Why no love for this gen Prelude?

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 05/12/2018 at 17:18 • Filed to: None

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Everyone fusses over the 3rd and 5th but never the 4th 

dogisbadob > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/12/2018 at 17:32

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The 4th gen Prelude has that awesome dash

Sovande > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/12/2018 at 17:32

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Because ugly.

Steve in Manhattan > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/12/2018 at 17:36

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I think it was too easily confused with an Accord coupe. It needs to be special. Wonder if we’ll ever get another one?

SmugAardvark > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/12/2018 at 17:46

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Prelude generations, ranked:

1. 5th Gen

2. 1st Gen

3. 3rd Gen

4. 4th Gen

5. 2nd Gen

You can disagree with me, as long as you are willing to acknowledge that you’re wrong. :)

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > dogisbadob 05/12/2018 at 17:50

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wafflesnfalafel > dogisbadob 05/12/2018 at 17:56

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eh.. I respectfully voice a slightly different opinion on the 4th gen dash

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Steve in Manhattan 05/12/2018 at 18:01

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I doubt it. Cheapish coupes have gone the way of the dodo.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Sovande 05/12/2018 at 18:01

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But your mom still loved you

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/12/2018 at 18:04

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Oh shit xD

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/12/2018 at 18:05

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I don’t get the hate for it either, I like it. I’ll jump behind your fire shield if there’s room.

Steve in Manhattan > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/12/2018 at 18:17

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Indeed.

interstate366, now In The Industry > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/12/2018 at 18:21

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As someone who’s owned all three, it’s because the rear end is very polarizing and it doesn’t look like the 2nd/3rd/5th. It actually makes a better car to build than a 5th because it weighs about 200 pounds less. Some of the JDM ones are very light (2500 or so pounds), with no sunroof, no airbags, and lighter bumper supports. Of course, that comes at the expense of almost certainly dying in a crash.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/12/2018 at 18:57

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The exterior design certain isn’t my favorite but it’s probably The 3rd coolest interior Honda has made, first and second place going to the original NSX and the S2000.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/12/2018 at 19:53

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I always liked the way these look. That ca,r in that color, is actually the car I think of when it comes to a Prelude.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/12/2018 at 19:59

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Years ago a shitty 4th gen Prelude went full Mustang in a snowy parking lot and hit my car in the side. I can never forgive them for this.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/12/2018 at 20:07

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Everyone fussed over preludes? I thought they were fairly unloved.

I used to own a 1st gen AMA

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/12/2018 at 20:48

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In my neck of the woods, being @5 years old, they were all given the F&F treatment and quickley tossed.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 05/12/2018 at 21:15

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I’ve seen a few like that but as a whole they’ve fared much better than other Japanese cars of the era.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/12/2018 at 22:48

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I actually like those a lot, though not so much in that red for some reason. Agree they’re extremely rare these days. One does still see Civics, even stock, of that vintage. Also it’s amazing how common early 90’s Camrys still are, here in Chicago.

Sovande > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/13/2018 at 10:29

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I get it.

Nauraushaun > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/14/2018 at 03:51

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It is indeed because they’re a bit ugly.

Shame. The next gen was a more reserved design. Which meant doing away with the fantastic dashboard this gen had.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Nauraushaun 05/14/2018 at 11:14

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See if anything I think the 4th gen was even more conservative than the 5th. The 5th looks like an out-and-out sportscar. The 4th looks like a slightly more sporty Accord.

Nauraushaun > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/14/2018 at 23:15

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I think the plain rectangle headlights on the 5th gen are plainer, and the interior sure is. The 4th gen has that beak thing which is distinctive, but gross. Having that centre painted section on the front and the grilles either side was a bit adventurous.

The 5th has a nice waistline that lowers the visual weight of the car and makes it look sporty. But I wouldn’t call that adventurous, still a pretty conservative element.

Looking at either of them really says a lot about modern car design. If the “beak” of the 4th gen is considered out-there, what does that make every Lexus?

Fuck every Lexus

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Nauraushaun 05/14/2018 at 23:20

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Fuck every Lexus with a cactus.