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You name, it broke. I owned the car for about two weeks and the master cylinder went out.. no big deal, it happens. A month later the engine blew for no reason, plenty of oil. It completely baffled the mechanics. Thought "Might as well change the clutch while motor is out" so I do. The clutch disintegrates in my trans a week later. Now the new motor burns about two quarts of oil every 300 miles. The radio stopped working, it overheats and just sucks.
Only buy this car if you're making a movie and are going to run it off a cliff. And if you are, call me, I have one for sale.
That sure sounds fouled up... but I would definitely not say preludes are bad... just yours. Also, if your new engine burns oil already that tells you something, either the engine was screwy or the owner is.
Your Prelude was, more than likely, abused by its previous owner. My mechanic, a Honda/Acura specialist, told me to never change gears under about 4,000 rpm; anything lower than that causes stress on such a small engine and significantly lowers its life expectancy. (This is illustrated by its lack of low-end torque.) I bought my '91 Lude SI 4WS with 150k on it from a lady who habitually drove 35 mph in 5th gear (according to her husband). It was smoking and consuming lots of oil when I bought it, and I had to replace the engine at 170k. I still have under $7,000 in it--a bargain for such a high-quality sports coupe. I plan to keep replacing the components in this car and hang on to it, as I love the way it handles in the mountainous area where I live, and the fact that its beautiful styling still looks totally modern after ten years.
Sorry to hear all that, you must have got a hold of a "not so easy to find in a Honda", lemon. My 91' Prelude was purchased in 97' It now has 119,000 miles and is running great. I plan on keeping it. You might try another Lude, they are not all crap!!!
You said you have the 2.1. The 2.1 is junk and a oil burning mess. I would have gone with the b20 instead of the b21. I have 250000 miles not a problem.
I bought my '91 2.1 with 153,000 miles and have had the same problems. Slave cylinder, oil leak, radiator, radio stopped working, and the engine just quit running for no reason. If I was making a movie I don't think this car would run of a cliff.
I think you should look at your wire.read a book about the car.
My 1991 prelude SI has been good for a yr and half. Today the master and brake booster had to be replaced. Also, this 2.1 engine burns about 2qts of oil a week. It runs excellent though, great handling. any one know why it burns so much oil?? email me at airbuspilot319@hotmail.com.
I owned a prelude 3rd generation for 2 years now. I bought it in 2003. Until now I still like this car. Although it has bringing me problem such as the auto gear need to be replaced, the air-condition coil need to replace, etc...
However I still think prelude is a nice car to be own. The car features is great, and all the accessories such as cruise control, power windows, sunroof etc are working well as well.
I have one of these disapointments and let me tell you, it is the wort car I have ever owned. Again the engine blew for no apparent reason and the new one now uses oil like mad. Everything that could have possibly broke has.
There cars get a 1 out of 10 for poor reliability from me along with others I know as well.
Try to take a grown-up with you next time you select a car.
I have a 1991 prelude I bought it at 170,000 and at 200,000 steel moving I have had one problem with it is the cv joints, but I know someone was doing burnouts.
I own a 1991 honda prelude 2.0 si and I bought it at a car aution with 193,000 miles on it for 575 bucks. I took it to my boyfriends dealership and the mechanics told me I had a hell of a deal because nothing was wrong with it and it was in real good condition. about a couple months after that, I noticed my check engine light came on and that the car was actin funny. it would do a lot of jumping really fast. then I get on the interstate after I put in a full tank of gas and the fricken timing belt broke and bent all my valves... which in the end was gonna cost about a 700 dollar job or more. but lucky for me, my boyfriend knows how to fix cars so all I have to do is buy the parts... but the only thing that sux is that he has to put in about 13 hours and not get paid a dime!! but its OK he loves it. he has a 2003 honda civic si. it's a work in progress. he just bought a skunk 2 exhaust and an ingine cold air intake in it so far. he plans on puttin a super charger in it next year sometime. but that's enough babbling for now...peace.
I had a 91 lude 2.0 si and the motor blew after 2 and ahalf months of me beeting on it. I want another motor I believe I'm looking for a b20 if anyone knows where I can get one please email me at trubinator1382@yahoo.com it would be greatly aprectiated.
I own a 1991 prelude 2.0 si, b20a5.. I love the car, I bought it off an older couple for $3,000.. a great deal seeing as the motor only had 94,000 miles with one original owner. I had to replace the radiator and thermostat after about 4,000 miles, but other than that it still runs really strong and clean. it's a great vehicle I love it!
The 2.1, from what I'm told has some carbon fiberesque sleeves in the cylinder walls, causing the oil burning problem. The 2.1 is a great engine with a long life span if one can look past the burning of oil. I've got over 200,000 miles on mine, and I'm replacing the timing belt as we speak. Valves aren't bent, and it should be running like a champ again in an hour or so. You can have the sleeves removed from the cylinders, and have a sweet ride again when needing a rebuild, instead of buying a 2.0.