Hey guys so I have a quick question to u guys because i'm not too sure how much this is worth so i thought maybe you guys can help with your advice and lets be honest here. So i have a 96 prelude vtec clean title, I kind of built the motor a little by adding new type s pistons with a4 rods and all new bearings with KS balance shaft delete kit with new oem oil pump and also resurfaced. The cylinder head was resurface and tested fine but still needs all the works like new valve seals n such but i still do have the stock ones. The interior of the shell needs to be worked on as the leather is all torn but the carpeting is not too dirty and the exterior is faded but it does have the jdm one piece headlights with tanabe sustec coilovers and the usdm fog lights. The chassis has 200k+, rough estimate since i bought it as a project car with no battery. The trans is a M2F4 and the paint is faded in some areas. How much do you guys think this should be sold for? I'm trying to get rid of it as i bought it as a project but plans changed and i gotta sell it. Give me some advice here so i can get a better picture of how much it is worth. How much would u pay for just the motor and trans? How much for everything? Give me some tips guys thanks!

 

If the underside is rust free and the body is rust free then Id say 2000. if theres rust on the rear quarter panels then anybody who knows hondas knows theyre not easy to fix so chances are youd be lucky to get 1500 depending on the rust severity. I paid 1100 for my 95 with very little rust on the quarters but he was wanting 1500. Unless the car is in great condition with no rust and no fading then me personally I wouldnt pay alot for it.

 

i see. I do not see any signs of rust on the body at all. I actually just want to get rid of it so im gonna set it at 1500 because that seems like a reasonable price then. Thanks for your input. Now i have a better idea of the price range. Thanks.

 

How can we or anyone give a honest price range without mileage on engine, pics, and what can you prove that you've done. Hell Id want $1,500 for my shell no engine or trans... Or you could find a beat car that runs for same price. It all matters what condition, where its located, and most importantly what you can prove. You dont even say auto or manual.. Trans is a huge player in price, also vtec models are worth more as it was top of the line.

Just going off of what you say, its clean vtec shell no rust on coils, new oil pump, type-s pistons on A4 rods, KS delete and one piece housings. Id say at least $2K-$2,500 minimum. If its nicer then I imagine, and low miles easily $3K, new tires and nice wheels, $3.5K. Its just a guessing game on price at this point Any certain answers you were given were misinformed by lack of info on your part.

 

Bruh if by now u dont know what trans a 96 vtec model comes then..well i dont know what to tell ya about that..but thanks for ur input..appreciate it..

 

Are you trying to be condescending? I promise you I know a hell of a lot more then you when it comes to preludes... You having to ask the value of something says enough "bruh". Good, you should be thanking me for wasting my time and helping noobs like you to begin with. Okay since its a 5spd, what version 5spd is it? M2S4 is going to be worth a hell of a lot less then a U2Q7.

You ask a broad question that couldnt be answered correctly with what info you gave. Dont get upset with me because I ask things you should have stated.

I do know what trans it originally had, but 96' was a odd year for Preludes. Couldnt recall if it was 96', or 97' vtec engines started to come with autos. 96' was pretty much a solid decade ago as well. Maybe umm... I dont know someone could have swapped it out for 1 of a dozen different transmissions that will mount to your engine.

How about this-;

Bruh if by now u dont know how much a 96 vtec model costs then..well i dont know what to tell ya about that..but thanks for ur input..appreciate it..

Jackass.

 

LOL i bet you know more about preludes than i do.. even to the fact that you couldnt remember if 96 or 97 were the ones that came in autos. yea i believe ya bro. Oh and btw, the trans is a M2F4. If you really "know" your preludes then you would know that much at least and i never claimed i knew about preludes thats why i asked for opinions because i didnt think that it would hurt to ask fellow ppl that "know" about preludes. Oh and i was wondering.. so is your name Jackass? seems like that was u signing off on your post LOL.

 

"Give me some advice here so i can get a better picture of how much it is worth. How much would u pay for just the motor and trans?"

Well the advice I have is to first post some PICTURES of your prelude on here so we can better assist and assess your car with our own eyes. And on top of that we cannot tell you what it is worth or what your gonna get out of the car if you can't provide us with mileage on the chassis,engine and transmission. I went to KBB.com for a round about price point and your car with 150,000 miles on it goes in the ball park range of $1750 and goes up to $2460 in California depending on the condition of it. As for just the engine and transmission they are worth whatever you ask for them or what someone will pay you for them, but I would probably say around $1000 for both the engine and transmission as long as they are not beat to hell and do not leak all over.

 

Well first off I should say compared to some on here I dont know much. Plenty of people know more then me, in fact many who frequent this site do. I should have been more humble, I had my own **** going on. Its irrelevant whether I know more or not. I still stand by with what I said, but I may have been more rude then I normally am.

My point was there are over 30 different transmissions that will mount to that engine. Being 10 years old, its not unreasonable for the trans to have been swapped at some point as Jdm engine/trans are fairly cheap. I have this chart on file on my desktop. Believe me I know what trans your car came with, I own a 94' vtec model as well.



96' was a odd year because they switched over to obd2 ecu's, had the cps located externally. While some early productions where obd1, and a few other little things I cant recall at the moment. If I felt it was important enough I would fact check before posting, but i dont for dumb info. Just because I cant recite facts perfectly at any moment doesnt mean I dont know what Im talking about. Automatics where not uncommon in 4th gens, I wouldnt be surprised if last runs of the 4th gens had a autos as a option available with the vtecs. I know 5th gens had it available in, thats not the point.



The Jackass was more of a colon statement, "P.S." post script type of thing. Perfect example of this grammar technique in this movie.

 

Thanks. This was the kind of info and help i was looking for. I will post some pics and update this after work today.

 

Its cool, everyone has those days. I just wasn't too happy because I came on here and thought I would get some advice n such but when you replied and I read your post, it made me feel like you were implying that I was dumb or something and I didn't appreciate that because I came on here for some help and advice and instead of getting it, I was made to feel stupid but if that's not what you meant than I am also sorry on my part. I should've just taken your advice and update it instead of replying the way i did. My bad Sparks. I will update later when I get home from work and btw that movie was funny as hell lol.

 

man, i really wish the cost of preludes wouldnt have gone down to the prices of civics. Our community has become the civic community. How embarrassing.

 

I could not agree with you more, on any given day you can pick up a 5th gen prelude on Craiglist in good shape ranging from $2500-$4500. It sucks to see our cars so low on the resale value scale. People are practically giving them away now a days and not mention so many are being parted out instead of being sold as whole cars. I see more and more of the younger generation stepping into the more expensive cars or factory forced induction cars that are out now, its almost as if the Hondas are getting less attention and I guess for good reason people like the new technology and safety standards that are available in the newer cars. I also notice that a lot of the car community lacks the do it yourself attitude. Like most people just want to buy something that is already fast and a car that they don't have modify themselves. They just want everything to be plug-n-play so they don't have to think outside the box and find the solution to an issue the car is having or a modification they want done to their car. I could be wrong but its as if the world has gotten a hell of a lot lazier.

 

you are right on point in my eyes.

the best is "help my car doesn't start, i have a rubber band and a paper clip.....waffles. What could it be?"

 

The good news is you can buy one on the cheap. The bad news is you can't sell one for a lot.

 

Alright its now updated with some pictures. If you guys need a certain picture let me know. Thanks guys.

 

Sololude- your prelude really isn't worth much. Sorry to say. I can appreciate the mods you've done (which nobody in their right mind ever expects to get their aftermarket parts money back for anyways), but you're better off parting it out OR selling the shell seperate from the engine if no one wants the shell.

It mostly depends what state you live in. 5 years ago I bought my lude as a project car, intending to have to do alot of work on it. I'm in California. I bought:
'96 Si, 200k miles, manual tranny, already smooth running h23 AND it came with a spare jdm h22 that I swapped in and runs amazing to this day, AEM intake, DC headers, Rota Slipstreams (sold him the wheels back for $200 since I already had a 5 lug to swap in), no rust, paint looked great, pass fender had a big dent otherwise literally no problems with the car that are outside the realm of maintenance.

I got all that for $2000.

Oh, and the reason '96 was a weird year for preludes was also the switch to OBDII. Only 4th gen with it. Blake is right. As much as you think your car might be worth more than $2k, preludes cost what civics cost now, mostly because people who owned preludes beat them and drove them hard.

 

I know right. My son is 14 months old. When he's 14 years old, I want to be wrenching on the prelude with him, and jumping in the hovermobile to go get parts. Teach him how to actually fix things. The power of knowing you can fix anything, or at least have the ***** to try, is an invaluable life lesson.

This kid ain't growing up watching MTV or playing video games (though he does love babyTV when its bedtime). He's growing up learning to do things himself.

 

I know I wont be getting what I put into it. I just wanted to see the range because I wasn't too sure what preludes were worth nowadays just like you guys said about them being like civics now. I just didn't want to get too lowballed or overpriced. This helps me to get rid of it. Thanks.

That also builds a stronger bond between father and son. Kids nowadays are into all that technology and don't want to be a DIY'er anymore. Not all of them but majority. Don't get all these new terms they are coming up with too like ratchet and thot.. for us if you say ratchet we think "tool" but for them its whatever ratchet means.. idk myself..lol