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FINALLY THE GODS HAVE ANSWERED MY REQUEST IT ONLY TOOK 2 years lol

The Honda Prelude and Acura Integra, the two hottest sisters in the neighborhood.

“So you want a girlfriend” asking for a friend

"But guys we are not here to talk about the Prelude's history, no sir" - *talks about the Prelude's history for 65% of the video*

The honda prelude was one of the better cars that honda ever made that most people tend to forget about... snazzy, sporty and didn't break the bank. Great video.

I've had my 4th gen prelude for almost 20 years. It was my daily for 15 years straight. It's currently at 425k+ miles...not bad for a 92 with the sohc. I changed the trans last year bc it finally went out, I put the lsd t2t4 in it. I'll be doing the engine swap as I give it another go for wheels, paint, suspension and interior work. And I'm finally doing the sunroof conversion. Better late than never.

They should have been rwd. I can only imagine how legendary of a car it would of been. It's so sexy...

As a prelude owner, I'd say the most important thing in the gen 4 is look for rust on the inside of the rear wheel well, they tend to rot because of condensation

The Prelude community is so dope. A community of amazing, chill, and humble people that are always willing to go out of their way to help out another person. By far the best owners community I’ve been apart of. Dope car, dope builds, dope ass people. 👌💯

My first car was a manual 5th gen Prelude, such a great and reliable car and very fuel efficient!

“ a car that will never let you down” unless it’s auto in that case be prepared to swap the trans 2-3 times

Love my BB6. Handles like it's on rails. Turns heads everywhere because people just don't know what they are these days lol. Best sounding Vtec kick out of the 6 Hondas I've owned. It's also going up in value 👍

Left out how we top off oil more than gas 😂 haha

I had an 01 type sh. It had an intake, full exhaust, a tune, upgraded clutch, those polyurethane motor mount inserts and some good tires. It was a very fun car. Every so often I think about getting another one.

My grannie has owned a 2.2 VTEC 97 prelude for 20+ years and I love it so much and love riding in it

Noooooo. This is going to raise the price on them!

Yooo I just bought a 4th gen last week!! H22 sqaud where you at

20 year owner still have 88 4ws si and 89 si and love them 🔥🔥🔥🔥👏🏽

13 years later and I still love my 5th generation Prelude ❤

Honda prelude 5th gen was my first car, still have it and it’s my favorite car ever, was my dream car since i was 11 and i finally got to buy it at 15 yrs old and seeing that y’all finally made this video made me so happy

Just bought my first car a little less than a month ago and I couldn’t be more happy with my 97 Prelude typeSH. I’m I love😍

Idek what to ask for anymore. Do a “so you want a decepticon” I guess

Ive owned almost 40 vehicles in the last 11 years, and my 93 SI I picked up 3 months ago is in my top 3. Again, parts are cheap and easy to find(because its a honda) but its comfortable enough for long trips, and quick and grippy enough to have a ton of fun in the corners, even completely stock.

Had a 5th gen for a bit more than 2 years. It was indeed a great car to drive and own. It's one of those car designs that age really well.

It’s severely underrated. Owned mine for 12 years, racing it for the last 5, H22A with LSD, love it

I love my Prelude. They are also sorta high maintenance, I've put about 4-5k into the car to make sure if doesn't leak anything. That also included a transmission rebuild cause going into first and second was tough. But now that it's ok it's a Honda, she'll never let you down. It's a shame that they stopped production cause I'd love to see a 6th gen prelude. But if they don't I'll be happy with my 1997

I've got a 99 Prelude so I look forward to seeing this

This was one of the best renditions I’ve seen from someone talking about the Prelude it has a true sports car feel and are amazing on a road course one of the rare true sports cars Honda actually has great vid.

Always had a soft spot for the prelude

When all the kids were rocking their civics and eclipses back in 01 i had a 99 prelude SH. These jokes forgot to mention it had the most aggressive VTEC on any honda. @5500 rpm it sounded like it was going to eat your face off and shit out a civic.

I got a 93 prelude my favorite car ever!! Got the H22a euro r engine all modded out. And it’s an awesome daily driver

My 2000 Prelude was my first car, and I intend on keeping her in my life for as long as possible! The preludes really are amazing cars and I hope this video gets people excited about them! It makes me wish that mine wasn’t parked for the winter, too busy enjoying my JDM Legacy BH5 aha

When you're a Honda guy but you also want to be a little bit different (i.e: not buying a Civic), Prelude is the answer. I love and respect the 'lude, but I wouldn't buy one because the S2000 and Integra would be higher on my bucket list. Still, great video, love this series. I don't usually make suggestions as hundreds of other comments do it, but... 'So You Want A Volvo C30'. Very, very close to buying one

Fun fact! The Honda s500 600 and 800 models were discontinued following the release of the first gen prelude. The s2000 was released following the last gen prelude. Also some generations of prelude have the F20B motor while the s2000 have the F20C

Got a ‘93 prelude about a year ago. Such a beauty of a car. Great performance, fun to drive, manual!! 🥵

Lovely hybrid of cultural commentary, automotive history, personal narrative, and *buyer's guide*. Beautifully done, man. Sincerity, spontaneity, and passion come through without obscuring the tips and stats.

I just paid 2k for my 2000 type sh. So reliable

I've had 5 4th gens in my life, and by far they're my favorite car I've ever owned. The first time I ever swapped an engine was my first one. I took a h23 from a gfs wrecked car and made a franken-build engine to replace my base f22. Had both cars side by side in my buddies 2 car garage, and did the whole swap with a jack, hoist, and only hand tools. The only thing I couldn't do meself was get it timed, but after an hour at the local import shop down the road it was complete! My last one had 4ws swap, and a JDM h22a bored and built, cheaply I might add. That monster would peak near 9 grand before red lining. It was a beast of a Honda. I drive a MazdaSpeed6 now, but I think of my 'Ludes every day

Thanks for this video. I am 17 year old, getting my driver license next year when i turn 18. And Honda Prelude 1997 is one of the vars i want most as first car. Love the video!

5th gen owner where you at? 👇

As a prelude owner, thanks a million

Even though I already have owned my prelude for 2 years from time to time I enjoy coming back to watch this gem

Got my 5th gen for 300 with a bad automatic, went to a self pull junkyard and got 5 speed from a accord and rebuilt the engine have 0 complaints love the car

Rocking my prelude 2000 daily

My first car was a red 1989 Honda Prelude Si (non-4WS) and while it was an automatic, 134 bhp never felt faster. ❤️

My 93 prelude srv (vtec but in Canada) still gets a lot of looks. These cars are beautiful.

I've seen so many FRESH looking Preludes at meets and events. Absolutely beautiful hell of a machine

Finally a Honda Prelude video. Thanks FI for doing this vid, I have a 97 Prelude of my own and plan on getting some coils and some 17 x 8.5 in the following months

Listening while driving my 4th gen. Comments really do pay off

We had a white ‘91 4WS....absolutely adored her, drive a 2000 V-tech currently. She needs some new paint, a good refresh inside and out, but I love her too.

Saw this video before I got my prelude and now watching it after I got the car and I love it. Wound up getting a bb2 and did an h22a1 swap and a stage 3 clutch got thrown in there n I love this car very much

I love the fact that it’s never a history lesson.. after the history lesson lol

i swear to god, everytime i here that intro music and the beat finally drops as it goes into clips of the car.... it brings satisfaction to my soul

Good video! Took out my 1996 VTEC out of a 10 year storage. The car was store for more than 15 years in total. Obviously the muffler was finished with rust so I got the Apexi N1 installed with the Active Silencer. Sounds amazingly good and gets thumbs up everywhere I go.

Good video hit the nail on the head with everything, I live in nz and have a red on red manual BB8, it's got enough power and parts aren't expensive. Thanks for the video!

My very first own car is a prelude 5th gen and I absolutely love it! Very reliable, looking hot (especially slammed) and enough power to have fun. Modifying it is easy and is a great start into tuning. Also, the automatic trans is good if it works, but rather manual lol

The 5th gen definitely has to be the best looking out of all of them, definitely underrated as well 👌

My old 88 2.0Si 4WS 5 speed will always hold a special place in memory. If Honda had just given it a VTEC motor it would have been perfect.

The Prelude means everything to me , i grew up driving my dad's 1989 2.0SI 4WS , i still love it to this day ;) and it is pretty much the reason i love Japanese cars and man those pop up headlights :)

low key i wonder how would kota would roast alex with his porsche on driver to driver

honda prelude: the official car of the vroom vroom nutsack.

I just sold mine with pain in my hearts. I had a bb8 2.2vti. Almost never had a problem with it. Just normal maintenance and 1 time the hood cable and 1 time the exhaust. Had it for 12 years and every time i drove it, it put a big smile on my face. Maybe one day I'll get another one

Just repainted my bb6 98 sh prelude electron blue. These cars really hold up when it comes to looks.

WOW the timing couldn’t be better I’m going to look at prelude today for my first car...(yes it’s manual 🙏🏼)

The front wheel drive that looks like a rear wheel drive

I love my manual transmission red 5th gen 99 Honda Prelude. I bought it about 2 years ago with about 165k miles on it. It has 170k miles on it right now. Almost completely stock, only thing I've done is change the interior & license plate lights to LEDs. Swapped out the stock radio to a almost button-less clean looking Pioneer touch screen unit while snaking a discreet microphone for Bluetooth calls behind the dash, cluster/A pillar, ceiling, and added the SH trim stock spoiler. I want to replace the oxidized headlights with the same stock ones & put in white HIDs and paint the side & back skirts to make it look like the SH trim and be done with the car. If I could splurge, I'd paint the whole thing black. It'll look just like the SH without all the problems the 4-wheel steering had. When I purchased the car, yes I had to replace the timing belt, it was split in half long ways. Yes, the paint fades. I can tell that whoever had it before did a cheap paint job due to clear coat fading on a fender, the roof, side view mirrors, door handles, & trunk, and everywhere else looking good, but chipping away, meaning a recent, but cheap paint job. Oh, and those H22A engines burn oil quite a bit, and I changed out all the gaskets and seals. Last thing to warn everyone; with the manual transmissions, the synchro gears have known issues and will grind at high RPMs. Mine does it between going from any gear at a high RPM to 5th gear. Still love the car. Apparently its a known defect that I've seen on forums happen to with only 20k miles on it so its best just to live with it.

I got a 1997 Honda Prelude SH model in my garage lol. It's black ext/black int too. Its just chilling in my garage.

The transmission on my 5th gen lude just started slipping. Lesson learned, always buy a Honda in manual lmao

After commenting on many episodes, my wish has come true. The Prelude has been honored. Thank you Alex for all you have done. 'hpmhh' YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAH No for real this means a lot, thanks guys. A lot of teenagers that are new to the car scene armed with stacks of daddies money always question the Prelude. Put them assholes back into their place where they belong!

I have a 4th gen. I love the car and will never get rid of it. I would love to come down to y’all’s shop and get some wheels and tires.

My dad bought my older brother there both preludes 2000 white & black for when they graduated. Both manual. Most fun car to ride in ever

The car wizard just picked up this 01 prelude in mint condition. I was so pumped then he crushed my soul by announcing its auto

So you want an Acura TSX both generations

I'm middle aged now, got married but never had kids and never let go of my stockish 97 SH. Been daily driving it for almost 20 yrs and while the paint is faded and she's not fast by today's standards, she's still fun in the corners and puts a smile on my face. Except for the leaky trunk, oil burning, and rickety shocks, she's been reliable and running on almost all factory original parts (beyond consumables). Even the AC still blows cold with the original compressor and freon.

My first (and current) car is a 92 with a perfect interior. Unfortunately somebody let the quarters rust out to the point that half a side skirt isn't attached. favorite thing about the car is the handling. Must've gotten lucky on the auto trans cuz I beat the shit out of this thing and it doesn't seem to have any problems besides kind of a dodgy overdrive shift

Finally alex ive been waiting since yall released the so you want a rsx

Ahhh yes the video i didn't know i needed, everyone loves a good prelude. So you want to restore a classic car please im begging.

had a blast in my 5th gen prelude will always be one of my favorites it’s something in the future I might buy again and build it.

I Love your guys' channel. I have a 4th gen Prelude Si Automatic. I immediately switched the transmission fluid to Amsoil Signature Series when I got the car at 84k miles and it totally started driving like new. Put 28k miles on the fluid then just changed it at 112k miles. It runs even better than the first time I changed it! I think the problem is that most people don't pay attention to transmission maintenance. Punching the gas in an automatic is definitely considered by the manufacturer to be "Heavy Duty" use. There is a "Heavy Duty maintenance schedule" for almost every vehicle. The mileage intervals for service for "heavy duty use" are super short. About 1/3 of the miles between fluid changes. If people would change their fluid every 10k miles there wouldn't be any issues at all.

Wooooo! I’ve been waiting a long time for this one 😍 my lude thanks you!!!

The Honda Prelude is awesome.

Owner of a 98 SH, absolutely love it. Over 225k miles on it, and still runs like a champ.

After watching this video for the first time I’ve been searching for a 5th gen for the longest and today I can finally say I own one now. Thanks to all the dudes at F.I for opening my eyes and you can bet I’m getting my wheels and tires soon.

Me myself only owns 3 ludes 4 gens...im obsessed

sweet! i've owned a 4th gen and a 5th gen, preludes are so underrated

4th Gen ('96 VTEC) owner here; Best car I've ever driven. Had a '95 VTEC in high school, and have been chasing that high ever since I sold my 95 'lude. Thankful to have found another low mileage example to DD!

I had my '92 prelude for little under a year. I loved it so much. I had so many plans, then some lady felt the need to break check me on the highway and I ended up going 45 mph into her three inch tow hitch. Rip little 'Lude..

Funny enough, I actually have more nostalgia for the second and third gen Preludes because my old man used to own a red '85 Prelude and a white '88 Prelude when I was little. They were both really neat cars, but eventually he wound up giving the '85 to a kid we knew that just graduated high school, who promptly rear ended a truck and totaled it, and the white '88 went to a family friend, who then gave it to his 20 something kid and he totaled it by hitting a deer. Dang it, I'm sad now.

the silver wheel second to the left on the bottom is fire 🔥🔥

i loved my 4th gen prelude i blew it up and broke it in so many ways really made me learn all about cars and why better internals are required for turbos

My dad used to have a 99’ Prelude 5 Speed Manual, but he sold it cause something went wrong with the transmission and from that point he was using it as a beater. I was born in 2008 long after he sold it, and I get mad at him every time we talk about the car and how he sold it. Now I’m going to get my first car in 3 years, and one of my top 3 choices is a Prelude.

I gotta say what sucks about preludes is the high demand for them. Here in Nashville when I see a posting for 1 you have 1 week to make up your mind or come up with the money or else it’s gone

4th gen is my personal favorite looks so different in a good way

I had a 2000 prelude and I love it. That car was fun and smooth

Just sold my 2000 SH. It only had 101k miles. Held on for a long time put it was given me problems. Still love and miss it tho! Looks gorgeous and it always got a lot of looks.

H22🔥 H22+B-series transmission=H2B🔥🔥

Hell yeah, about time.

Favorite video in a long time man, better late than never.

This video makes me miss my 94 Prelude, such a fun car to own and drive.