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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Dec 25, '02 From The Netherlands Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
Ok, plz don't flame me but I am thinking about buying a Honda Prelude. The price of an used 6th gen Celica and an Prelude is almost the same in my country. I like the Celica a lot but I also like the Prelude especially because its an 2.3 Prelude here in Europe and the only Celica here is 1.8 GTI or 2.0
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Nov 12, '02 From Webster Ma. Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) ![]() |
one benefit that the celica has is that there aren't many around. unlike a prelude....
but go for what YOU like better ![]() -------------------- |
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Oct 12, '02 From New Jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
yes, you are ghey. lol
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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Dec 25, '02 From The Netherlands Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
LOL! Where I live (The Netherlands) we only have imports
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() Joined Aug 31, '02 From Bay Village, OH Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
wouldn't the 2.0 engine be a 3s? If it is, definatley you have to go with the celica!
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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Dec 25, '02 From The Netherlands Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
Fast replies btw
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Oct 12, '02 From New Jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
we are always here to help, go with the 2.o fa sho..
that rhymed.. |
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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Dec 25, '02 From The Netherlands Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
Its a 2.0 Gti 125hp and 135ft lbs or something like that...
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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Nov 20, '02 Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) ![]() |
Why not both? ![]() ![]() As for the question, drive both and choose the one YOU like best. |
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() Joined Jan 15, '03 From Waipahu, Hawaii Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
who cares bout 2.3 that jus means more gas money down the drain! honda is evil. don't cross over to the darkside.
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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Dec 25, '02 From The Netherlands Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
LOL Billy.... New Viagra! owww...... so sweet
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Nov 13, '02 From Hawaii Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
whatever turns you on dude...LOL....Just to let you know...here in hawaii, most people stay away from honda because they are easy to steal.
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() Joined Nov 11, '02 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
i say celica. the prelude doesnt have vtec. i would say go with the honda but the 2.3 which is the Si that doesnt have vtec.
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Jan 9, '03 From St. Louis Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
are you talkin fourth gen prelude? if so I thought those were sohc vtec, but I never thought about it
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Dec 11, '02 From Sioux Falls, SD, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
Don't buy anything related to Honda...unless it's a NSX.
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Oct 28, '02 From Europe, Lithuania Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) ![]() |
CELICA!!!!! CELICA!!!!! CELICA!!!!!
HONDA - Had one, never did again!!!! If Celica 3S-GE (170 Hp in europe) i say go for Celi and forget that sh*** car pribliuda!!!! -------------------- Ex celica owner - just a guy from other side of the pond...
Full custom Projects from restoration to performance builds <<<<<< DCw / JDMart >>>>>>> |
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![]() Administrator ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) ![]() |
Do you know what the engine code is? If it's a 2.0 liter engine, than it must be a 3S engine, the slowest of which(3S-FE) puts down 138 horsepower and 138 lb. ft. of torque. -------------------- New Toyota project coming soon...
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() Joined Nov 8, '02 From Mongtomery Alabama Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
dude...i would tell ya to get the celica...but the prelude is the only honda that i actually like...but it's up to you
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() Joined Nov 18, '02 From Belmont, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
i say u do what imma do, a dealer near where i live says that my car is worth over 18k, and shiet imma sell da Celica when i get a job and get my parents to co sign for me to get a 91 NSX, a 91 NSX can go for 20k so shiet if u can find some cheap insurance get that.. Buh thats just mee
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Nov 4, '02 From Davenport Iowa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
even though I like the Celica better I owe my life to a Honda Prelude twice over...was in 2 REALLY bad wrecks with the same prelude and I should be dead but that thing still runs good as hell... cant say the same for the corvette I distroyed with or the gaurd rail I hit head on ... one bonus is the prelude is WAY faster
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I was gonna say that too but I didn't wanna get booed
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Dec 27, '02 From Sleep in Warren chill in clinton twp, works/school in detroit Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) ![]() |
celica
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Sep 23, '02 From local petrol station!, UK Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
The prelude 2.2 vtec is very quick, but i would say the celica looks better
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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Dec 25, '02 From The Netherlands Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
Do you know what the engine code is? If it's a 2.0 liter engine, than it must be a 3S engine, the slowest of which(3S-FE) puts down 138 horsepower and 138 lb. ft. of torque
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That's the one!!! |
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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Dec 25, '02 From The Netherlands Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
The prelude isnt a vtec one but its
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() Joined Oct 25, '02 From London- England Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
I used to have the 3sfe (ST202) import, the car looks like
a bad muther but is weak on the low end. If you want looks that don't fade with age and power is not a priority then go for a Celica, but wait for the more powerful european model to come your way. The Honda prelude was a novelty for a while over here in the UK but I think the looks wear thin after a while and they are everywhere now. A 2.3 will drink your fuel like crazy, not good with fuel prices high in europe. |
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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Jan 12, '03 From New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
My brother got a 99 Prelude
It's much stronger than my 96 celica, but it has DOHC VTEC, modded intake, exhaust, and VTEC controller installed to adapt to the fuel quality here. Runs on lower 15 second or upper (very upper) 14 on the quarter. The suspension has been changed to fully adjustable, lowered a bit, helps so much in stability. It does feel much stronger and more stable when I pushed it in the twisties. ![]() ![]() But, my (100% standard) celica runs smoother, more practical (not lowered), relaxed (not noisy), and it's so easy to use for just nipping next door to buy a bottle of milk. AND it is much more sexy with the curves that kinda look like a blend of european car. I'd say: More pedigree ![]() ![]() So, there you go. It's your choice (in other words: you're ghey ![]() naah, just kidding |
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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Jan 12, '03 From New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
P.S.
Celica has MUCH more bottom end torque, while the 'Lude feels much more powerful in the upper revs. If you have many traffic lights in your city, get the celica. They run easier ![]() The 'Lude doesn't give sh*t until you're above 3,500 rpm while the celica pulls cleanly from 1,200 rpm |
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