phrancis5
phrancis5
phrancis5

Good point, but I will say that Hondas in general are targets because they are very reliable with a good resale value, they tend to have very interchangeable parts (great for chop shops), and most of the older ones were simply easier to steal. Though I love my Prelude SH and new Fit sport, I really dislike the

Given the design parameters of an "econo-box", the available technology, and cost constraints - um no, it's one of the most fantastic cars in it's class and practically every major car mag will back that up. Designing an affordable car for the world market is the epitome of compromise. There aren't a lot of cars that

Mmmm, the soft chewy middle...

Pat down by cute security personnel in Tokyo international...

I'm still daily driving my 97 Honda Prelude SH, which in addition to being crazy reliable with all original major parts, it actually much more interesting looking and a hoot to drive compared to an equally reliable but boring civic or corolla.

Oh nice. I was in class of 97 and 02 - way before centennial campus got so huge, but living out on the left coast, it all feels like a lifetime ago...

That's immediately what I started humming in my head when I saw this headline!

Thanks, but I think I found a good one - probably because she took a few classes at state... Hey what did you study? I got my BA and MA in industrial design.

As an NCSU grad who married a Carolina grad I really can't yell too loud. What can I say - she was cute...

Go to hell Carolina! NC STATE!

Well as part of a franchise, of course you should support a unified corporate message and look. If your dealers have widely varying standards it just cheapens the whole brand. As a multimedia guy working for Daimler, I don't like artificial limits on my creativity, but totally understand the reasoning for corporate

The new Honda Fit has a standard mandated backup camera, but it's such a waste because every generation of that car has so much freakin glass that it's a rolling greenhouse...

I just added a cheap parabolic "wide view" mirror to see 180 degrees around behind me. Obviously pillars and passenger heads get in the way, but god forbid I look over my shoulder before changing lanes...

They should take it one step farther and give the driver something like Google glass, where the driver can "see" right through thick pillars and headrests via external cameras all around. Several air superiority fighter jets have this visor where the pilot can look down at his lap and "see" right through the bottom of

Such a 1st world problem, but seriously I never understood why manufacturers would allow a kid pacifying screen to block the driver's rearward vision?

I still have that article in my prelude's glove box! It's handling was on par with the M3 of that time and the SH pioneered the torque vectoring ATTS that lives on in Acura's SH-AWD system.

Oh right...

I'm still daily driving my 97 SH 5sp and yeah, it runs rich, but other than that and being a rattle trap, it's still a hoot to drive and has been ridiculously reliable for an almost 20 yo car with all original parts. Sure it's a little heavy compared to an Integra, but the last generations were more of an adult GT

13 years later and I'm still daily driving my 97 SH with practically all original parts still working just fine. The torque vectoring system gave it rwd-like handling which equalled an Bmw M3 of that time. I'm gonna drive it till it dies...