There have been a number of discussions on here recently about the value of a Prelude these days and whether or not they are "worth" spending good money on.
I think most of you know where I stand on that argument - but for those that don't, take a look at this and tell me that this guy wasted his time and money !! or that his car wasn't worth it !!


Let this or any one of our own Project threads be your inspiration to keep the Prelude alive



Full thread can be found here

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Now for those that break up their cars because it needs a new clutch / cambelt / headgasket / headlamp bulb or whatever..... go and hang your heads in shame

*CHEER*

That's a nice photo, not just a great looking car

Well mate i agree completely. Just think, im taking you up on the engine rebuild. May be expensive but it will be way better than any new car.
Im doing all this stuff to the Type S because its going back on the road no matter what. Its my car, i love it and willing to spend whatever i have to get it as good as new.

Agreed man. Only reason I sold the lude is cos I broke n couldn't drive it

They are beautiful cars, and just incredible motors, and worth every penny that goes on them!!

Beautiful car

Finally Ratty hopefully i'll get to see it before i leave.

Just realised that car above is actually a kind of pearl white, it looks grey, silver and white depending on the angle and light source.

It's a very, very nice colour

That's the spirit guys

I came across it (no pun intended) while having a rare browse at what the 'merkins were up to with the Ludes these days.... got hooked by his thread and fell in love with the finished article.

Just had to share if for no other reason than to give some inspiration to any of us over here that are feeling a bit down about their present Lude situation.
I absolutely love the simple clean and uncluttered lines of this car, great paint, great attention to detail and above anything else I love the fact that he decided to go down the repair and improve route rather than take the insurance money and run.


As much as I can understand that people find it hard to justify certain expenses that occur in running older cars what I cannot understand is the ritual ripping apart of perfectly serviceable cars because they have a fault that the owner either isn't prepared to fix or can't be bothered to find the fault.

I think the biggest issue with Preludes (amongst others) is that whilst the cars are extremely cheap to buy, new owners don't look at the big picture before purchasing. Preludes are not a cheap car to keep and maintain properly and of course as they get neglected they get even more expensive to fix.....classic catch 22

Of course we all need some help with 2nd hand parts from time to time...god knows some things are just too expensive to buy new from Honda or are actually just not available anymore but I'd much sooner know that the parts came from an unrepairable Lude than from one that simply hadn't sold for a couple of weeks at the sellers asking price.

Keep the faith, have a read of some of the good projects going on on our own forum, have some patience, give it a go yourself if money is tight. There are plenty of people on here willing to lend a hand even if it is only with advice, but most importantly....don't give up

BTW - Dave, if you read the thread all the way through you'd see I was right about RHD Ludes fetching good money in the States, most are JDM so being a UKDM car will make yours even rarer

BTW2
Yeah apparantly it's a Lexus colour with additional pearl and extra clearcoat. I love it

BTW3
Talking of inspiration - I finally got them new nostrils fitted to my Green Lude yesterday, also fitted that carbon rad panely that used to live on the race car and not only that I gave it another wash and took some pics
Still need to paint the wheels though as they are a disgrace

Buzzonion Vtec

I could not agree with you more!

Not that he's likely to sell it of course !!

Odd don't you think that the one Prelude that was designed by a Californian design house is the one that seems to be rarest in the States

Heh, yea, that's true, but still, the Prelude wasn't really a right market in the states from why my mates say. They like small 2 seater coupes, and large 4 seater coupes, but not a fan of 2+2s which no matter what anyone says, is what a Prelude is really!!

But if it was designed by a Cali designer, why oh why did they not design it to be RWD!! My only flaw on the 4th gen lude, which I aim to correct one day

I think you mean 2+ 2halves

I guess you've all seen the original design concepts?

Just in case

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Still looks fresh today IMHO

I'm actually considering a 2nd car to the lude, so I can take it off road and get things done..

not sure what yet tho, but cant see the point selling the lude it seems a car that has aged very well, does not look out of place sat next to the newer hondas

Im a Prelude Fanboi, so money isnt wasted on my Prelude . I dont really need to throw loads of money at it, I have one of the youngest ludes on here, but f!*k it.

Rowan hasnt been around for a while to remind me/us that its just a normal car and there are better out there