Need some advise on buying a prelude

[ozmikeli]

hey guys
i dont know much about cars and the last car i bought died on me in 2 months with a head gasket problem. i'm looking into this 97 prelude vti-r with 130,000 with no log book, the guy was asking for $11.000 but i got it down to about $8500, what are the common things i should check in the car before buying it? also i heard semi-auto tiptronic gear box is prone to break and costs a arm and a leg to fix?

[pzr]

Hey man that is a pretty nice price, I am in the same situation as you atm and looking to get a prelude soon.

Anyway you should search around the forums there is heaps of information try this link here. All you need to know about buying cars.

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47671&highlight=buying+guide

Also for Preludes check the doors and especially sun roof for rust. :thumbsup:

[CB7_OWNER]

8500 for a vti-r is cheap !.... ask for accident history, logbooks, is the chassis straight?, check door trims, is there water around? etc etc