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Originally Posted by Jek Hawkins
i think i'll take that and an Acura NSX
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You and me both buddy! My next ride is an early 90's red NSX 5MT. I'm keeping a close eye on the market and you can get a decent condition one (with higher miles) for the high-$20's.
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Originally Posted by 99BLACKSE
Was that thing ever winter driven?
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To my knowledge, I am the third owner, and the second owner (who had it since 2002) did not drive it in the winter. I cannot find any rust on the body or undercarriage. Now that the car is here in Arizona permanently, the car is not likely to ever rust out -- at least while it's under my ownership.
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Originally Posted by Damn Dirty Ape
An '89 model was my very first new car. I loved that car to death. 5-speed, red too.
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Glad you can relate! The styling is dated and the car is definitely "old school," but there's just something about that still makes it difficult to let go of.
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Originally Posted by SpoiledMan
I don't know who the question is for but they just didn't make that many of them and being 16-17 years old I'm sure that a bunch of those that were made are gone or in poor condition.
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Right you are. I don't have definitive production numbers (nobody has been able to source them yet) but the vast majority of 3rd generation Preludes were sold as either S (carbureted), Si, or Si ALB (anti-lock-brake) versions. The highest trim levels in 1990 and 1991 were the Si 4WS and the Si ALB. I guess most people opted for safety over corner-cutting ability
. Interesting also to note that this car has NO cup holders and NO air bags.
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Originally Posted by jnmttu
They were really ahead of their time with this, and definitely way ahead of anyone putting it on a Chevy truck.
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I totally agree. It's a shame it never caught on like Honda hoped it would. Maybe it was too expensive to produce? Dunno.
I've gotten even a little more insane with this project over the last couple of days...
Scrubbed and painted (black) wheel wells -- can't really see it here.
Cleaned trunk.
Waxed around the trunk opening.
Waxed door jambs.
This is starting to get obsessive
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