97 Prelude SH RIP.

What Replacement car should i get?
What do you think it worth? NADA says ~ 7k

Looking at Vw TDi possibly a WRX.
Not that many nice hondas in my price range I don;t want a civic or accord.

 

That sucks, same thing happened to my old accord. Good luck with what ever you decide on next

 

Sorry to see your loss. How much is insurance giving you, if at all any?

 

I don't know how much i will get from insurance yet. These cars seem to hold there value very good.

Accident wasn't my fault, I wasn't even near the car. It was parked in front of my house when hit.

 

Bad times..... I know how it could feel... Especially if you've had this car for a while

 

Duude, I'm sorry for your loss. If I had to pick any other make of a car, I would strongly recommend a 2000-2005 VW GTI 1.8T. Very comfortable, reliable and fast.

 

Selling that? And if so, for how much?

 

^ No i am not. I can see how much the insurance company wants.


I currently drive a B5 S4. Want something reliable.
Not a fan of Vws.( bad reliability and expensive parts)

 

Euros reliable?
You're in for a rude awakening coming from Hondas.

 

Definiltely fixable if you want to have it fixed. It sucks seeing that happen

 

^ think so? Right rear quarter pannel looks awful. The bumer itself is allbent up. Lots of lost room in the trunk.






My S4

 

Man, I think I'll get myself a s4 also ahah! Those thing are freaken FAST! I <3 them xD

 

yea, the car is definitely fixable. The quarter panel would have to be cut and replaced, rear bumper replaced, rear bumper support, trunk lid and probably a few other small things. I've seen cars look worse than that and still come out and look like nothing was wrong.

With all the right equipment and tools, anything is possible. Here's a good example of a 4th Gen Prelude. The owner lives about 45min. from me

 

One of my friends has a 2001 gti 1.8t, he says its the worse car he has ever owned. Too many electrical problems to deal with according to him

 

Its fixable i see but i think the insurance company will total the car.

 

Personally, I'd grab a cheap used 4th gen with a H22 and manual tranny. For me, a little maintenance is way better than a car payment (because I do all my own work). I travel a lot for business and I've yet to get a rental car worth a damn. Otherwise, the Feard fusion is about the least communist/annoying/nanny equipped late model affordable car I've driven. The mustang makes a noise like it could do something, but it doesn't. I'd run from anything built by Government Motors.

 

ouch.

 

ah man, sorry to hear bro. GL.

 

stick it with honda...once you have (or had) one you can't go back

 

DAMN....I cant belive they fixed that 4th gen.....for the cost of body work and paint....just seems like it would be cheaper and easier to buy another shell imo.

 

Yeah but definately stay away from 2.0T VWs not sure about the 1.8s

 

I would never buy a Gas powered Vw. But currently im thinking a Vw diesel is my next car. I own a Euro so i know that there reliability sucks and parts are way over priced. I have a quick car so speed doesn't mater to me.

I might part out the car depending on how much i can buy it back from the insurance company.

 

VW's are very expensive, both performance and on the repair end. They're not the easiest vehicles to work on, and you'll need to buy some specialty tools also.

 

just wanted to inject my opinion- b5 s4 is certainly not comparable to a fwd single turbo i4! 1.8t is wonderful...very robust. at this stage, anything you get surely will have had the coils and window regulator(s) replaced. interestingly enough, my friend just passed 220k on his original turbo first gen 1.8t. thing is absolutely rock solid.

i miss my 337 gti. it was the perfect DD, except for the fact that it was such a limited edition car. any excessive mileage really hurt the value, so it was sold.

if you just need the ultimate DD, get a 96-00 civic. low pressure turbo on an sohc, or, keep it bone stock. steel wheels with snow tires when needed. those cars are super easy to work on from absolutely every aspect and all of the parts they included on those cars are top notch, from the HVAC, to the dash bulbs, to the engine bay sheetmetal. and the 6th gen civic IMO was the epitome of practical engineering.

 

^ I dont want to drop money on a sohc. Its still going to be slow and FWD. Keeping it stock and beating on it is more my style.

Any interest in the Rims? 17"OEM RSX type-s

Front tires Pzero Nero summer tires 215-40-ZR17 lots of tread left.
Willing to include 1 more, lots of tread left.

Rear tires Dunlop sport 9000 215-40-ZR17

1 rim has a little rash from someone mounting a tire. Other 3 rims just have small nicks barley noticeable.