Since I wrecked my '95 Prelude VTEC, I'm thinking about buying another 95-96 VTEC Prelude or move to the '98 ITR. How would you compare them?

 

been covered before numerous times....

its an ITR forum...what do you thing people are gonna say??

I think they are 2 totally different cars, hard to compare

 

ferrari>geo metro

 

Search it...depends on what you want honestly. They're both nice cars, but they are different. Decide what you want, then get it...but don't fall for the hype of the R or the h22.

Preludes are nice, I love the dash in that generation

 

itr is way better in my opinion.. i never really did like the preludes

 

itr all the way dude!!

 

I like the Preludes, Good cars. at least you won't have to worry about parking it anywhere...

 

How do the ITR's handle higher milages? I could buy something between 55000 to 70000 miles. Does the engine stand this milage? Or are there any problems?

 

HP to Weight ratio and good balance...I would think the ITR wins that one...
Would anyone disagree with on that or no???

 

i had to choose between a prelude or ITR ...

i chose ITR ALL the WAY and besides the ladies love the ITR and
its rare

ITR

 

I know that ITR will drive more better that Prelude. But how does ITR run as a daily driver, long highway trips etc? Any problems with the engine with this using?

 

you'll be at 8000rpms crusing at 60mph in 5th gear

 

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BTW what is the gearing of the 5th gear? RPM at let's say 60 and 100 mph?

 

I've owned a 96 GSR, 97 Prelude, and now a 98 ITR. The prelude is a good daily driver, and is torqey enough to keep you from down shifting as much around town. I really liked mine, but both the GSR, and especially the ITR blow it away performance wise. The Prelude seemed to just be too heavy to be quick, but probably the most driver friendly of the three. I know this is an ITR forum, but truthfully, if you get an ITR you'll never look back,... except at the first Prelude you race!

 

Yes, I understand, but what about the engine reliability? I mean, I drove the Prelude very hard, tracked the car with 100% time in VTEC and nothing failed. I am used to check and add the oil every week, so I don't care about oil burning etc, I know this is normal.

 

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Would anyone disagree with on that or no???</TD></TR></TABLE>

ARE YOU PEOPLE NUTS!!!???!!!!

 

Long trips?
its a HONDA.

High miles?
it a HONDA.

HP to weight?
its a TypeR, but they are close don't sleep on a lude.

 

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Good reads.

 

A friend of mine drives a Prelude and I love them. Classy looking and performs well. And nicer on long trips: cruise control, sound insulation, etc.
But try getting a mountain bike in the back of one

Hatchback &gt; trunk

 

take a itr over prelude ne day, but be cautious people will do nething to get their hands on ur ****.

 

 

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You're in NY.. you should know you can't park any cars anywhere... especially in Queens and NYC area.... at least from my experience... then add on it's Honda's. My friends stock civic coupe was stolen and recently so was my Accord.... sigh. Maybe it's just me, since I didn't have much security on my cars.

 

Your decision comes down to this:
1. Are you willing to live with people trying to steal your car? ITR is the most stolen car out there.
2. Do you care about getting attention? ITR gets you too much attention at times.
3. How important is performance. The ITR was created as a street legal race ready car. It performs as such.

 

They are bothc nice cars, but I would have to get an R. There is just something about them