5th gen gets props on styling!!! - Honda Prelude Forum

Red Baron · 12-09-2002, 01:52 PM

This morning on my way to work I was at an Exxon and this guy, in his 50's & driving a Jag came to me and said.

"This year Prelude (5th Gen) is one of the most good looking cars I have ever seen! It has such a well balanced design...it's absolutely perfect. My son had one of the batman looking ones with the triangle headlights, but I love this body style!!"

When I owned my '92 I hated the 5th gens, but now that I own a '97, I really do love the 5th gens as well!

It was just nice having some stranger say our cars are cool!!!

That made getting to work through rush hour more bearable.

-Andy Borondy

shik0me · 12-09-2002, 01:55 PM

Batman ones

I can see this turning into another 4th gen vs 5th gen war

I like them both...there are some days where I see a 4th gen and I wish I had one of those instead...then other days I'm glad I have a 5th.

Satan_SRV · 12-09-2002, 01:59 PM

I like my batmobile...

GroverzVTEC · 12-09-2002, 02:02 PM

Best part is when you are OUT of your own car, and someone drives it by to pick you up. Realize how bad-azz your car looks all over again when you watch someone else drive it

Grover

Hawks10 · 12-09-2002, 02:02 PM

I like both, 5th gens more though!! It is could to get compliments though!!

0redlude1 · 12-09-2002, 02:05 PM

People shouldnt bash on any lude, wetherit be ss or manual, 1st gen or 5th.

I think we need to stop these lude on lude crimes.

mike95 · 12-09-2002, 02:29 PM

Every Lude has been and is a classic in various technical and design ways. There is a particularly timeless quality to the design of the 4th and 5th gens though. My 95 still gets looks and comments from lots of folks including older folks with BMRs, Mercs and etc. A key thing is to keep your lude clean and classy as possible and not over the top.

mickey99us · 12-09-2002, 02:32 PM

i love when older people say that, makes me feel good and never want to get rid of my car

Hawks10 · 12-09-2002, 02:32 PM

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Originally posted by mike95
Every Lude has been and is a classic in various technical and design ways. There is a particularly timeless quality to the design of the 4th and 5th gens though. My 95 still gets looks and comments from lots of folks including older folks with BMRs, Mercs and etc. A key thing is to keep your lude clean and classy as possible and not over the top.

yes, please, please, please keep 'em clean!

Red Baron · 12-09-2002, 02:37 PM

To keep it clear...I was not bashing any gen lude. I agree, they're all Preludes and all great.

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"Best part is when you are OUT of your own car, and someone drives it by to pick you up. Realize how bad-azz your car looks all over again when you watch someone else drive it "

Grover

Totally agree also, you kinda forget what it looks like when you're always inside driving it! Not to mention when you have an exhaust too and you can actually hear what it sounds like!

NoRice4U · 12-09-2002, 03:20 PM

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Originally posted by GroverzVTEC
Best part is when you are OUT of your own car, and someone drives it by to pick you up. Realize how bad-azz your car looks all over again when you watch someone else drive it

Grover

exactly. I although I do get worried sometimes when the person I let drive my car promises to stay in the parking and suddenly goes onto the road...hmmm...

01ludesh · 12-09-2002, 03:35 PM

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Originally posted by NoRice4U

exactly. I although I do get worried sometimes when the person I let drive my car promises to stay in the parking and suddenly goes onto the road...hmmm...

haha that's why NO ONE touches my car

plus the fact none of my friends drive stick...

TurkeyZ · 12-09-2002, 03:48 PM

That's awesome, one time I was in hick-ville Massachusetts and some old guy in a rattly old pick-up complimented the car. I was so excited

mrmumbels · 12-09-2002, 04:17 PM

i got a compliment today too. some older guy said "that's a beautiful car you got there" i thought maybe he wanted to steal it, but my friend was in it so no worries

shukuchi_2003 · 12-09-2002, 04:20 PM

OMG, I just love it when I catch people staring at my stock interior and just walking around my car, checking it out. Sometimes, they talk to themselves: "oh, dang, prelude...oh SH"
hahahha. Happened many times.

ywwong · 12-09-2002, 04:21 PM

a car at drive through windows..

"is it fast?"
"it got VTEC, right?"
"It looks fast man!"

NoRice4U · 12-09-2002, 04:21 PM

the lines on the Prelude are PERFECT...absolutely PERFECT

Mr Ludecrs · 12-09-2002, 04:26 PM

I do get some looks on the freeway especially from young kids in Civics

. Once I have some rims, I'm sure I'll get more compliments.
I love all generations of Preludes, but 5th gens are my fav. (I'm obviously biased!)

BlackLudeCIU · 12-09-2002, 04:35 PM

I love both Gen preludes. we own both of them at my house.

SLICK96 · 12-09-2002, 05:41 PM

The coolest part for me is when I drop it off to get anything done at a Honda dealership, and when they have those indoor car bays. The door opens up, and you pull in, w/ a nice, DEEP exhaust tone, and a car that any detailer would be proud of. When you roll in to a stop, everybody's eyes are on you, and your LUDE. The next best part is when the service is done, and the tech pulls it back through the car bay... everybody stops and admires again. Then, the tech says, "Damn, that's a nice Prelude, son!" That's my favorite scenario I've experienced in the Lude... people just sittin' & admiring.

J