New 5th Gen Owner in Manc
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:48 pm
Hi,
I'm Abul. I've recently bought my first Honda Prelude - my brother used to drive a 4th gen 2.2Vtec a good few years ago and I always liked the 5th gens. Its a 98 S plate 2.2VTi 4WS Auto (maybe motegi - has motegi badge, wheels and bodykit). I've always liked these cars and wanted to get one. I saw a decent one for sale a couple of months back at a local dealer. The car is pretty much standard as far I can tell and has decent service history. The previous owner did change a couple of the badges
so I'll be changing them back to standard I think. Also it has an aftermarket exhaust back box (Longlife) which I'd also like to change back to the original. Other than that it needs a good service and thorough valet! 
Unfortunately I had a bit of bad luck on the first day I bought it - someone reversed into me whilst I was filling up with fuel - literally 10 mins after driving away from the dealer
Anyhow it went through insurance and they considered it a total loss - but I've decided to keep the vehicle and get it sorted. The damage wasnt much - just some paint on the front bumper from what I can tell so I was a bit surprised they wrote it off.
Anyway - I don't really know that much about cars - I've been reading some of the posts on here and you guys have an amazing amount of knowledge and experience. Would be great to share some of that and pick up on some skills too hopefully. I'm not after making it into a super-fast racing maching or anything - just like it how Honda had it - and I'll probably be only using on weekends or in the summer.
I need to get a new MOT as part of the deal to keep the car so I'll be getting that done soon. Also full service and timing belt etc changed, plus looking to change some rubber bushes etc as there are some knocks / rattles which don't sound great. I'll be getting this done via a trusted mechanic who I've known for a few years now - not cheap but trust worthy and knows his stuff.
I haven't got many pics of the vehicle yet (haven't even had time to give a wash or anything yet!). Here's some from my phone for now....from the advert for the car
I'm Abul. I've recently bought my first Honda Prelude - my brother used to drive a 4th gen 2.2Vtec a good few years ago and I always liked the 5th gens. Its a 98 S plate 2.2VTi 4WS Auto (maybe motegi - has motegi badge, wheels and bodykit). I've always liked these cars and wanted to get one. I saw a decent one for sale a couple of months back at a local dealer. The car is pretty much standard as far I can tell and has decent service history. The previous owner did change a couple of the badges
so I'll be changing them back to standard I think. Also it has an aftermarket exhaust back box (Longlife) which I'd also like to change back to the original. Other than that it needs a good service and thorough valet! Unfortunately I had a bit of bad luck on the first day I bought it - someone reversed into me whilst I was filling up with fuel - literally 10 mins after driving away from the dealer
Anyhow it went through insurance and they considered it a total loss - but I've decided to keep the vehicle and get it sorted. The damage wasnt much - just some paint on the front bumper from what I can tell so I was a bit surprised they wrote it off.Anyway - I don't really know that much about cars - I've been reading some of the posts on here and you guys have an amazing amount of knowledge and experience. Would be great to share some of that and pick up on some skills too hopefully. I'm not after making it into a super-fast racing maching or anything - just like it how Honda had it - and I'll probably be only using on weekends or in the summer.
I need to get a new MOT as part of the deal to keep the car so I'll be getting that done soon. Also full service and timing belt etc changed, plus looking to change some rubber bushes etc as there are some knocks / rattles which don't sound great. I'll be getting this done via a trusted mechanic who I've known for a few years now - not cheap but trust worthy and knows his stuff.
I haven't got many pics of the vehicle yet (haven't even had time to give a wash or anything yet!). Here's some from my phone for now....from the advert for the car
5th gen ones don't seem to come up that frequently actually. Some people have put 4g ones in instead
i wont even charge you 
