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Used 1996 Honda Prelude Consumer Reviews

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3.88 out of 5 stars

honda prelude si 2.3

justin, 11/17/2006
1995 Honda Prelude Si 2dr Coupe
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all and all its a good first car but if speed isn't important to you then its a great car.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Prelude Power

Prelude Driver, 02/21/2003
1995 Honda Prelude Si 2dr Coupe
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I used to drive a 95 Acura Integra GSR. The GSR was a fun car to drive. Excellent gas mileage. Fast. Redline at 8k rpm. Lacked torque from 0-40 mph...smaller engine 1.8L Prelude kicks butt. No need to replace shifter. Lots of power with 2.3L engine. Handles like it's on rails. Not us much aftermarket parts like GSR but there's enough parts to go around. I miss the high rev 8k rpm. Wish I had the 2.3L engine with the GSR body.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Strangely Underrated

Crawdaddy79, 07/30/2002
1995 Honda Prelude SE 2dr Coupe
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Strangers continually compliment me on my Civic or Accord, and I tell them it's a Prelude, and they get surprised. This car is 8 years old (it's a 95)this model has been around since '92, which makes it 10+ years of chance that you've had to know what it was. They are surprised to find out that it is faster than a formidably upgraded Civic (!) (even stock/non-VTEC Preludes). Preludes are not in production any longer because people have some sort of fascination with Civics that sound like weedwhackers. Mine has 120,000+ miles on it.. No mechanical problems as of yet, and no signs of future ones.

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5 out of 5 stars

The Best Honda Available

Drelude, 01/12/2004
1995 Honda Prelude VTEC 2dr Coupe
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This car is great. From it's sleek design to its amazing 195hp. Surprisingly it get good gas milage and maintains it amusing driving characteristics.

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5 out of 5 stars

Honda Prelude

kevo, 11/04/2005
1995 Honda Prelude Si 2dr Coupe
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I purchased a 1995 Honda Prelude about one year ago. I have put 20,000 miles on it and it still runs just as good as the day that I bought it. I have done some performance changes such as a carbon fiber hood, an exhaust, and a cold air intake. I am very impressed with the performance of the car. It has good pickup and drives very smooth.

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