Help to identify this car, tks

• coolblue6699

  26 Oct 05, 20:32

  I am interested in this Honda Prelude for my second car (weekend use). I know nuts about this car, which generation of Prelude is it, how is the performance (look at engine got no Vtec on it, only written 16V), FC, reliability, can the spare part be found easily ............ etc etc
  
  I already went down to view the car, price seems resonable (surely not 31K lar)
  
  Million thanks
  
  ops........ the link to the car is as follow
  
  http://www.sgcarmart.com/main/info-2XQZCg4g-1000.html
  
  
• tailslide

  26 Oct 05, 23:33

  Originally posted by coolblue6699:

  I am interested in this Honda Prelude for my second car (weekend use). I know nuts about this car, which generation of Prelude is it, how is the performance (look at engine got no Vtec on it, only written 16V), FC, reliability, can the spare part be found easily ............ etc etc
  
  I already went down to view the car, price seems resonable (surely not 31K lar)
  
  Million thanks
  
  ops........ the link to the car is as follow
  
  http://www.sgcarmart.com/main/info-2XQZCg4g-1000.html
  
  

  dats a 3rd gen lude. produced in the early 90s and sports a variety of engines. theres also a 2.2 H series engine and a 2.3 liter variant but i'm sure only one version comes with vtec. i'm skeptical dat spare parts are easily available though. it wasn't a particularly popular model locally and u sure wun find lots of places that carries the parts u need in the event it does break down (it IS a COE car afterall ya know)
• gentlerock

  27 Oct 05, 00:00

  Originally posted by tailslide:
  
  
  dats a 3rd gen lude. produced in the early 90s and sports a variety of engines. theres also a 2.2 H series engine and a 2.3 liter variant but i'm sure only one version comes with vtec. i'm skeptical dat spare parts are easily available though. it wasn't a particularly popular model locally and u sure wun find lots of places that carries the parts u need in the event it does break down (it [b]IS a COE car afterall ya know)[/b]

  From memory....isn't this the model where the rear wheels can be steered too? (for parking purposes?).
  
  Maybe I remembered wrongly.....I thought that besides Citroen, this Prelude also has this feature..
  
  
• Forhod

  27 Oct 05, 00:24

  Originally posted by gentlerock:

  From memory....isn't this the model where the rear wheels can be steered too? (for parking purposes?).
  
  Maybe I remembered wrongly.....I thought that besides Citroen, this Prelude also has this feature..
  
  

  I also heard that preludes have 4 wheel steering system... not sure this one have or not.. Good for parking and cornering..
  
  *Edit : Maybe this helps..
  
  http://www.92lude.com/prelude_specs.htm
• coolblue6699

  27 Oct 05, 02:13

  Originally posted by tailslide:
  
  
  dats a 3rd gen lude. produced in the early 90s and sports a variety of engines. theres also a 2.2 H series engine and a 2.3 liter variant but i'm sure only one version comes with vtec. i'm skeptical dat spare parts are easily available though. it wasn't a particularly popular model locally and u sure wun find lots of places that carries the parts u need in the event it does break down (it [b]IS a COE car afterall ya know)[/b]

  From the link provided by Forhod, it seems to be a 4th gen 2.0i 135bhp 0-100km/hr 9.8 sec auto without the 4ws.
  
  
• coolblue6699

  27 Oct 05, 02:16

  Originally posted by Forhod:

  I also heard that preludes have 4 wheel steering system... not sure this one have or not.. Good for parking and cornering..
  
  *Edit : Maybe this helps..
  
  http://www.92lude.com/prelude_specs.htm

  Tks bro, yr link is very useful. At lease now I know what is the car I might be buying.
• Forhod

  28 Oct 05, 01:16

  Originally posted by coolblue6699:

  Tks bro, yr link is very useful. At lease now I know what is the car I might be buying.

  Aye.. anytime.. Glad to be of some help.
• tailslide

  28 Oct 05, 01:55

  Originally posted by coolblue6699:

  From the link provided by Forhod, it seems to be a 4th gen 2.0i 135bhp 0-100km/hr 9.8 sec auto without the 4ws.
  
  

  ok, so its a 4th gen lude, produced between 1992 and 1996. confused myself with the 3rd gen teg which was produced from 94 up. but wats the deal with the ?
  
  so much for trying 2 b helpful
• coolblue6699

  30 Oct 05, 13:47

  Originally posted by tailslide:

  ok, so its a 4th gen lude, produced between 1992 and 1996. confused myself with the 3rd gen teg which was produced from 94 up. but wats the deal with the ?
  
  so much for trying 2 b helpful

  The is for the stupid me pls dont be offended, I really appreciate for all the helps here. now I am trying to source for the spare parts for this car, the few workshop I went which do Honda seems to be a little negative. Any comments??
  
  
• zgim80

  30 Oct 05, 17:53

  actualli cos e vehicle a bit e long dats well got the 4w steering feature.. takes some getting used to as well
• jljl

  30 Oct 05, 21:11

  actually i am driving the same car but in different, nice car to drive... now that only about 10 on the road.
  
  just watch out for rust on sunroof, have been waiting for my replacement for months..
  
  
• tailslide

  31 Oct 05, 00:11

  Originally posted by coolblue6699:

  The is for the stupid me pls dont be offended, I really appreciate for all the helps here. now I am trying to source for the spare parts for this car, the few workshop I went which do Honda seems to be a little negative. Any comments??
  
  

  not offended, juz puzzled at ur reaction.
  
  told u wat. this car wasn't particularly popular with the local market then, perhaps due to the presence of the eg6 which were faster and more affordable. finding spare parts would pose the most problem in the event something breaks.
• ceecookie

  31 Oct 05, 00:14

  I think there's a new model coz i saw a prelude with the 4 brakes Brembos weeks back.....
• tailslide

  31 Oct 05, 00:34

  Originally posted by ceecookie:

  I think there's a new model coz i saw a prelude with the 4 brakes Brembos weeks back.....

  ever heard about "caliper covers" before?
• coolblue6699

  31 Oct 05, 00:54

  Originally posted by tailslide:

  ever heard about "caliper covers" before?

  ha ha ha you very bad leh, maybe ppl really go change leh
  
  but indeed I saw a gen 5 prelude running around near AMK industrial park 2.
• coolblue6699

  31 Oct 05, 00:59

  Originally posted by jljl:

  actually i am driving the same car but in different, nice car to drive... now that only about 10 on the road.
  
  just watch out for rust on sunroof, have been waiting for my replacement for months..
  
  

  So nice to find another owner
  
  Can tell me other than the rust problem, anything about the car that borthers you?? eg. high FC, small but irritating probelm here and there (power window, central lock, unknow sound.........etc)
  
  Where you service your car?? where to get spare parts?? MILLIONS THANKS!!!!