1989 Honda Prelude Si review from North America
"A pocket rocket that won't empty your pockets"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Well to start off: both cv joints had to be replaced, tranmission went at 101k same as cv joints, alternator failed at 111k and replaced twice now, timming belt broke causing serious damage (but I love this car so much!!!), rebuilt head at same time, clutch went bad at 101k, headlight motors got stuck (don't know how to fix, door handle always got stuck at 140k, normal ware for the miles at the time.
It runs like a dream now (after about $4,500 in work).
In 2003 rebuilt intire care inside and out, changing interiour from tan to black and the exteriour from black to camil green and blue.
General comments?
I love this little car.
It handles so well.
I just built a turbo kit for it using a t3/t4 compressor housing turbo.
Had to do a lot of other mods to the car.
But otherwise with out the turbo it still had a lot of ummph in it.
With 4ws it could not get any better than this in the 80's.
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  | Very Dependable Car |
| 1988 - Prelude S Coupe 2.0 Naturally Aspirated Honda has made another quality poor-man's sports car |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 DOHC 16v Manual |
| Performance marks | 9/10 |
| Reliability marks | 8/10 |
| Comfort marks | 9/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 9/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 7/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 91889 miles |
| Most recent distance | 149998 miles |
| Previous car | Pontiac Grand Prix |
| Date of Entry | 26th January, 2004 |