't say bro. lol i'm not cool with influencing what to do with your car. nice hatch

farkiller

Lol I dont care man I just want to hear what other people would do in this situation.

basiceg6

u should drive his car and see if you like it or not. if i was u i would keep the ek, i seen it when u was just doing the 99 front conversion and it came out great. but its your car, do what u like

Civic-Kids

dont give him the 1g (cuz he the 1 who want to trade).... car for car or nothing.... than u can use the 1g to repair the prelude... lol

farkiller

I really like the EK, it's just its VERY slow and I dont want to do an engine swap, with the prelude it's already very fast

farkiller

But honestly it wouldnt be a fair trade IMO and I would feel bad, I could tell him to take the A/C out and sell it or something, then I wouldnt mind trading, I just feel bad trading him a car with no A/C you know?

boxeocampeon

you shouldnt care about the AC i like the your civic better i dont like the preludes as much so personally i wouldnt trade but the prelude is fast so its up to you

farkiller

I dont really like the way the prelude looks, the headlights are so ugly IMO, but you can always do a front end conversion right?

basiceg6

is it a type sh? a/c isnt anything. but try to get a straight trade if anything



edit: what kind of conversion would u do on a prelude, im curious

farkiller

Hmm I dont know what that is =P How would I be able to tell?

shietzitzkien

don't do it. His car sounds like manure.

basiceg6

i dont really know much about preludes but u can tell by the rims. does he have the same rims as the 1 in the picture? if so its prob a base model ( not type sh ). your car is too clean to trade for a beat up lude just because u want speed. turbo your single is better

shietzitzkien

don't do it. His car sounds like manure.

Weifast

Your posting in a civic forum, I'm sure a lot of people are going to say keep the civic...but you asked for opinions, so here it is.

Keep the hatch, but I'm biased, I love hatches. I don't care for preludes. Based on your two cars, keep the hatch. You don't want the headache of having to repair and what not. No A/C? Go to a junkyard and get yourself a cheap dx a/c system for under $300 bucks for everything, condenser, lines, evap, etc. with a CR-V bracket and boom, got yourself A/C. I bought a 2000 taffeta hatch with no A/C, no motor from a friend who blew the LSV. Did a complete b16 for $1200, plus $300 more for an A/C from a stock dx and I got myself a wonderful daily and cool A/C. Performance-wise man, just do an engine swap, you'll end up with a better power to weight ratio (depending on what motor you get) because that hatch will always be lighter than the prelude (comparing the chassis of course) and they both have the same FF drivetrain. In the end, the civic has more potential from the get go. Plus, you got a 99-00 front end conversion and sied markers that looks sick already...why give it away? Of course this is all in my humble opinion.

I'm just looking at your hatch and man that thing has potential! IF you give it away, your friend will be the one lucking out in my view, plus if you give him a grand, I'd feel sorry for you.

D3vin

In my opinion, I would say no. Unless that I really wanted a Prelude, but in the end the Prelude is a bigger car. You need to run premium, the H22 have chances of leaking oil and you have so little to no choice of engine swaps and stuff to do for your car that simply isn't Honda-Tech. xD I'm pretty sure people here all love to mod their cars to their liking, from just rims to full interior. I can tell you I love Civics because of their availability in parts and variations.

But, if you are into Preludes go for it. The thing is you said the body had damages. The motor has such high mileage and is known for leaking oil or burning oil or Vtec problems. It will in the end cost more to maintain.

farkiller

Dang A/C for only $300? I was thinking it would cost around $1200...

b.YipPy

im sure you already know your answer... and everyone in this thread is basically saying the same thing which is to keep your civic. the end.

cmgogo

Agreed, keep your civic, ludes are a PITA to fix and are expensive, its basicly the GM of hondas. Dont get me wrong i love a mint lude, but his aint mint, and isnt worth it.

farkiller

Alright guys it sounds like keeping the EK is a better choice, is doing an H22 swap hard/expensive? Compaired to say a GSR.

andyfee

Dont do it
Dont do it
Dont do it