I love the round headlights!

 

Gee, I wonder people would say if the opposite of this question was posted in the prelude forum?

 

Nope, I am very happy with my GSR. I could have bought either but went with the GSR because I liked it more. I'd make the same decision over and over again

 

Well, allow me to give a little insight.

I have a 1996 Prelude S auto. yea... auto shut up.

I also have a 1993 Integra LS 5spd. Just got recently and am still new to 5spd.

Big diffrence in cars here. Auto vs 5spd, neither have VTEC etc....

Now, I commute about 30-45 mins, mostly highway. Ride quality is about the same, I feel the road just about the same. Turns in the Integra are great, I feel good about them, feel the road well, tight turning radius... over all pretty much what I would EXPECT from the car. The Prelude on the other hand.... has just about the same handling, slightly better IMO.... from a bigger more bulky feeling car. NOT what I would expect.

The Integra I can see out of like a minivan. Almost no blind spots, and it feels good. The Prelude, lots of blind spots. Feel more like I'm down in a cockpit than driving a car. Depends on my mood which one I prefer on any given day.

Parts, yea Integra wins here. Integras are much more popular, so I would expect that. All in all... the Integra is more of what I would expect a car like that to be like. The Prelude... ahhh the Prelude is diffrent. The Prelude awe's me everytime I drive it. When I don't think that it can take a corner like I think it can... I try it for the hell of it, and it does... if not better.

Now... which do I prefer? Well since I got the Integra, I've mostly driven that. It's fun, it's quick and nimble... I've been trying to get better at stick than anything else. If I were given the choice of a Prelude 5spd VTEC or either a 93 Teggy 5spd VTEC or a newer model Teg 5spd VTEC.... I'd go with the Prelude.

 

No, I kinda like my Integra, thanks.

 

I test drove a 99 Prelude SH a while back as I was interested in getting on, I've aslo driven a 94 Prelude VTEC. I loved the power from both cars, but the rear seat is midget sized and without a lot of suspension modifiction the weight of the Prelude takes it's toll on you in the corners. I love the Prelude, but for practicality I'd keep my GS-R.

 

nah definitly not----

my mom had a 94 VTEC and when i went to get my first car like 2 years ago my dad offered her $8000 for it (parents are divorced) and she said no...so then i got a 97 del sol VTEC and said "**** your stupid prelude, my car's newer and it's got a targa, HA!" so she sold her prelude for $7200 to some guy....and got a brand new saab 9-3 which she hates cuz she doesn't know how to drive a turbo...she shifts at like 2k rpm and expects it to be fast

 

u damn right ludes are sweet...muahahahahaha. i think i should've went lude tho....

 

I considered a 'lude for my first car, before I ended up buying my pop's old Integra. Of course I was looking at the 88-91 body, I liked them.

I never persued it, though.

 

I've thought "You know, when I'm done with my wife's El Camino, it's gonna toast my car," but I've never feared the prelude. I think the integra drives better than any other Honda/Acura past or present and though I only have an LS, I can still smoke most of what you see on the road and it has roomto put in the JDM type R and still have space for a super-charger to help with that 4-cylinder lowend RPM lul (a must with all the V8's around here). Anyway, yeah, I like the integra over any other honda hands down.