I’ve been thinking about getting a new car.

(Don’t yell at me!)


My CRX is an ’89 si with almost 200k miles. There are lots of little things that need to be fixed, but the car runs great, gets great mpg (~35) and is still fun. I’ve owned it for almost 5 years now. Bought it for $1800 back in 2004.

Lately, the last generation Prelude has caught my attention. It seems like this may be a good replacement for the CRX. It has similar characteristics but is newer and safer.

Please provide your opinion on whether this would be a good change. If you have had experience with the Prelude, your opinion will be held in high regard.

Thank you!

 

techless lock...?

 

How does the suspension geometry compare between the two?
(happy now?)

 

id keep the crx but thats just my opinion

 

i was reading your other thread, and if your looking for more comfort because your older id go with the prelude, crx's are fun and nice when your younger, but when your older its probably nicer to have more room

 

idk about room my HF has like a bazillion more room then my 4g prelude

 

prelude is cool. but imo the rex is way better!! look better, lighter, funner!

 

yeah they have alot of room in the front but not the back lol

 

i'd think a rex has more cubic feet of cargo space than a lude any day, except you get to have back passengers in a lude.

 

lol.

 

All I could tell you "KEEP YOUR CR-X "

 

it is your car and you can do whatever you want with it if u want to keep it do so. honda-tech is not going to be driving the car daily you are so that is your decision.

 

the term suck-lude exists for a reason

 

Since when has that ever been a valid term? It isn't even witty..

 

your in the crx / civic forum WTF do you think we are going to say.

 

Great input everyone! (except the last one...)

I would love to get a Prelude and keep the CRX, but I already have a second car (total of three for a family of 2.15). That one suits the purpose of a second car much better than a Prelude or CRX would - its a 1994 Mitsubishi Expo. Its our beach mobile - I use it for hauling my kayaks and occasionally 7 people to the beach. Bought it from the original owner last year for $1200. Not to get off subject, but that’s a great car! 2.4 (Eclipse) engine with a five speed manual in a small van is not something that you find in the US anymore.

I've thought about the money aspect of going from the CRX to a Prelude, and it looks like the “equation cannot be solved”. The rough estimates are – get 3k for my CRX and buy the Prelude for 5k. There are two problems with this:
1. No one will pay me 3k for my CRX.
2. For 5k I will probably get a crappy Prelude.

This also made me realize how much I value the CRX. If its worth to me way more than anyone would pay me for it, than it must be special!

 

sell your crx and buy a ef civic

 

Why not have both? I like the feel of my 97 civic but love my crx more. I say get the lude and keep the Rex. Mainly because you will regret later.

 

Hey was wondering if anyone new of some mods i could do to my CRX to increase speed and horse power without sacrificing to much gas millage?

 

... Make your own damn thread.

Pretty much ANY mod you do for performance will sacrifice gas mileage. If you want good mileage, and decent power, get Vtec.

 

Get some light wheels thread jacker!

 

haha yeah thats the problem with ef's, you buy them cheap and put so much money into them, then when you go to sell them you can barely get half of what you put into it if your lucky

 

ill buy your rex.. $1000 firm. j/k hah. but seriously, i will..

youre not gonna get much for a rex no matter what you have done to it. theyre priceless to the owners but worthless to anybody whos never owned one. if i were you and i wnated a new car, id move my rex to a garage or the backyard with a tarp.. anywhere somewhat weather safe.. then go buy your prelude