BBProductions

prelude all the way... hate celicas...
check insurance rates, gas milage, and gas cost/ltr ect

imported_GoldBadge

The Celica hasn't had a single recall in Canada since the late 80's.

If you got a 2001 Celica GTS in Black that would be sick.

imported_loudsubz

GTS is more in preludes terrirotry for speed etc, both of them arnt really fast stock Quick.

Interior is a personal thing, I really love the interior in mine, but its diff for everyone.

Make sure you look into both cars first before you drive. If you don't like little quirks that may bug you, then look at the celica. If you can live with little quirks and love great handling in a stock car that is fun to drive on the streets take a look at the prelude.

Either way decision is up to you, I suggest you go take both for a test drive and think long and hard about it.

I saw your post on TPC, so my best advice is do a search on as much as you can about the car before you decide.

Chigga1

ive driven both, and i must say both are totally different styling and different power....

more torque for the lude hands down... but friggin damn tight for space!

ive driven the GTS - so ill narrow it down, fun to drive, just shifting to much with short gearing! kinda wierd feeling at first!

i almost bought a lude.... i love the styling! long front nose

GO HONDA!

Tego

I almost bought a black '97 lude fully loaded before looking at my hatch.

imported_loudsubz

does the celica take premium as well?

the lude takes 91+ take that into account

also do you have any mods line up in the future? stuff for the lude is quite sparse, and when you do find stuff its pricy, so take that into account, there isn't as big an aftermarket for the lude like there is the civic.

imported_t_dot_SiR

well if the celi has a better interior, then you are just going for the looks "to yourself"... but if you take the lude... you're going for the looks that we all see and admire you ahhaha

unless you're giving us rides everyday around the town... otherwise, no one will know how modern your interior is.... so maybe you better stick the criteria "the car must look good to me"... but then if that's the case, then you already have an answer for yourself, right? your answer is celica, so you have no need to ask us... get what you find best looking to "yourself", after all, you're the one driving... =)

case solved!

Brett

I would test drive both for a bit then decided which one I liked better.

Younes Si

should of took the Lude

imported_GoldBadge

I've never sitten in a Prelude, but I loved the way you sat in the Celica. It was nice and low like a sports car and the stock sport seats were quite comfortable. You sort of got that 'cockpit' like feeling that no Civic can really give you.

frankenstein

Younes Si

Don't you say that :cry:

imported_Gutro

Ya...I like the Lude too.....just don't be carefull changing tire width as Michelle can tell you. You end up redoing your axles again and again.

imported_QUICKONTHEGAS

electronblue

iTrader: (1)

LOL...tire width wasn't the only issue Combination of more torque, less flex at engine mounts, and bigger contact patch did me in. Lessons learned, looking to replace both front half shafts with something stronger from Drivetrains Inc. I also have more suspension parts on the way out from really changing things there. Starting to get some endlink knock in the front.

As with everthing you mod, all changes will affect other parts.

imported_LockedUp

They are both nice cars but i wouldn't get neither. A lot of people say that the celica is a chicks car but even so it's still a nice car but not worth spending that much money for what you're getting. The prelude isn't worth it either, i've heard that they're a lot of trouble, motor wise, also high compression motors requires higher octane. Plus it can be high on insurance too. If you plan on spending 15gz, i'd say invest in maybe an RSX, if you can find one for under 15gz...

exclusive_vtec

the prelude....

imported_loudsubz

Actually they arnt alot of trouble, no more so than a civic would be.

HamiltonsIsuzu

look for first year of 7th gen, its the best.

2002 ect are a lot slower

rjngo

before i decided to buy my civic, i was ready to purchase a 2001 prelude SH but the interest on used cars are really steep that's y i'm with my civic now