I am looking into buying a Prelude. I am thinking a '97 or '98 model. Only ones I can find around here though have very high miles (85K-100+K) and I was curious to know how big of an issue this could be. Considering it's a Honda and all, I didn't know if this would be a problem or not.

How many miles do Preludes usually have when they start having major mechanical issues?

 

It all depends on the previous owner of the vehicle.

If you do find a prelude, take it to your local honda dealership and have them inspect the car for you. Make sure to check to see if the cars were serviced at the 60k or 90k mile intervals and what was done.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mistygirlkg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I am looking into buying a Prelude. I am thinking a '97 or '98 model. Only ones I can find around here though have very high miles (85K-100+K) and I was curious to know how big of an issue this could be. Considering it's a Honda and all, I didn't know if this would be a problem or not.

How many miles do Preludes usually have when they start having major mechanical issues?</TD></TR></TABLE>

LOL, 85k is high miles? i'm at 182k miles now.

 

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LOL, 85k is high miles? i'm at 182k miles now. </TD></TR></TABLE>

That's what I was trying to figure out! If it was really going to be that big of an issue. I wouldn't go buy a Camaro with 90K miles on it, it'd start breaking down at 120K!

What I'm trying to get out of this post is just to see how big of an issue "high" miles really are on a Honda Prelude.

 

the issues i've had so far are:
distributor died around 115k
stripped 2nd gear around 148k
a/c kept going out on me but i'm not sure if it's related to reliability or the fact the car has been in wrecks before...but the a/c compressor is sitting in my garage now so it's not an issue anymore. also, my car is a '92 and you said you're looking at '97-'98, hopefully those won't have issues with the a/c.

 

In general, high miles will always be an issue on any car, though I would think they are less so on a Honda than other brands of cars. As a previous poster said, it all depends on how the car was driven.

In terms of any issues relating to 97-98 preludes, I heard about bad SS (i.e. auto) transmissions which caused the warranty for those trannys to be extended to 100K miles. Extended warranty or not, I would stay away from those.

Good luck.

 

my accord had 145 when I sold it and was running like a champ and my Prelude has 150k (ish) and its runnig like a champ too. A guy I knew had 236k on it before it started to go shitty. Then he swapped for an H22a.

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my friend baught a CRX with 408,000 on it for $1200... runs great and looks good too!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rjr162 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my friend baught a CRX with 408,000 on it for $1200... runs great and looks good too!</TD></TR></TABLE>
I wonder for how much longer it will work?

 

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LOL, 85k is high miles? i'm at 182k miles now. </TD></TR></TABLE>
201k son

 

i have 62,000 hard miles on my 00 SH. still runs like a champ!

 

I've got a 1992 Si4ws with 145K on the chassis and 50K+ on the JDM H22a, with the swapped motor because i'm an idiot, The car or the new motor has had no major issues whatsoever.... and runs just fine.

 

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201k son </TD></TR></TABLE>

i'll be catching you soon.

 

my 93 has 208,000 miles...havent had any engine problems what so ever, except replacing head gasket and a seal. normal wear and tear. changed 1 CV joint at about 195,000 and the other one at 208,000 miles. and the rack and pinion also at 208,000. my baby is still running hard.

 

241k miles

 

130k on mine, no problems, runs like a champ. beyond the normal maintence the only thing i had crap out on me was the slave cylinder for the clutch. not a major problem, maybe 1 hour and $50 in parts to fix.

 

my old prelude was a 92 si with 204k miles on it. i knew the woman i bought it off of, she treated it like her baby. she didnt have to have anything replaced except for the normal stuff like timing belt.....regular mainenance crap......then after i had it, the oil pump went out.......then it was new engine time. hehehe

 

yeah don't buy an automatic and make sure the timing belt change was done.

other than that it should be butter for another 100,000 mi

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bad-monkey &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah don't buy an automatic and make sure the timing belt change was done.

other than that it should be butter for another 100,000 mi</TD></TR></TABLE>

Why do you say don't buy an auto? Because of what ymmij said? Is that problem that common with automatics?

 

he said that because the 97-98 auto preludes had tranny problems

 

Can someone here give the lady the REAL reason not to buy an automatic???
hint:they are much slower

 

I was actually mistaken. It's the 2000-2001 auto (i.e. gimp ) preludes that have the shaky transmission. Here's the information from Honda's Owner page:


American Honda Extends Warranties on Select Automatic Transmissions

TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 20, 2002 - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. announced today it will provide extended warranties on approximately 1.2 million Honda and Acura models equipped with automatic transmissions due to problems that may result in premature wear or failure. The extended warranty will cover affected transmissions for seven years or 100,000 miles.

The standard bumper-to-bumper warranty for Honda vehicles is three years or 36,000 miles, while Acura vehicles are covered for four years or 50,000 miles.

Vehicles covered by the extended warranty include:
2000 - 2001 Honda Accord, Odyssey and Prelude
2000 - 2002 and some 2003 Acura 3.2 TL
2001 - 2002 and some 2003 Acura 3.2 CL


While only two percent of these vehicles have experienced these transmission problems, American Honda will provide extended transmission warranties on all potentially affected vehicles. "Our priorities are making sure our customers are taken care of and reassured they can continue to depend on their Honda or Acura automobile for a long time to come," said Tom Elliott, executive vice president for American Honda.

There is usually plenty of warning to the driver that the transmission is not operating properly, such as slow or erratic shifting, giving them ample time to take the vehicle in for service.

American Honda will notify all owners of eligible vehicles via mail in the coming weeks.

 

How about 759K miles????? can anyone top that

http://www.geocities.com/rsena....html

thats Original Miles

 

SS owners call it a "**** shift" and a "sport ****" for a reason.

chances are close to 50/50 that if you have an auto lude, the transmission is gonna fail before 100,000 mi. not all, but a LOT. why take that risk as a consumer if you don't have to, AND you get the faster version of the car?

if not knowing how to drive stick is giving you pause, spending 5,000 bucks on a unwarrantied tranny rebuilds gonna give you real fits...plus learning stick is really easy, and is the much better way to drive. all that "sucks in traffic" mumbo jumbo are from people that are too lazy to press a clutch now and then.

 

Everyone on here says they have NO PROBLEMS

Well... I have a 98 5 speed manual with 68,000 miles and I have had the following problems;

Timing belt snapped
Hydrolic Auto Tensioner failure
o2 sensor failure
clutch master cyl leak
clutch slave cyl leak
The Drivers side window "pops" when going UP
Oil seems to "disapear"

Maybe My problem is, I DONT DRIVE IT HARD.
If you get one, drive it like you stole it... I did so with my CRX, and I got 287,000 before my 1st problem.