Faults:

EGR valve needed to be cleaned.

Valves needed to be adjusted.

Release bearing needed to be replaced.

Timing belt and water pump.

Rear wheel bearings.

CV boots.

General Comments:

Good looking car. But it's still too "street" for me; would prefer something with a bit more sophistication. Honestly, I used to own a 95 Integra and I like it A LOT better than this prelude. This car feels super heavy. Doors feel way too heavy.

Hate how I gotta keep topping up with oil cause it keeps burning like crazy, even when I never let it hit vtec, I'm always shifting at 2500-3000 rpm... I also don't like how it revs at around 3000rpm in 5th gear only going 100km/hr; what's up with that? BAD highway fuel mileage, that's whats up. Honda should have given this a 6th gear.

I've owned this car for about a month and I've put a lot of money into it already, I just hope after everything I did there won't be anymore work.

Also don't like how I gotta use premium fuel on this car, this car isn't even that "premium" if you know what I mean. My mom's got a G35 coupe and she doesn't even use premium fuel LOL.

Usual rust on the rear wheel wells.

Faults:

Main oil seal exploded.

The door panels and glove box have started rattling. But nothing the CD player can't drown out.

One of the right headlights support thingy broke and it sort of jiggles.

The original owner messed up the power window switches, because the passenger can roll his/her window down and not up. And now the switch is sticking, so you have to mess with it before it works sometimes.

Sometimes it wouldn't go into gear, and the only way it would is if you turn her off and put her in gear. Then when you start her, she jumped forward. But it was only the linkage.

General Comments:

This car looks nice as hell, well, after you put aftermarket body parts on it. (I think the front bumper isn't low enough.)

It's pretty fast for weighing 3,000 lbs.

The performance you get from this beast is amazing! The H22A is one tough cookie. It sounds amazing even without an aftermarket exhaust. I suggest putting one on and a cold air intake. Have someone drive next to you on a freeway and drop a gear and floor it, they'll hear your CAI sucking in so much air it sounds like a turbo. (if you have a good one.)

The handling on these cars off the lot is AMAZING. Add a couple of sway bars, struts, and coil-overs and you're turning 30 mph corners at 50. (I don't advise you to drive like me) But it's made for performance, or it wouldn't come with a VTEC motor.

The only people I don't recommend getting this are people who live in tiny hick towns where jealous rednecks will kick the uni-body, so you spend massive amounts of money popping it out.

Faults:

The passenger power window goes down, but not up, so the driver has to control everything.

When parked overnight it makes a weird noise when started; I expect a trip to the shop soon.

The shifter boot was broken off the knob.

General Comments:

To sum this review early, this car kicks ass. It has so much power compared to my last Honda. I gained a good 100+ Horse Power.

I read the other Prelude reviews, and the owners say that the engine really kicks in around 5500 RPM, I guess. But I feel a good change in torque at 5000.

I bought this car used from the lot that I purchased my Civic at, so they were pretty honest. The Prelude was in an accident, and needed a new fender, hood, and paint job. So I bought it at about $6,300 and a $1,700 trade in with my Jeep.

I'm glad I bought the 1998 Honda Prelude at the car lot instead of the 2000. They both were in accidents, but the '98 was rebuilt better, and had a better paint job.

Anyway, I totally recommend a Prelude to ANYBODY. They're fast, reliable, and just plain sexy.