your looking at nearly a 20year old car with 200,000ks... its less than average for its age but none the less its got 200,000kms - maintenance may become a problem (check if major service was done) and selling will definantly be a problem! but if u like the car and its been well maintained and its cheap get it
Thats all the advice i can give you comming from a civic owner =)
The kms is a bit of a worry. I'm not sure what engine it is and how durable they are. The lude is a good car and would suit the driving... mainly country driving.
Okay, so there's nothing specific to old Preludes which might ring alarm bells?
i guess you get what you pay for a lot of cars honda or otherwise are boud to have the problems with that age but i guess if your using it for country driving ure gonna put a lot of kms on it neway.......jst try and firn sumthin reliable....make sure its been serviced reguarly....
If the car has been regularly serviced, it should be able to last into the 400000 mark without needing a rebuild...
The only things that should be going wrong with a regularly serviced Prelude would be hoses and fittings deteriorating, timing belts going, and *maybe* gearbox issues....
Yes its a 20 year old car, but one that is well kept can last another 20 years with good care.
Although I would stay away from buying a Prelude with 200000 kms without any service records - could be a lemon!
Just my advice!
well firstly the ks isnt TO bad, i bought mine with 280xxx on it, the only prob is the fws, the case thinggys (forgot name) Seem to give out fairly fast, i would scrap that idea and go and get either a late gen2 86 early 87si version if you like the older shape, or the newer ones with no 4ws, apparently the 4ws are a bitch...
i owned 2 3rd gen preludes and each had about 280 000kms when i sold them and they were great, just make sure the services have been done and u should be ok,. the engines last for about 300 000- 350 000kms before they may need a rebuild.
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