Picture courtesy of Martin Stone.
| Performance | 9.2/10  |
|---|---|
| Practicality | 7.3/10 |
| Reliability | 9.4/10 |
| Value for Money | 9.6/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 9.5/10 |
| Overall Rating | 9.2/10  |
Full review by
snowleopard
on 2nd Sep 2008
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Good Points: The best looking sports coupe of the era. Very very fast as standard. Great build quality. Terrific reliability. One of the best customisable cars on the road. Wonderful sound when VTEC cuts in.
Bad Points: Rear wheel arches prone to rust.
General comments: I have owned and driven many cars but few put a smile on my face in the way a 4th generation Honda Prelude does. I have just sold my BB4 2.2 VTEC import as two adults, three kids and 1 large dog do not fit! But I was gutted to see it go. Mine was highly customised with paint job, aftermarket alloys, lowered, custom exhaust etc etc etc, but you don't need all that to enjoy the wonderful lines of the car, the superb performance, the great sound, the tight handling.
You only need around £1800 maximum to get a wonderfully clean example. The engines are hugely reliable, just look for one that has been serviced well and has had the cam belts done at the correct times. Check also the rear whell arches which are quite prone to rotting. Well worth making sure the inner arch rims are cleaned regularly to avoid rust.
Recommended? Absolutely!
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Review by
Guest.
on 7th Aug 2008
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I love my prelude, I've had it for 2 years and its never let me down and it looks great (much better than a Toyota Celica and way cooler than some naff hot hatch). With neally 200bhp on tap its still as quick as most modern compotition. Just buy one you won't be sorry!
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Review by
mastacutz
on 16th May 2008
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An awesome, awesome car.
Back in 2000 a friend of mine showed me his imported Prelude. Never seeing one before, I took one look at the EL back-lit dashboard....I was in love
On my second prelude now, a BB4 lightweight-edition, no ABS/TCS/4WS/sunroof/cruise. A lot of people say the 4wheel-steering version is better but thats silly, the 4wd makes the lude too twitchy. Remove it.
All I can say is if you buy a prelude you'll not be disappointed!
Everytime I get in my lude all I can do is smile; the ...
mastacutz's full review | 243 words
Review by
Guest.
on 30th Jan 2008
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My Honda Prelude which my dad gave me is great, even though its a k reg it still runs and looks great, even being an automatic, it still as a lot of power off the mark.
Top car, hate driving the family car (Renault Scenic) after driving my beast of a prelude.
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Review by
prelude1981
on 25th Dec 2007
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Great car to own. Drives you crazy!!!!!! Sexy sports car.
prelude1981's full review | 88 words
Review by
oye
on 27th Nov 2007
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I love the Honda Prelude - it shocks a lot of people at lights with it's looks.
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Review by
AlanWhelan
on 6th Nov 2007
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Amazing Car overall.
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Review by
ilfotb
on 30th Sep 2007
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Overall the best. This is my 2nd Honda Prelude with a 3 year ownership gap.
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Review by
12volt
on 11th Sep 2007
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The Honda Prelude is a dream to drive it grips well, plenty of power when needed, it always turns heads young and old people alike looks stunning for an old car
Brilliant car - buy one!
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Review by
andwlo446
on 2nd Jul 2007
User Rating : 9
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The Honda Prelude is a great car, it's fast reliable handles like a dream, I've got janspeed cat back exhaust and induction kit on mine and sounds awesome.
Can't fault the car really looks nice, best shape prelude made.
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Review by
allsum8
on 16th Jun 2007
User Rating : 9
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I have always wanted one of these since they came out. I was going to buy one from up north but the guy was giving me the run around & I got a phone call about this one, £600! When I was driving it home I had the biggest smile ever. It's a great looking car although my red paintwork is turning a little pink! I got an auto!! yeah I know but the acceleration is still great especially if driven in sports mode. Although it is an auto it will still leave a VW Golf GTi at the lights! I do not co ...
allsum8's full review | 225 words
Review by
lighteningjoe
on 18th Jan 2007
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What other car offers so much for so little.
lighteningjoe's full review | 302 words
Review by
antonyx
on 8th Jan 2007
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I do love this car however the power is there when you need it and it will beat most cars on the road - when you hit 5000 revs you really feel the fabulous vtec technology.
It sounds quality, looks slick and drives great.
If you are serious about getting a sports car then this car is ideal before you move on to the skyline level cars or better.
Don't expect to beat an m3 at the lights but I beat an Audi a3 1.8 turbo which was great (- I do not condone racing... this was a bit of fun at ...
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Review by
buttomonkey
on 7th Jun 2006
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I have a 2.2 Honda Prelude Si VTEC from Japan, comes with 197 horses as standard.
If you're going to buy this car to rag around, you're gonna need uprated brakes and clutch. I'm on my 3rd clutch and 3rd set of front discs, aftermarket parts for this car have been terrible so far...
Don't let this put you off, the VTEC is immense and can take any amount of abuse, and the handling is taught and precise, I'm on the Isle of Man with the TT Course so I know. Get one. Now.
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Review by
APOLOGIE
on 1st Feb 2006
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The Honda Prelude is superb at high rpm. Everything inside is great, it's very stylish and fun to drive.
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Review by
Malk
on 1st Feb 2005
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This is a '95 - '96 4th gen Honda Prelude 2.2i VTEC 183 bph as standard.
The car I have has a Honda aftermarket immobilzer and remote locking fitted as well as a stainless steel exhaust otherwise I think it is standard (except for Sony CD/MP3 player).
Electric windows mirrors sunroof. I like the dash and the way that it is bright at day time but can be adjusted to stop glare when the lights are on is a very good idea. Cruise control, Air conditioning (that clears the windscreen really fast) an ...
Malk's full review | 581 words
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