If you want something orginal, don't buy a honda/acura! lol, they are some of the most common cars out there.

This is a hard topic for me... I am actually infactuated with Preludes, I was going to buy a h22 swapped 96 SI but some focker put a down payment on it without seeing it and bought it before I could go to test drive and what not... and I ended up getting this 97 Integra LS instead... which is still a sweet ride. This is how my family lot was looking at one point, and I drove them all: 1997 Acura Integra(mine), 2001 Honda Prelude(parents), 1997 Civic EX(family car) hehe... so we are honda people. And yes, both are very good cars, I loved driving the prelude, the vtec was incredible, good pickup but it doesnt handle as well as my integra does ;/ Considering the time bind I was in for purcashing a car, im happy with what I got, but will be happier when I get either my gsr head or h22 engine ;p

So man, it really comes down to your personal preference, don't listen so much to other people as to how you feel about the cars. Drive them both and pick whatever you like best, based on appearance, performance, ride comfort, etc.