1984 Honda Prelude XX review from Australia and New Zealand
"A real hoons car that drives like its on rails!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Head gasket blew at around 230000Kms, Did not repair it to almost 300000!
Alternator blew around the same time- fitted a second hand unit, it then blew at 305000- needed brushes and 1 bearing to fix, only $20!!
Passenger, front wheel bearing at around 310000.
Drivers seat torn badly.
After living by the sea for years, it has a little rust.
Has just had a second hand transmission fitted. Old one died due to the unit being badly serviced.
General comments?
Quite a peppy car considering its age and fairly small engine displacement.
Has been a fun and reliable car and has never actually let me down while driving it. A good credit to Honda who's technology was obviously ahead of its time back then.
The car is very comfortable with heaps of legroom and easy to use instrument clusters.
Rust seems to be the only problem with the car, rusts badly around rear window and sunroof, but hey- its 20 years old!
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| Great fun car if you can afford the parts |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1984 |
| Year of manufacture | 1984 |
| First year of ownership | 1997 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.8 SOHC Twin Carb Automatic |
| Performance marks | 9 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 6 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 200500 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 325000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Hillman Hunter |
| Date of Entry | 8th January, 2005 |