Find or Sell Used Cars, Trucks, and SUVs in USA
Honda > Prelude

1992 Honda Prelude S Coupe 2-door 2.2l Super Nice, Amazing, And Rare on 2040-cars

Year:1992 Mileage:226000 Color: White /
 Blue
Location:

Helena, Alabama, United States

Helena, Alabama, United States
1992 Honda Prelude S Coupe 2-Door 2.2L Super Nice, Amazing, and Rare, image 1 1992 Honda Prelude S Coupe 2-Door 2.2L Super Nice, Amazing, and Rare, image 2 1992 Honda Prelude S Coupe 2-Door 2.2L Super Nice, Amazing, and Rare, image 3 1992 Honda Prelude S Coupe 2-Door 2.2L Super Nice, Amazing, and Rare, image 4
Body Type:Coupe
 Fuel Type:GAS
 Engine:2.2L 2156CC l4 GAS SOHC Naturally Aspirated
 Transmission:Manual
Condition:
Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ...
VIN (Vehicle Identification Number): JHMBA8144NC010069
Make: Honda
Model: Prelude
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Mileage: 226,000
Sub Model: S
Year: 1992
Exterior Color: White
Trim: S Coupe 2-Door
Interior Color: Blue
Number of Cylinders: 4
Drive Type: FWD

For over two years this 1992 Honda Prelude S has been my baby (except for my wife that is). Now we are having an actual baby. This change of family status means that my beloved Prelude has to go. It was my dream to one day sell this car at Barret Jackson to fund my retirement. Alas, that is not to be. Perhaps it could be your dream.

This particular Prelude is white with the extremely rare and coveted blue cloth interior. It has 226,000 miles and is a 5 speed manual transmission. It is the model S not the Si. This means that it has a SOHC engine and not the VTEC one.

If you didn’t stop reading at 226,000 miles, thank you. You will be glad that you pressed on.

Here’s what’s so awesome about this particular prelude.

  1. I’m the second owner. I bought it from a retired school teacher who purchased the car new. This car has always been adult driven. No teenagers have attempted doughnuts in a parking lot with this car.
  2. This car has ZERO modifications apart from the wheels. Nothing has been done to the engine, exhaust, or suspension. It’s 100% stock. No cold air intake, it has not been lowered, no headers, no nitrous. None of that stuff.
  3. It has been meticulously maintained. The previous owner did every service called for at a reputable Birmingham Honda specialist. I have continued to care for it in the same manner. Here are some of the things that have been done:
    • Timing belt, water pump, and accessory belts were replaced at 150,000 miles.
    • A/C compressor, clutch, coil, and dryer were replaced with brand new ones last month. A/C blows super cold and has a 1 year warranty.
    • Complete Tune Up (new distributor base, distributor cap, rotor button, spark plug wires (NGK), and spark plugs (NGK) - done at 218,000 miles.
    • New front brake rotors (Brembro) and brake pads (Akebono) at 205,000 miles.
    • New clutch, fly wheel, pilot and throw out bearings at 190,000 miles.
    • New radiator, upper and lower radiator hoses at 210,000 miles.
    • New light weight alloy wheels to replace steel wheels and hub caps.
    • Bridgestone Ecopia low rolling resistance tires (good amount to tread remaining). These tires have added about 3 MPG to each tank.
    • Recently flushed power steering, brake, and transmission fluids.
    • Cooling fan replaced at 188,00 miles.
    • New Interstate Battery about 1.5 years old (5 year warranty).
    • Of course all oil changes have been done regularly at 3,000 miles.

  5. It has original paint that’s in very good condition. Every three months I clean the paint with a clay bar and buff wax the car. Every night it goes into the garage (we’re weird but we use our garage for our cars). There are some scratches here and there as you would expect. I have a bottle of genuine Honda touch up paint that I use for, well, touch ups. I will include it at no extra charge!
  6. It’s a southern car. This Prelude has never seen the north with it’s salty roads. Nor has it seen the Gulf Coast with it’s salty sea air. There is no rust whatsoever.
  7. Runs great. Seriously. It has good power (it won’t snap your head back, but who needs that anyway, what with the chiropractic bills and all) and will get up and move merging into traffic.  I get 29 MPG combined city and highway driving. (I keep a log that I can give you if you want).
  8. It’s reliable. I know you’re thinking, it has 226,000 miles. How reliable can it be? I routinely drive it for 2 to 4 hours, to far flung places. It’s never left me on the side of the road. My pregnant wife will sometimes drive it from our home in Helena, to her work in Adamsville (about 45 minutes). I truly believe this car has another 100,000 miles in it. You just have to maintain it.
  9. It looks cool. I get stopped buy car people often who ask about it. People will stare at it. My wife thinks this is nuts, but it’s true. It’s a good looking car and it gets attention.
  10. The power windows, power sunroof, power side view mirrors, cruise control, wipers, and all the lights, work perfectly, even the power antenna!
  11. It’s not leaking anything. It’s not leaking oil, power steering fluid, coolant, transmission fluid, clutch fluid, or brake fluid. All the fluids are staying where they’re supposed to be. Inside the car.
  12. The interior is in great shape. The driver’s seat bolster could use a needle and thread but there are no other rips, tares, or holes. This has been a non smoker’s car all it’s existence. There’s not even a lighter. I even have the original floor mats (you’d be hard pressed to find a 2002 car with that)!
  13. No wrecks. There are some dings in the body. They are hard to see and even harder to try and photograph, but they are there. However, all of the body panels are original.
  14. The spare tire has been kept in good shape and the air pressure regularly checked. To the best of my knowledge it has never been used.
  15. I have most of the cars service history.
  16. I have the title in hand.
  17. It’s a Prelude!

I will not say that the car is perfect. Being 22 years old with 226,000 miles there are a couple of things that aren’t the same as the day it rolled off the showroom floor. Here are a few things that are wrong with the car.

  1. The fuel/temp gauge is not working. I use the trip odometer to know how much gas I have (in the car that is). You can get the one currently in the car refurbished for about $85 or you can replace it for about $175.00. That would be installing it yourself. If you pay someone else it will cost more.
  2. The stereo is original. To say that audio technology has advanced a little since this car was made would be a major understatement. So the quality isn’t good. To make matters worse, the speakers on the right side are blown. If you only listen to Paul Finebaum it will work just fine.
  3. It needs an alignment. It’s not pulling or wearing the tires unevenly. The steering wheel just isn’t straight. This is a result of a little suspension repair and I just haven’t had the time to do anything about it.
  4. The brake rotors are slightly warped. You only feel it if you’re braking hard and I wouldn’t worry about it until the pads are worn out but that will be awhile.
  5. There’s a small water leak into the trunk. Pressure washing or a hard driving rain will put some water into the trunk. Otherwise it’s fine. The amount is small. In fact, when you look at the carpet in the trunk you will notice that there are no stains.
  6. As I mentioned before, and as you can see in the pictures, the driver’s seat bolster could use some repair.
  7. Also as mentioned before the are some dings and scratches. You really can't see them from afar, and I gave up trying to make them show in the photos, but they are there.
  8. The right front alloy wheel has some road rash from a close encounter with a curb. This can be repaired if you are so inclined.
  9. The air intake hose is split. I have it wrapped with duct tape which does just fine.
  10. There is some residual from a sticker on the rear bumper and a bad spot on the rear trunk lid also from a sticker. I’ve buffed and cleaned theses the best I could but painting it would be the best solution.
You can see even more pictures on my Flickr Page

So there you have it. While I will be very sad to see this car go, your generous bid will ease my suffering  and make you all the happier for it!

Auto Services in Alabama

Used Tire World ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Tire Recap, Retread & Repair, Tire Dealers
Address: 3217 Governors Dr SW, Priceville
Phone: (256) 533-0194

Transmission Magician ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Auto Transmission, Recreational Vehicles & Campers-Repair & Service
Address: 5750 Three Notch Rd, Theodore
Phone: (251) 666-0730

Topline Tires ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Tire Dealers, Brake Repair
Address: 2407 Jordan Ln NW, Redstone-Arsenal
Phone: (256) 895-9452

Templar`s Automotive ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service
Address: 200 E Main St, Malvern
Phone: (334) 588-2999

Spectrum Automotive & Tire Solutions ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Automobile Body Repairing & Painting, Tire Dealers
Address: 7050 Airport Blvd, Mobile
Phone: (251) 445-0004

selective automotive Tint & paint protection ★★★★★

Used Car Dealers, Protective Coating Applicators, Wholesale Used Car Dealers
Address: 2221 pelham pkwy, Indian-Springs
Phone: (205) 999-3165

Auto blog

Honda giving away free Civics in Forza Horizon to celebrate launch

Wed, 16 Jan 2013

Just a friendly reminder from Honda: The Honda Challenge Pack DLC is now available for Forza Horizon. To reward you for the trouble of pressing a few buttons on your Xbox controller, you'll get the 2013 Honda Civic Coupe, an HPD Rally Fit and a 1986 Honda Civic Si Coupe in your garage, and you'll get them free. The event of the new DLC has also kicked off a photo contest that will reward someone with an Xbox 360 console wrapped in a Honda Civic Si theme.
Otherwise, the word "Challenge" keeps coming up because of the chance to run an online race against IndyCar driver Scott Dixon. The track for that digital throwdown has already been decided by Xbox players who voted before January 8. Yet it's not too late to hop into the Honda section in Xbox Live and lay down a time fast enough for a shot at the title "The Driver That Shellacked Scott Dixon," and meeting the man in person.
Check out the press release from Honda below, and the sweetness that is the 1986 Civic Si in the gallery above.

Honda expands Takata airbag recall to 5.4M units in the US

Tue, Dec 9 2014

While Honda already announced plans to take its front driver's side Takata airbag inflator recall nationwide, the automaker has now officially reported on the number of affected vehicles and the specific models in need of repair. The expanded campaign covers an estimated 5.4 million units across the US, including those already being fixed under the previous regional actions. That number is an expansion of the five million units initially reported by NHTSA. The affected models under the nationwide recall are the 2001-2007 Accord with a four-cylinder engine, 2001-2002 Accord V6, 2001-2005 Civic, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2007 Pilot, 2006 Ridegline, 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2002-2003 TL and 2002 CL. For customers who expressed concern about their vehicle's safety, Honda had already been replacing the inflators nationwide. It's possible for the inflators in these vehicles to rupture when inflating the airbag, spraying metal fragments at occupants. This problem has been blamed for at least five deaths worldwide and at least 139 reported injuries. In its statement, Honda said that it worked with Takata to test the recalled inflators in the original high-humidity recall regions, and there were no abnormal deployments in these evaluations. Honda will begin notifying owners by "over time," according to its statement. Priority will be put on the geographic areas with the highest risk of ruptures. Those in the original recall region were contacted in September. Earlier in December, Honda partnered with Autoliv to supply the automaker with replacement inflators for this campaign. Autoliv predicted it would take six months for deliveries to start. Takata also increased its production of substitute components. Scroll down to read the company's announcement of this nationwide expansion. Statement by American Honda Regarding National Safety Improvement Campaign: Driver's Front Airbag Inflator Supplied by Takata Dec 8, 2014 - TORRANCE, Calif. Honda will voluntarily expand a regional Safety Improvement Campaign initiated in June 2014 (NHTSA No. 14V-351) into a national Safety Improvement Campaign affecting certain 2001 through 2011 Honda and Acura vehicles in the United States to replace the driver frontal airbag inflator, free of charge. Honda is expanding this Safety Improvement Campaign to address concerns raised by its customers whose vehicles were not included in the regional campaign.

2015 SEMA Show Recap | Autoblog Minute

Fri, Nov 6 2015

We take a trip to Las Vegas for a preview of the 2015 SEMA Show, the trade show for automotive aftermarket professionals and enthusiasts. Autoblog's Eddie Sabatini reports on this edition of Autoblog Minute, with commentary from Senior editor, Greg Migliore. Chevrolet Ford Honda Mazda Autoblog Minute Videos Original Video galpin

2040Cars.com © 2012-2025. All Rights Reserved.

Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.

Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the 2040Cars User Agreement and Privacy Policy.

0.043 s, 7798 u