Thread: Accord question for girl who doesn't know any better
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Old Apr 19, 2003 | 11:01 AM
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Originally posted by D R E W
Vampgrrl,

Your better off getting a Prelude. Even if you made the Accord on the same level of the Prelude it is still an Accord no matter what! Now if you want something with a little bit of both save up and get yourself the 03' Honda Accord EX-V6 6spd Coupe!

The 03' Accord Coupe has more interior room than the Prelude, insurance is a lot less (think family sedan cost!), VTEC V6 SOHC 240whp & 212lbs of torque, you'd be envy by losers like me , and 6 gears!

That car's engine alone has a lot of potential! With the use of premium fuel and the Injen Cold Air Intake you would gain a 20hp to the crank! Dyno proven!

I'm bias because I own a Prelude but not only I own a 2000 Honda Prelude I also own a 2003 Honda Accord EX-V6 Coupe with the 5spd auto-tragic. Both cars are still considered different in my view but I appreciate the difference in both cars.

BTW, don't listen to Nightshade. He doesn't appreciate the Honda Prelude like the way we do

Originally posted by fastball
I know I'm joining this conversation a little late. I promised myself not to comment, but the blood boils. Nightshade, I'm dissapointed in you. You should know that the Prelude fifth generation is the finest Prelude to have ever been built from the factory, and will drive circles around any stock Accord save the 2003 six speed. I drove 2 six speed Accords already. Although it is a very formidable car (and the best Accord ever), it doesn't have the go-cart reflex of my Prelude. The Accord is larger, the tires have a smaller aspect ratio (part way due to the suspension setup), and just isn't meant to be compared in any way shape or form. Now, mabe back in 1979 when the Prelude first came out it was just a smaller Accord. But times have changed my friend. C&D had Mario Andretti take the 1997 Type-SH out in the fall of 1996 on the twisties. Sort of speaks for itself.
I stand by my comment originally.

Originally posted by Nightshade
Weight is within a couple hundred pounds of each other.

Chasis is near same on the coupe Accord and the Prelude.

Full suspension is identical which is why it was named "the sports car that never was"

Its handling was the very thing that did the car in with sports car buyers along with its unimpressive power and it was a freakin tank.
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