Looking at buying a 90 Prelude, any advice???
1990 Prelude with 72,000 miles. $3,200, Auto, all power.
I've never owned a Honda. Anything you guys could pass along as far as what I might want to check before buying? I believe it's an interference engine so when should the timing belt be changed? What would that cost? I know Hondas are very reliable cars but 14 years in New England (Mass) is tough on cars. I haven't crawled under the car yet to look closely. This car is for my daughter, 3rd year of college, No money...... Her 90 corolla just got totaled, she still driving it until the end of July and her sticker runs out. Thanks for any info you can give me on this car! Steve |
Re: Looking at buying a 90 Prelude, any advice???
Steve,
That is too much money for a 14 year old car. Even at Kelley Blue Book the top end on that car is $3,000. Make sure it is the fuel injected engine, which it should be if it has the power options. If it is the B21 engine, those are notorious for burning oil. My Prelude is a 1988 and has the B20 engine, so check with someone about the B21 engines. A google search should tell you more than you need to know. If that car really has only 72,000 miles-- that seems so low. That would equate to only 5100 miles per year. That car must still look brand new. Check under that hood. It should look a lot better than your normal Prelude of that era. The timing belt will need a change immediately if it has never been done. I do not care how many miles-- it has been 14 years. I would be surprised if it is original. Factor the $400 into the cost. You should be able to get that car for $2,700 or less. Unless it is cherry mint perfect-- paint, seats, engine-- I would try to negotiate off that price instead of $3,200. Good Luck, Matthew Brown Memphis "Steve" <yeah@right.com> wrote in message news:PfudnX2b6YWDX0fdRVn-hQ@giganews.com... > 1990 Prelude with 72,000 miles. $3,200, Auto, all power. > > I've never owned a Honda. Anything you guys could pass along as far as what > I might want to check before buying? > I believe it's an interference engine so when should the timing belt be > changed? What would that cost? > I know Hondas are very reliable cars but 14 years in New England (Mass) is > tough on cars. > I haven't crawled under the car yet to look closely. > > This car is for my daughter, 3rd year of college, No money...... Her 90 > corolla just got totaled, she still driving it until the end of July and her > sticker runs out. > > Thanks for any info you can give me on this car! > > Steve > > |
Re: Looking at buying a 90 Prelude, any advice???
Thanks, I agree with everything you said!!
Steve "Matthew Brown" <sliceoflifephoto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:6sACc.23530$OB3.12850@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... > Steve, > > > That is too much money for a 14 year old car. Even at Kelley Blue Book > the top end on that car is $3,000. > > Make sure it is the fuel injected engine, which it should be if it has > the power options. If it is the B21 engine, those are notorious for burning > oil. My Prelude is a 1988 and has the B20 engine, so check with someone > about the B21 engines. A google search should tell you more than you need > to know. > > If that car really has only 72,000 miles-- that seems so low. That > would equate to only 5100 miles per year. That car must still look brand > new. Check under that hood. It should look a lot better than your normal > Prelude of that era. > The timing belt will need a change immediately if it has never been > done. I do not care how many miles-- it has been 14 years. I would be > surprised if it is original. Factor the $400 into the cost. > > > You should be able to get that car for $2,700 or less. Unless it is cherry > mint perfect-- paint, seats, engine-- I would try to negotiate off that > price instead of $3,200. > > Good Luck, > > Matthew Brown > Memphis > > "Steve" <yeah@right.com> wrote in message > news:PfudnX2b6YWDX0fdRVn-hQ@giganews.com... > > 1990 Prelude with 72,000 miles. $3,200, Auto, all power. > > > > I've never owned a Honda. Anything you guys could pass along as far as > what > > I might want to check before buying? > > I believe it's an interference engine so when should the timing belt be > > changed? What would that cost? > > I know Hondas are very reliable cars but 14 years in New England (Mass) is > > tough on cars. > > I haven't crawled under the car yet to look closely. > > > > This car is for my daughter, 3rd year of college, No money...... Her 90 > > corolla just got totaled, she still driving it until the end of July and > her > > sticker runs out. > > > > Thanks for any info you can give me on this car! > > > > Steve > > > > > > |
Re: Looking at buying a 90 Prelude, any advice???
You should also see how it was maintained. Service records are a
definite bonus, but on such an old car chances are there are none. Preludes (as any other sports car) are usually driven hard, which is not too bad as long as they were not abused. If they're driven hard and not maintained, stay away from it. Cosmin Steve wrote: > Thanks, I agree with everything you said!! > > Steve > > "Matthew Brown" <sliceoflifephoto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message > news:6sACc.23530$OB3.12850@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... > >>Steve, >> >> >> That is too much money for a 14 year old car. Even at Kelley Blue > > Book > >>the top end on that car is $3,000. >> >> Make sure it is the fuel injected engine, which it should be if it > > has > >>the power options. If it is the B21 engine, those are notorious for > > burning > >>oil. My Prelude is a 1988 and has the B20 engine, so check with someone >>about the B21 engines. A google search should tell you more than you need >>to know. >> >> If that car really has only 72,000 miles-- that seems so low. That >>would equate to only 5100 miles per year. That car must still look brand >>new. Check under that hood. It should look a lot better than your normal >>Prelude of that era. >> The timing belt will need a change immediately if it has never been >>done. I do not care how many miles-- it has been 14 years. I would be >>surprised if it is original. Factor the $400 into the cost. >> >> >>You should be able to get that car for $2,700 or less. Unless it is > > cherry > >>mint perfect-- paint, seats, engine-- I would try to negotiate off that >>price instead of $3,200. >> >>Good Luck, >> >>Matthew Brown >>Memphis >> >>"Steve" <yeah@right.com> wrote in message >>news:PfudnX2b6YWDX0fdRVn-hQ@giganews.com... >> >>>1990 Prelude with 72,000 miles. $3,200, Auto, all power. >>> >>>I've never owned a Honda. Anything you guys could pass along as far as >> >>what >> >>>I might want to check before buying? >>>I believe it's an interference engine so when should the timing belt be >>>changed? What would that cost? >>>I know Hondas are very reliable cars but 14 years in New England (Mass) > > is > >>>tough on cars. >>>I haven't crawled under the car yet to look closely. >>> >>>This car is for my daughter, 3rd year of college, No money...... Her 90 >>>corolla just got totaled, she still driving it until the end of July and >> >>her >> >>>sticker runs out. >>> >>>Thanks for any info you can give me on this car! >>> >>>Steve >>> >>> >> >> > > |
Re: Looking at buying a 90 Prelude, any advice???
Do you know about the edmunds.com online appraiser? Go to
http://www.edmunds.com/tmv/used/inde...d.secnav.3.1.* and put in the relevant information. It seems to pretty much back up what Matthew said, but that's for my zip code, which is nowhere near yours, and I made some assumptions about options and car condition. "Steve" <yeah@right.com> wrote > 1990 Prelude with 72,000 miles. $3,200, Auto, all power. > > I've never owned a Honda. Anything you guys could pass along as far as what > I might want to check before buying? > I believe it's an interference engine so when should the timing belt be > changed? What would that cost? > I know Hondas are very reliable cars but 14 years in New England (Mass) is > tough on cars. > I haven't crawled under the car yet to look closely. > > This car is for my daughter, 3rd year of college, No money...... Her 90 > corolla just got totaled, she still driving it until the end of July and her > sticker runs out. > > Thanks for any info you can give me on this car! > > Steve > > |
Re: Looking at buying a 90 Prelude, any advice???
Besure to check the complete History of the car using the VIN before buying
the car. cause 5k miles/per year is really low for a 14 year old car. .... Here are some more tips: http://www.samarins.com/buying/index.html DO change the timing belt, also check the water pump (if needs to be changed or not) HN "Caroline" <caroline10027remove@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:zwCCc.25002$Y3.12919@newsread2.news.atl.earth link.net... > Do you know about the edmunds.com online appraiser? Go to > > http://www.edmunds.com/tmv/used/inde...d.secnav.3.1.* > > and put in the relevant information. > > It seems to pretty much back up what Matthew said, but that's for my zip code, > which is nowhere near yours, and I made some assumptions about options and car > condition. > > > "Steve" <yeah@right.com> wrote > > 1990 Prelude with 72,000 miles. $3,200, Auto, all power. > > > > I've never owned a Honda. Anything you guys could pass along as far as what > > I might want to check before buying? > > I believe it's an interference engine so when should the timing belt be > > changed? What would that cost? > > I know Hondas are very reliable cars but 14 years in New England (Mass) is > > tough on cars. > > I haven't crawled under the car yet to look closely. > > > > This car is for my daughter, 3rd year of college, No money...... Her 90 > > corolla just got totaled, she still driving it until the end of July and her > > sticker runs out. > > > > Thanks for any info you can give me on this car! > > > > Steve > > > > > > |
Re: Looking at buying a 90 Prelude, any advice???
good cars, not as quick as they put on. the 2.0 engine is very advisable. with only 70,000 miles it should be able to do another 50,000 relatively easy. ask for maintenance records. -timing belt changed (should be done, if not have it done (~$250 including labor at dealer)) -clutch/tranny (slippage, grinds?) -check belts/hoses for wear -check axle boots for leaks/cracks -change fuel filter, plugs/wires (if still OEM) -if possible, have a friendly mechanic quickly check it out sounds like the worst thing on any car in that area might be roadsalt and rust. |
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