Originally posted by k.a.y
dude, 21k for a 5th gen lude is obscene!! I've seen used S2000's for that exact same price!! just keep your eye out. and as for having a lude in Seattle, once you get it, DON'T do any major exterior mods. They will be gone the second you step away from your car. but you probably already knew that.
They still make the S2000, so technically, the S2000 is governed by the used car market more so than the Prelude. With any low production car, depreciation continues untill the car's production ceases. Now, does that mean an Olds Cutlass Supreme can command a high price just because it isn't made anymore? Of course not since they made 100,000 per year. Preludes are still in demand, as we demonstrate with this very thread, so with the economics of supply and demand it only stands to reason that a late 5th gen may have a premium over an early 5th gen or 4th gen (fourth gen production was over 25,000/year). On the same token, if you find a mint 1996 Prelude VTEC with low miles, they will probably be asking over 10k for it. Or a mint 3rd gen Si with 4ws. Those are very close to being collectable if they are mint.