1992 Honda Prelude Si Vtec from UK and Ireland - Comments

Not much since I've owned it; just the usual things.

Clutch replaced a few months after owning.

Brake pads fell apart (crap green stuff).

Distributer failed.

Coolant temperature sensor failed.

One of the best cars I've ever owned.

Very quick for what I paid; even quicker than my Celica GT4 ST185. and more reliable.

Also a lot quicker than most modern performance cars like the Mazda RX8 for example.

This is the second Prelude I've owned, and to be honest I would deffo get another.

Totally agree. Live in Melbourne, AUS and got this model (after 4 years of searching) as a personal import from Japan.

Very few eng. mods to get it registered here.

Back in '95 paid 11,500 (AUS) and the car has been a GEM.

Only major criticism are the DE-RATED brakes. I have had countless machinings of rotors and THREE new front sets.

Also different compound pads... the rotors always warp within about 6 months.

Maybe says more about my driving???

Mechanically it has been great, apart from minor prob with the strange ABS system.

A new 4WS controller is approx $5,000 (AUS). Recon units a tenth of that.

I have never had a problem with the 4WS apart from the car auto reverting to 2WS if/when the battery doesn't have enough grunt to turn the rear turn servo (s)...then the amber 4WS light activates.

** NEVER PUT A SMALLER CAPACITY BATTERY IN THESE CARS.

YOU WILL HAVE PROBLEMS.

USE HONDA RECOMMENDATION.

Purchased @ 60,000 Km's...now @ 105,000 Km's burns a bit of oil when you accelerate v.hard...advised to change oil from the usual 5W-50 to a higher viscosity. Try a 10W-50, see how it goes... maybe 15W??

All in all, a great car, still cheap to run with great performance and great lines (SERIES 3 we are talking about?).

Will be a classic one day.

Cheers all.

PS. If anyone can point me to where I may download a workshop manual for this model, I am sure I have something they would like.

Syclik500@yahoo.com.au.

The corrupt employees from Honda (AUS) will sell you a burnt copy of crappy scans for $300 (AUS)...they can shove the CD in between the rotor and the pad... maybe work better..hahahaha.