Lude vs GS-R... thats tought cause they're both very close as far as performance goes, but if you're not even considering the GS-R... prelude all the way , its like asking if you want 200 (or 195 non SH) or 140hp... you be the chooser. ON THE OTHER HAND... you're talking about getting a 97-01 prelude... for under 7K... dude if you found one for 5,800 its gonna be crap ... dont spend less than 7500 on a 97... thats the ABSOLUTE cheapest you wanna go if u wanna still convince urself its a decent car