hi im looking for a used car under 2500 and im looking at 2 preludes from autotrader.com, i was wondering if you guys could lemme know if these are good deals/ what i should be looking for, really anything you have to let me know about buying a used car, thanks

links:
http://www.autotrader.com/findacar/v...&car_year=1991

http://www.autotrader.com/findacar/v...&car_year=1989

 

spend a lil more money and buy a 4th gen man. You can buy a salvage title and fix it up slowly.

 

Used Hondas are way expensive. Pretty much any Honda (including Preludes) you will find for $2500 will be pretty ratty. (That red one in your 2nd link looks pretty sad. )

If I had only $2500 in my pocket and needed a car, I would buy a 91-94 Nissan Sentra SE-R. In fact, I did. . I bought one as a winter car last fall to backup my Prelude. I paid $2000 for a one-owner 92 SE-R in great condition with 75,000mi. They are fast, fun, reliable, cheap, and insurance is way low.

Andrew - who does not want to talk you out of a Prelude, but thinks there are better options for $2500.

 

[/QUOTE]I would buy a 91-94 Nissan Sentra SE-R. [/QUOTE]

good suggestion! my friend has one and it has always been a quick car.. sorta lol.... has held up well through everything we could put it though. has almost 200,000 miles now... solid car.... and it has a obd1 sr20!!

 

how does this look...

http://www.autotrader.com/findacar/v...&car_year=1995

there were a ton of nissan sentras, i dont think they were SE-R's though, just regular sentras. anyway, when i go to check the cars out what kind of questions should i be asking? i dont want it to seem like a good deal but have it breaking down on me a few months down the road.

 

or look at this...

http://www.autotrader.com/findacar/v...&car_year=1991

 

i would just go with a sentra....those other cars look pretty pathetic