what to look out for when buyin a Prelude?

[panda[cRx]]

i've seen 4-5 auto prelude vtir trans fail in south east melbourne in the last 3 years, which is certainly worse than the average honda auto but is certainly not as bad as 98 accords, hrvs, 1st gen jazz etc

another thing when buying a h22a prelude is to confirm the cambelt+balance belt replacement history. if you are unsure CHANGE it as i've seen a 3 overdue belts snap in the last few years

[yourfather]

i've seen 4-5 auto prelude vtir trans fail in south east melbourne in the last 3 years, which is certainly worse than the average honda auto but is certainly not as bad as 98 accords, hrvs, 1st gen jazz etc

another thing when buying a h22a prelude is to confirm the cambelt+balance belt replacement history. if you are unsure CHANGE it as i've seen a 3 overdue belts snap in the last few years

Thanks panda,

proof from someone who works at a Honda dealer that the prelude VTi-R trannies fail.

As opposed to a bus driver from adelaide who thinks he knows everything because he owns one.

[Gazz95Lude]

^You thought you knew everything because you have a high post count and heard some stuff from your aunts brothers sisters uncle
Back on topic, i frequent the Prelude specific Prelude Australia website regularly and despite talk of the supposed "failing" of V-TIR boxes i am yet to hear of one happening to a Prelude owner. I am just recounting my opinion and and what i have heard (much like yourfather) but i wont go abusing people who disagree with what i say. Everyone has a right to their own opinion. But abusin people for their opinion is just not on.

[Brash22]

proof from someone who works at a Honda dealer that the prelude VTi-R trannies fail.

As opposed to a bus driver from adelaide who thinks he knows everything because he owns one.

Where did anybody say they didn't fail. I challenge you to go back through all of the posts of this thread and find just one person who stated that they do not fail.

What I, PeachExperiment, and everybody else said is that while they're known to fail, the number that actually do is very low. As Panda said, the failure rate is higher than most, but still not incredibly high.