I’ve worked up the bravery to get it into VTEC a few times, and it hasn’t punished me…
…yet.
It’s nearly broken in. Keep clocking those miles!
My wife and i had a '95 Civic that we got rid of at 237k and i would have kept it if the exhaust had not rusted apart. It also needed transmission work, 2nd and 5th did not work and you had to hold it in reverse. I miss that little car.
The longest lasting cars I’ve ever had have been a pair of Suzuki Sidekick Sport and Jeep Liberty SUVs.
I have three of those Jeeps still yet and my son has one of the Sidekicks.
I drove my 1998 sidekick way over a decade. My son is driving it today, over 300k miles. My 2007 Jeep liberty has over 300k miles and still runs. My 2004 Jeep Liberty (one of two) has over 280k miles. One is for parts.
I’m terrible for maintenance and those cars have all chugged along with minimal work.
Blows my mind.
My ex’s mom had a jeep liberty from around that time frame that was an absolute heap. It had constant issues. Crazy how yours have lasted and she was ready to drive hers into a ditch.
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I have an ‘09 accord with 340K+. VTEC everyday son!
I once had a '96. Great car but non VTEC. Blew the head gasket about 16 years ago and that was the end of that.
Shame, the head gasket is actually super serviceable in that car.
A lot of cars in the 90’s have pretty serviceable head gaskets, I had to change the two of them on my subaru forester, and if you’re experienced in the process it’s a rather quick fix since you dont need to lift the engine
I have a 96 as well. VTEC. Has a warped head I think. Never had the money to get it fixed properly. So much heat tape holding the exhaust together… Makes me sad.
Wow a 97 prelude!? That was my middle school dream car…
I got my 2011 Forester XT to 276k before I had to get rid of it for an oil leak, and mushy brakes that were too difficult to resolve. Loved that car.
My parents got me a 2000 Prelude for my 17th birthday. It was the four speed. Pics here, here, and here. It was such a fun car to drive. It was having tons of issues I was too broke to fix so yeah, I get that. It really was in the shop every few weeks for something new.
My parents urged me to buy something newer so I caved and bought a 2016 HR-V. Which I hated. Partly because I had to give up my Prelude for it, and also because it was so dogshit slow. They used the same 1.8 found in the 8th and 9th gen Civic. It’s a great engine, and it’s a pretty perfect match for the Civic, which weighs 400 pounds less. And I’d know, because my other car is a 9th gen Civic LX. That car actually has a little bit of pick up and go. I love my 9th gen. I think I’d have liked the car more if they used the same 1.5T the put in the '16 Civic.
Anyway, I’d been telling myself I’d get another one for years and the opportunity finally came up for a cheap, rust free, manual Prelude so I sprang on it. I just didn’t think the opportunity would spring up literally two weeks after posting my old car on here lmao
How is the exterior holding up?
I’ve posted a few pics of it on this community since I bought it about a month ago. It’s a bit rough on the outside. Big dent behind the driver’s door that I hope a shop can tap out. The paint is pretty rough. My money is on it having sat out in the California sun for a long time. All upward facing surfaces are down to the base coat, but it has no rust. It lives in my garage and only comes out when the weather is fair. It stopped raining a while ago so I’ve been able to drive it a lot. It has mechanical issues I want to address first. So once I address those and the money is right (and I do some of the house projects I owe the missus), I’m going to have that dent fixed and the car resprayed in its original red.
So it’s just loosened up nicely then :) Enjoy the next 250K miles.
