Get rid of ur TEIN suspension and I'll give u my stock shocks!!!!:naughty:

 

Prelude. I just love my prelude.

Body style I think is awesome. Sporty, refined, smooth. Ever since 91' I've wanted one. Drives great, handles well.

 

If that's all it would take to make it not squeak or rattle I'd give them to you tomorrow Leo.

 

thatpreludeguy, is that what you were talking about with yur lude not being smooth and refined, or the engine? how does your engine run? i have 50K miles on mine and its been fine, i havent had the notorious tensioner problem but when i do the belt at 60K ill replace the tensioner anyways..... how much does the tensioner cost from the factory for just the part?

 

If you have made substantial tire/suspension mods, then sure, the car will ride like a truck. But the same thing will hapen if you do that to a Cadillac Fleetwood, which is why I kept everything stock except the CAI and K&N. I bought the Prelude after looking at about 50 cars in all, foreign and domestic. This was the most perfect balance of smoothness and tight handling without a bone jarring ride. I know you can improve the skidpad and slalom numbers with all sorts of stiffer shocks, coil overs, and wheel/tire combinations. But, like I said before, do you want to drive all day in a car that will break your backbone? BTW, albeit the ITR stock will be mabe a second faster, it sure ain't smoother or quieter. I drove GSR while I was looking. If the GSR isn't as smooth, I can guarantee the ITR won't be, either. It's really built for the race track only.

 

After reading this months SCC mag I think I would like to get rid of my Lude, for a 4gen Supra TT 6 speed Targa. That car is so mean looking, extremely rare, and well 13.5 quarter mile times and .98g skidpad . . . stock.
Their is only two problems:
1. There isn't many out their
2. A low mileage/ clean one will cost well over $30k

I can't see the reasoning for getting out of my '00 Lude w/ all the money I've put into it to get into an older car with more mileage thats twice the amount of the Lude; but if I see the right one I will do it.

 

raven, my friend looked for one for 2 years and finally ended up finding a 1994 TT 6-speed, black with 80K miles on it in los angeles from someone who was selling it for a friend who left the country and didnt know what they had..... they got it for around 20K dollars and its in fairly good condition..... another option would be.... and I know a lot of people are wary of this, but salvage title.... it would be a lot cheaper..... some people get scared of salvage title but if you buy it when it STILL has the damage.... then pay for it to be fixed yourself, you can be assured everything will go smoothly. The problem will be if you ever want to sell it , it will be extremely hard, but if you plan on keeping it forever, than it isnt a problem....

 

i'd pick ITR over 5th gen. i was gonna get an ITR but they are hard to find.

 

I would trade my 1998 Prelude for an ITR simply because I only use the car for autocrossing. If it was my daily driver (I have an RSX Type-S for everyday), I would take the Prelude in a heartbeat.

BTW, my Prelude is for sale and I would consider trading it (plus cash, obviously) for an ITR.

 

I don't even have a Prelude or ITR, but I would pick a Lude. They look a lot nicer, more torque for low rpm drivability, and have more features.