Last week I posted some links to some cars that I was thinking about buying, and I got some great opinions from you guys. I found another one that I need some opinions on. The owner seems to know what he's talking about.
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If you must own an auto (I wouldn't), that looks like a good deal to me. Service records are a big plus, just remember to carfax it and have it inspected first.
The owner also said that when the brakes were changed last year, one of the brake discs was slightly warped, so at speeds of 60+ mph the steering wheel slightly shakes. is that something to be cautious of?
Dont be stupid.....if your gonna spend money on a lude then at least buy the standeard as in the end replacing the auto trannie or converting to manual is gonna cost you more to do. Just be smart and do not purchase an auto.
Not a big deal, all that means is that your rotors need to be replaced, and you said the owner already did that, right? If you stomp on the brakes and overheat the rotors, kiss them goodbye....but it isn't a major problem, just a regular wear and tear issue.
However if it was a rotor causing the vibration it would only occur while braking, not while cruising on the highway. Does it still have a vibration?
I have to say to pass this one up. I hate to say this, again, but PLEASE don't buy an auto. It's liek you're stopming on your own foot! You're just going to come back to us when the trans fails and say "I know, I knwo guys, I should have waited. But I couldn't!"
Please, you will pay in the end for a new trans or a swap anyways. So if you plan on that anyways, then add $2.5K to the price of the car, do you want to spend that? Would it be cheaper than just buying a stick in the first place? Ask yourself that.
If helling25 is dead set on an auto, it's still better than nothing. While I would never buy an auto lude myself, that doesn't mean that they are so horrible that nobody should. Are they slower...yes, Do they break alot...yes, are they expensive to replace.....yes, but a 5 speed is not for everyone.
Manual transmissions suck in stop an go traffic, and there is a significant learning curve to drive one without eating up your clutch. It was worth the trouble for me, but may not be for everyone. Some people have no desire to learn how to drive a stick at all, and while I am not one of them, I get it.
Having said that...if you must get an auto, the one you posted looks decent, definitely worth getting some more information on and taking for a test drive.
I don't really want to buy an auto. I would rather have a 5 speed. But in Omaha, preludes are not easy to find. I have been looking for three months and I have yet to find even one decent one (auto or manual). And I would wait it out, but I need a new car fast, so I am just looking for any 5th gen prelude I can find.
I don't really want to buy an auto. I would rather have a 5 speed. But in Omaha, preludes are not easy to find. I have been looking for three months and I have yet to find even one decent one (auto or manual). And I would wait it out, but I need a new car fast, so I am just looking for any 5th gen prelude I can find.
Secondly--Yeah man, well that is the case for a lot of people, but it is a bad reason to force yourself to buy not only a car you don't want, but a car that may cost you THOUSANDS to repair.
There are hardly any nice/or any preludes at all in my town either, don't make yourself feel alone in the battle of finding a nice 5th gen(5spd).
I looked on 3 different websites for almost a year and a half and still the best deal I could find was 300 MILES AWAY(in San Fran). AND STILL, comared to a lot of other people's deals on their lude, I got raped.
Please don't be desperate, you will pay the price later.
Secondly--Yeah man, well that is the case for a lot of people, but it is a bad reason to force yourself to buy not only a car you don't want, but a car that may cost you THOUSANDS to repair.
There are hardly any nice/or any preludes at all in my town either, don't make yourself feel alone in the battle of finding a nice 5th gen(5spd).
I looked on 3 different websites for almost a year and a half and still the best deal I could find was 300 MILES AWAY(in San Fran). AND STILL, comared to a lot of other people's deals on their lude, I got raped.
Please don't be desperate, you will pay the price later.
Alright, I guess I will just wait it out. I don't want to pay thousands because I rushed it. Thanks for all the help guys!
Agreed, if you want a 5 speed, wait for one to show up. Could be awhile, I had to check craigslist for my town and every major town within 200 miles of me for about a year to find a good one, and I still had to drive a few hours to go get it.
If you get an auto, you will be disappointed, and probably stuck with a slow car that needs a new transmission.
Alright....whew...i am glad to hear you decided against buying the auto. What you should do is find one that may be in a different city and pay to either pick it up or see if you can get a 50 50 split with the seller, more often than not people who sell thier cars need the cash and are willing, ive done it a couple of times. do not go through the hassell of geting one form another country as they cost a fortune in duty. good luck and i hope read that you found a good prelude for a good price.
well nothing wrong with going auto but, manual are alot faster and pretty easy to learn i would rather go man > auto. Nonetheless I started with an auto 5th gen. I had it replace with a manual tranny, cluthes., etc lot of work and blew lot of mone. Up to you.
well nothing wrong with going auto but, manual are alot faster and pretty easy to learn i would rather go man > auto. Nonetheless I started with an auto 5th gen. I had it replace with a manual tranny, cluthes., etc lot of work and blew lot of mone. Up to you.
A. Nothing wrong with going auto??? Que?!???!??! Have you not heard the word??!?!?!?!
2. It sounds like you learned about the horrors of SS 5th gen ownership the hard way, yet you still thing there's nothing wrong with it?
nothing wrong with auto if u just use the D and not SS i knew peep that have prelude for years with auto and its fine. only because some high school kids try to shift SS like manual to impress a girl streetracing and ****ed up the trans all of the sudden everybody say dont buy auto.Manual is a plus to have but if u want auto thats fine too bro.
nothing wrong with auto if u just use the D and not SS i knew peep that have prelude for years with auto and its fine. only because some high school kids try to shift SS like manual to impress a girl streetracing and ****ed up the trans all of the sudden everybody say dont buy auto.Manual is a plus to have but if u want auto thats fine too bro.
D or SS mode is irrelevant. The transmission is defective. The failure rate is huge, and that is why Honda lost the lawsuit over these things.
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