Planning to sell my Honda Prelude, value, if any?

[Ferio_vti]

Hey guys,

I am planning to sell my 2001 Honda Prelude, 130,000 kms, MT, a few paint chips on the hood, small amount rust on the rear fender (I plan fix or something =/ )
I know there isn't much market for Prelude (or so it seems...)
and I don't think I'll get much for it...
I might be looking in the wrong website, but Black book doesn't have entries for cars that old.

Anyone know how much I should be asking?

[revelations]

what does kijiji show for Ab vehicle prices?

[ExtraSlow]

My five minute Kijiji search says you should wash it, take really good photos of it and list for $4500, hoping to sell for $4000.

Black book is really only good for vehicles under about 8 years old. They get that information from dealer auction prices, and 10+ year old vehicles don't go through that process. Kijiji is the source of private sale info that's easiest to access.

Or if you don't want the hassle, and it'll pass an insurance inspection, I'll offer you $1200 for it.

[C4S]

Manual? Of manual..still worth some money, if Auto....um...

[Ferio_vti]

yah, it's MT

[Ferio_vti]

Mostly AT's on Kijiji actually. Of the closest in mileage, still asking $4000 to $4800.

[Disoblige]

List for $5k since it will fetch more as a MT. Settle for $4,500 based on that. Never go below 4 imo.

[NissanFanBoy]

I was young when these were around, hang on to it, manual and low km.... Demand will grow for these. Id even consider buying it if I was looking for a something at the moment. Surprised another Beyonder hasn't bought this yet.

[HiTempguy1]

Or if you don't want the hassle, and it'll pass an insurance inspection, I'll offer you $1200 for it.

I'll give him $1300, I don't care about insurance inspection. ;)

[ExtraSlow]

I'll give him $1300, I don't care about insurance inspection. ;)

That's a good offer, especially considering he had no idea if it was worth anything yesterday. Beyond.ca is so helpful.

[Tik-Tok]

I'll give him $1300, I don't care about insurance inspection. ;)

$1301

[dj_rice]

I need a winter beater $1302

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

$1400

[max_boost]

1444

[Tik-Tok]

9,617,076.00 Sierra Leonean Leone

[dj_rice]

48,229,316.62 Iranian Rial

[bignerd]

Wow. Guess that is probably about in the ballpark the 4500. Sounds so low. We sold our 2001 Prelude SE back in 2011/2012 with 75,000 kms on it and got 10K for it, maybe 10,500. It was also manual. Had a JDM front end on it and an exhaust but that was about it. Actually I think someone off here bought it. I agree they might be worth more down the road but I think that would be really down the road, not sure you want to hold onto it that long. I know I wouldn't mind one of the late 80s early 90s preludes now.

[nicknolte]

Wow. Guess that is probably about in the ballpark the 4500. Sounds so low. We sold our 2001 Prelude SE back in 2011/2012 with 75,000 kms on it and got 10K for it, maybe 10,500. It was also manual. Had a JDM front end on it and an exhaust but that was about it. Actually I think someone off here bought it. I agree they might be worth more down the road but I think that would be really down the road, not sure you want to hold onto it that long. I know I wouldn't mind one of the late 80s early 90s preludes now.

Yea, I wouldn't hold my breath on value going significantly up if the going rate for the 3rd and 4th gens is any indicator of prelude worth

[Disoblige]

I think the aesthetics of the 5th gen hasn't aged very well, particularly the front end.

[bjstare]

Not to mention this one has rust.

Still, I'll up the bid to $1600.

[ExtraSlow]

Well, hopefully the OP has the info he needs by now. It's not worth $0, but it's not yet particularly valuable or collectable. Because of price bracket, you can count on a real gong show in kijiji. Enjoy!

[sabad66]

colour? any modifications? pics? would help to assess value.

[CMW403]

what colour? leather? HAS THE TIMING BELT BEEN DONE?!?!?!

I am interested but the h22 is an interference engine and the timing belt usually goes at roughly 130-150k kms and the pistons crash into the valves and... well I don't need to go on...

[infamous]

if your willing to fix the rust and make it as perfect as it can be for an 18 year old car the prices coming up on bringatrailer.com have been on the higher side.....but you would most likely have to list it no reserve.....

https://bringatrailer.com/honda/prelude/

[HiTempguy1]

Not to mention this one has rust.

Still, I'll up the bid to $1600.

This car would actually be perfect for a certain Belgium treat since everyone is looking for a winter beater apparently.

[Ferio_vti]

Hey Guys,


Pics here:
https://imgur.com/a/veBA8hi


Answer a few questions:
2001 SE model
about 130K, silver, leather, MT, moonroof, AC, all that jazz
Completely stock, save the stereo, which I still have.

Timing belt was done around 110k


I just replaced the struts this spring. Guys at Balance Auto did it for me.
I have a set of new brake pads I will be changing if I have time.

If it doesn't sell at a decent price now, I will deal with the rust next spring. cutting a welding is probably not worth the money.

I agree, I doubt it will 'go up' or have much more value. It's certainly not an ITR.
I don't drive it much. More so now since I started biking to work now.
Never winter driven. Which sucks that it still formed rust on the rear wheel well. Had I know when I was younger, I would have pulled that rubber pinch weld 'seal' off and applied a real seam seal sooner.

Does anyone have experience selling on bringatrailer?

[Ferio_vti]

Wow. Guess that is probably about in the ballpark the 4500. Sounds so low. We sold our 2001 Prelude SE back in 2011/2012 with 75,000 kms on it and got 10K for it, maybe 10,500. It was also manual. Had a JDM front end on it and an exhaust but that was about it. Actually I think someone off here bought it. I agree they might be worth more down the road but I think that would be really down the road, not sure you want to hold onto it that long. I know I wouldn't mind one of the late 80s early 90s preludes now.

BTH, 6 years later $4500-5000 does not sound unreasonable to me. I would be more than happy to sell it for $4500 to 5000 right now. But to have a car sit around and hope it goes up in value would be stupid. I already regret keeping a few years longer than I should have, especially since I hardly drive it.

[bignerd]

Hey Guys,


Pics here:
https://imgur.com/a/veBA8hi



Never winter driven. Which sucks that it still formed rust on the rear wheel well. Had I know when I was younger, I would have pulled that rubber pinch weld 'seal' off and applied a real seam seal sooner.

Does anyone have experience selling on bringatrailer?

Anyone who knows preludes knows that the rear wheel wells is where they always rusted (on this model)-you will know a serious buyer because they are going to look there, our car even had some and only had 70,000 kms and was also never winter driven. I chalk it up to them still being made in Japan and their shitty paint.

[corsvette]

Bring a trailer doesn't work to well in Canada unless you have some uber rare or high end vehicle. Trouble is 98% of bidders are in the US and they hit an absolute brick wall with the thought of buying a Canadian car and having to deal with importing/shipping/US certification. Some people selling on BAT in Ontario and Vancouver areas have some better luck as there is a large pool of potential US buyers close by. My experience saw my vehicle got about 1/3 of what similar vehicles were getting located in the US, and mine was a US vehicle until 2011.

[firebane]

Anyone who knows preludes knows that the rear wheel wells is where they always rusted (on this model)-you will know a serious buyer because they are going to look there, our car even had some and only had 70,000 kms and was also never winter driven. I chalk it up to them still being made in Japan and their shitty paint.

Anyone who drives a Honda know about quarter rust. It's inevitable.. prelude or not

[redevil]

Wish I had the extra $$ to buy this from you. I have always wanted one of these generation Preludes. Wife would kill me if I came home with it....

[bignerd]

Anyone who drives a Honda know about quarter rust. It's inevitable.. prelude or not

Had a 2000 Honda Civic, one year older than our Prelude and 60,000 more kms and winter driven every year for those ten years. No quarter panel rust. Actually, no real concerning rust anywhere.

[Ferio_vti]

Since you mention that, we also had a 2000 Civic that did better. Made in Canada was better perhaps.

[bourge73]

Well what do you want for it ? Is it posted yet ?