Well, after those ***** stole my car and possibly did a drive-by in it...i don't feel safe driving it around anymore...SO...im thinking of buying another car. I want a new gen prelude HOPEFULLY in a white color...50-75k miles on it and no mods..manual, of course...how much am i looking to pay for such a car...i am a daddy's bioch so i dont have permission to modify my car, so i need a fast car stock, and since i wanna keep it honda for now, i think the prelude would be a great choice for me. i want to know the ups and downs of owning a new gen prelude and the prices i should expect to pay...thanks

 

the honda prelude is not a fast stock car. you might want to look into something else. maybe a s2k?

 

to your average kid a prelude is real fast, 16-17 year old kids dont need 13- sec cars.

 

i agree 16-17 year olds don't need a 13 sec car for safety reasons. but Nospace is 19 years old, so he needs a 9 second car.

 

I figured since he said "daddys beoch" he was younger. LOL. sticky you are correct, I do 2.

 

My first car was a talon that ran 13.0 that i baught when i was 15. (yes with my own money too) it all depends on the kid that buys it and how responsable they are. not saying i was very responsable but i didnt wreck it. but i did do some stupid things.
and now im 19 trying to get my teg to that 13.0 status not to far behind.

 

good luck finding a pearl white 5th gen. these cars are becoming more rare everyday.

 

my '97 Base model had a tad over 74k miles and it cost me right around $11,500 with taxes, tag, title, and ****...just shop around and compare some figures from the kelly blue book. http://www.kbb.com

 

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Hmm, I came across 3 pearl white 5th gens in my search for a Prelude. But they weren't in great condition, so I ended up buying a black, 99 base Prelude.

As far as prices...I just bought my Prelude today, paid $10,800. But with taxes and warranty, it will probably end up around $12,000. This is for a base, 1999 Prelude with 69,380 miles.

 

i paid 12,900 after taxes, tags and title for my 97 base with 70,000 miles

 

If you got a 5th gen lude you wont be sorry. It looks great, prettyquick,looks great, handles great, the gas mileage is ok, reliability is good, and it turns head heads like no other. i love mine

 

i got my pearl white 99sh for $7800.

it was salvaged .

 

thanks to all u guys for ur input...i hope i end up with a 5th gen prelude...had a talk with dad today and he said to start looking around...i know a guy who does this as a business...i'd trust him cuz his dad's been our mechanic for years...he said he can find me a pearl white 5th gen lude for 7500-8k....wow...u got urs for 7800...where'd u find such a deal..the guy said he'll go to auctions and stuff..he's supposed to be some car-God...so we'll see...wish me luck guys...anything i should be concerned about while buying a prelude..any factory faults in the fifth gen and what key components should i look at when i go look at the car with him..thanks again...

 

there was a recall for the ignition switch for 5th gens a while back. thats the only factory fault i remember. you might want to look into that.

 

97 & 98 had a recall for the timing belt auto-tensioner, along with nearly all 97 + Honda's for the ignition recall. That's about all I can remember off the top of my head.

 

I have a 97 base that I bought back in 2001. It had 46,000 miles and was $13,000 after everything. Now I've seen them for way less. Just look around.

 

autotrader.com. It took me weeks of searching and one day it popped up. I had to drive about 300 miles to get it.

 

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i agree, autotrader did it for me too