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I think that '88 is in better shape than my 2001 Prelude  Is it a stick or automatic? 133,000 miles on an 18 year old car is NOTHING (especially a Honda). The best thing you can do is take it to a mechanic (preferably a Honda mechanic) and have him/her check the car out. |
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Replying to: trackerdan (Feb 04, 2006 9:19 am) |
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How many miles to you have on your '98 Prelude?
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| It's a stick. Never thought I'd consider a stick at my age but it is so easy to drive. | |
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Replying to: nyccarguy (Feb 04, 2006 7:40 pm) I had a '97 SHO that had the cam problem, also an interference engine. |
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I looked back and saw thaqt I posted that my Prelude hit 60K miles on January 20th of this year. Last night on my way home from a Super Bowl Paty in Jersey, I hit 61,000 miles! As far as my timing belt goes, my previous concern was not just the timing belt itself, but there have been postings that the timing belt tensioner in the '97-'99 cars go bad. I have them check the tensioner every time I go in for service. My service advisor says I needn't do the timing belt change until 90K. In the spring I'm going to have to get some new shoes for my Prelude.... Something to bite down in the corners with some excellent wet traction.
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| My mileage is like 21k, and I know I'll hit the time limit before I hit the mileage limit as far as the timing belt issue. I drive my Integra gs-r in the winter. I need to get all my fluids changed (trans, coolant, brakes etc.) I'll try to get that done this spring. | |
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Replying to: nyccarguy (Feb 06, 2006 8:27 pm) |
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I completely agree! You don't want to be driving the car when the belt snaps 
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let it snow, let it snow... Today we got over a foot and a half of the white stuff dumped on us by our good friend mother nature. The wind made for some 2' plus drifts. Needless to say, my Prelude was barely visible. After cleaning off the car, I fired it up and decided I wanted to clean out my parking spot so I won't have to do it before I leave for work tomorrow. Snow was up to its back bumper. It took me a few tries to get out, but I did. By nightfall, the main roads were pretty clear, but the side roads were not in such great shape. Just by taking it easy (with a lot of help from my Michelin Pilot Alpin snow tires), the Prelude tracked beautifully around turns, plowed through some deep (for a car with its low ground clearance) snow, and never once felt skittish. Obviously if you take a turn too fast, its front weight bias will underdteer the car. I feel totally confident with my Prelude in the snow.
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