Faults:

Axel boots needed replacing at 120,000.

Slight fading of passenger side bucket seat from sun exposure.

Needed to replace muffler at 130,000.

Indicator light on one of the air flow buttons has burned out.

Antennae motor burned out, but I found another antennae at a junk yard for a reasonable price.

Paint on the body, and the front and rear bumpers no longer match due to slight oxidation (the bumpers appear to be darker in color.) A good paint job will remedy this.

General Comments:

I love this car! It's fun to drive, handles great, turns on a dime, and gets excellent gas mileage!

It has a classic look that gets noticed.

I have appropriately named my car, "Sporty" for the above reasons, plus it makes me feel like a teenager again (I just turned 44!).

Faults:

Stock B20A3 motor blew at 210,000. (Replaced with a japanese specs B20A6 fuel injected & Turbo @ 12 psi, added Computer chip.)

Rust developing around both quarters. (Made new quarters and fixed all rust)

Seats are showing significant wear. (Replaced with racing seats)

Clear coat chipping all around the car. (Finished car in a nice skyline blue.)

General Comments:

New motor provides awesome power, 230 horsepower with a chipped Computer and Turbo.

With the new transmission came new Japanese gear ratios, which are awesome... they bring this little rocket to 240km/h.

I have also changed the 2 wheel steering to a 4 wheel steering setup, added strut tower bars, and airbags. Since these upgrades this car handles better than most of my friends sports cars.

Faults:

Front passenger seat is broken. Glove compartment is jammed shut.

General Comments:

Wow. This car is a lot of fun to drive. I'm amazed at how much power I have at my fingertips. Even hills are no problem for this car. It cruises comfortably at 80.

The seats are surprisingly comfortable. I'm 5'1" and my husband is 6'1" and we both are comfortable in the car.

The handling is amazing. It's a lot of fun to drive.

Faults:

I have owned this car for 2½ years and I really like it unfortunately it did have some problems so right now I'm here to worn you that be careful before you buy.

-First thing I had to do was replace the timing belt (450$)

-I then had to replace the speedometer cable (34$)

-Lots of lights, then go out all the time. Cool looking though. (10-25$)

-The alternator went out about 9 months ago. (350$)

-Then the axel to the front right wheel broke in which I found out is only held on by a quarter inch bolt and since I have an automatic it was connected to my transmission, if I had been going 15 mph I would have destroyed the car! ($425, including towing)

-Recent problems I have been having have been that I noticed that the car is sensitive to heat and can over heat really easily if used all day in stop in go traffic.

-The transmission when sitting out in the sun does not work as well as if it was left in the cold.

-The antenna broke (65$)

-You must warm up the car 15 minuets every morning or it won't shift for the first 5 minuets when driving.

-Very little backseat room

-Also one last thing is I think the "computer" in the car that controls like the gages, the seatbelt sensors, etc... seems to be sensitive to the heat too and will be on when not suppose to be.

General Comments:

Over all for what I have paid for this car it has been kind of worth it. If you get this car and it has no problems then enjoy it because it's a beast even to this day. I have found out that in cold weather and night the car works the best. I have been able to get the car at 0-60 in 8 seconds. It has lots of power. Very small though for a car. Front 2 seats have lots of room, can fit anyone into. I would recommend that if you are buying a prelude, you should probably get a newer version, although a little more expensive, well worth it! If you can relate to any of the problems listed above please let me know or if you have any questions. Xavier934@comcast.net.