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2000 Honda Prelude Type SH 2.2 Vtec from North America

Model year	2000
Year of manufacture	2000
First year of ownership	2007
Most recent year of ownership	2008
Engine and transmission	2.2 Vtec Manual
Performance marks	7 / 10
Reliability marks	9 / 10
Comfort marks	8 / 10
Running Costs (higher is cheaper)	8 / 10
Overall marks (average of all marks)	8.0 / 10
Distance when acquired	89000 kilometres
Most recent distance	104000 kilometres
Previous car	Acura 1.6 EL

Summary:

Boy street racer

Faults:

Nothing much, the car was pretty reliable (I would expect that from a Honda with low clicks).

When I sold the car one of the CV joints needed work and brake pads needed replacing. Minor.

One of the main reasons I sold the car was: I drive in a busy city and it is unbearable that when you need to make a simple U-Turn.. And you CANNOT, the car seems to love the 3-point turn.. POOR TURNING RADIUS.. You would think it's a minor thing but it's not.. this means that the car is not the best parker either.

2 doors is a pain.

High insurance!

Loves oil! I changed my oil every 4,000 Kilometers and the oil still looked BLACK!

Outdated.

General Comments:

It is high-rev happy and offers plenty of torque when you keep the car above 4,000 RPM, otherwise it's a bit sluggish. Remember, when the car is kept at high RPM's it uses more gas, burns oil and is freakin' loud.

Honda's are reliable, and they are a good bang for your buck. Low depreciation means fairly high re-sale value. My previous car was an Acura 1.6EL and that car lasted a LONG time without needing anything substantial. Now from owning both an Acura and a Honda, I would pick the Acura for its build quality and some "extra" details.

I bought my car from a girl that took the car through one too many car-washes and therefore scratched the heck out of the paint job. I knew what I was buying, it was stock, well serviced and did not need any work. I overpaid a little ($15000 in 2007) but got a piece of mind with it. What I am trying to say is that it is very hard to find a clean Prelude, most have been owned by teenagers looking to mod and to show off their rides, they drive the crap out of them and many have been modded. Watch out.

It's a bit of a "boyish" car, the car carries this "racer" mentality. Yes, the police are on the lookout, the 2 doors are a pain, and the Insurance is a PAIN.

Good luck.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know

Review Date: 14th November, 2008

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29th Oct 2009, 01:05

Your posting has many good points, however your comparison to Acura being better than Honda does not make sense at all. Especially the comparison of the 1.6el!

The 1.6el has no guts whatsoever, and it's just a rebadged Civic that's over priced!

Preludes are amazing cars, inexpensive to maintain, and they have very good feel to them when it's driven properly.

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22nd Apr 2011, 14:15

I agree with everything I just read here!

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2000 Honda Prelude 2.2 inline 4 cylinder from North America

Year of manufacture	2000
First year of ownership	2000
Most recent year of ownership	2001
Engine and transmission	2.2 inline 4 cylinder Semi-Automatic
Performance marks	10 / 10
Reliability marks	10 / 10
Comfort marks	9 / 10
Running Costs (higher is cheaper)	3 / 10
Overall marks (average of all marks)	8.0 / 10
Distance when acquired	248 miles
Most recent distance	13900 miles
Previous car	Acura RL

Summary:

Good looks, fun to drive, more power than you need, and great mileage too!

Faults:

Passenger door window is slightly out of alignment.

Other than that, NOTHING!

General Comments:

After-market performance parts have become more available since this model's introduction in 1997. I installed an AEM cold air intake pipe, and my mileage improved by 1.5 mpg. Then I switched to Mobil 1 synthetic oil, and mileage improved another 1 mpg. Over my last 6 tanks of gas I'm averaging 26.9 mpg., much better than they predict.

The car is a little lacking in low-end torque, but this is to be expected from a high-compression I4. VTEC activates at around 5200 rpm, and you definitely feel it.

The seats could be a little beefier, but they're fine for an hour at a time.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 7th March, 2001

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17th Apr 2004, 13:08

By replacing the regular paper air filter with a high-flow filter, such as a K&N drop-in filter or the various other short-ram or cold-air intakes, you can increase fuel efficiency.

While it is true that the higher-flow intakes are designed to increase combustion, the actual design is to provide that increase with the same amount of fuel provided to the engine. The more oxygen present for the fuel, the hotter and more efficiently the fuel will burn. Cold-air intakes provide the most gain in power and efficiency because cold air is more dense, which of course provides more oxygen.

The only problem with this, though, is that people who tend to buy aftermarket intakes tend to do so for the increase in power and tend to want to use it. That type of driving will decrease fuel efficiency regardless of what type of intake is installed. If you just plan on cruising around at 70 mph, you'll have push the gas a little less (albeit, only very, very slightly less) in order to do so with the improved air flow.