Nooooo, don't go Celica, bad safety problems!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay first off, I'm with machinehead on the Civic thang, EVERYBODY has one, I'm almost tired of seeing them, do't get me wrong though I do like them, just hooked up.
2nd the screaming from the engines, he must mean the sound, when your putting the pedal to the medal, the engines on the other 2 make a screaming sound which is really funny if not kind of annoying. But the Prelude, OOOOOHHHHH.................
It makes a soft purring sound from the engine. And the Vtec, if you can't feel the kick in the Prelude when foot stmps on the gas there's somethin' wrong. Yes, the SI and GSR are fast but a lot of people have to soup them up to do so. The Prelude is fast at stock. And I may be wrong, but I believe 97-up was stock with a H22, I may be wrong. Either way, I'd say go with the older of Preludes, if you are talking about Irvine, CA. don't forget you have to pay insurance, so check it out before you buy. Me, I am getting a Prelude when I return from Korea. An older one like 93-94, and putting a H22 engine in it, I am souping mine up.
Go PRELUDE Dude, it's the only way to get what you want.