1985 Honda Prelude 2.0 Si from East Timor - Comments

The battery went flat when the car was out of use for a long period of time.

The seats wore out, but not too much.

The bearings of the wheels went rusty.

The body and chassis also went rusty after a while. (Perhaps due to the fact it had to be shipped from Japan over salty water and the salt rusted the metal.)

The tape player/radio of the car did not work after some use.

Engine smoke has been a problem at higher speeds and rpm's with the interior smelling like gas when the car hit higher speeds.

Because of body rust, the interior becomes moist and mould grows on the seats and interior walls. A yucky smell results from the moist velvet seats.

The car is well-designed with its retro 80's sports coupe shape and is very ''cool''.

However the suspension and bodywork has rusted and this has caused rainwater to leak into the interior every time there's a rainstorm. (I don't have a garage so the car sits in a car park.)

The velvet seats are pretty okay in terms of comfort, but are hard on longer journeys.

The radio/tape player (when it worked) sounded great. (It's an Alpine sound system).

The car's engine is problem-free and never fails. It offers lots of power at only 2000cc.

The acceleration is not too great, as you have to push down on the accelerator to even have the odometer hit 60km/h. For 196hp it's not very fast to accelerate and even after acceleration is not particularly quick.

You have to remember, you were driving an automatic. Most automatics have poor shifting and bad gear ratios. They usually only have three speed transmissions, and shift at too low of R.P.M.'s. If it would have a shift kit, or be a standard, you could shift at a higher rpm, and get the most horse power out of your engine. As for the rust, it's a law of chemistry that steal will "oxidize" and form rust. once a piece of steal sits out side for 20 years, there won't be much left of it.

Hi, it's the original reviewer. Good comments, but obviously you're not going to have the car for 20 years. It's like a dog, it will wear out. And yeah, it will oxidise, just unfortunate, eh. But I gotta nice new car:Toyota Celica. And for the problem of automatic transmission, oh well. I could have easily bought a manual (cheaper in fact) but having an automatic car just makes life easier.

Hi, it's the original reviewer. I have a question for you guys out there:what's the latest make of Prelude. I don't seem to see very new ones on the road. Dumb question, but I'm wondering...