Mid-90s Sports Compact Cars

I'm lookin for a new car and I wanna spend around $10,000 (Canadian) and get close to or under 100,000km mileage.

So far I've been checkin out:

92-96 Preludes
97-00 Civic coupes
95-99 Integras
98-99 Accord Coupes

The accord coupes are hard to find for that price but i always see 1 or 2

Do you guys have any suggestions? Maybe some other cars to take a look at or which one of those would be best.


HELP ME OUT! :banghead:

Oh yea... I forgot to mention that it will be a daily driver, so i have to drive it in the winter too and it has to be 5 spd. No automatics allowed in my family

And also now considering a 1995 240sx

1990-1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX. Turbo power, and AWD for the winters (and drag race launches :evillol:)

1990-1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX. Turbo power, and AWD for the winters (and drag race launches :evillol:)


I'd like a 95+ GSX but they're too expensive..... I can only find RS and GS in my price range

Well then, I'd go with the 240SX or the Integra GS-R.

Its tough finding GSRs but they're nice.... Do you know where i can find more info on the 240sx cause i dont know much about that car

www.edmunds.com (http://www.edmunds.com) is a good bet. Also, try the 240SX forum.

Hmmm...... I've always liked the 92-95 shape (EG) Civics the best. They looked much better than the dowdy EK and had rear disc brakes (As opposed to the drum brakes on the EK). Mind you I'm only talking about New Zealand-market Civics, I can't speak for the USM ones.

But I'd take an EG Civic Coupe.

So what is so special about the 92-96 Preludes? Not trying to sound like an ass, I am quite ignorant about these cars. :icon16:

Good bang-for-buck and good handling. Not to mention Honda ergonomics and reliability, plus a certain rarity factor.

if i was to get the 93-96 ludes, i would get them in v-tec only. however they're kinda ugly and their dash board is kinda gay.

yeah i was thinkin about the prelude but I dunno its kinda hard finding vtec models... i'm thinking Integra or 240sx now

Nobody likes the 99' accord coupes? I think they look nice

An Jimster forza Juve... thats my favorite team

I love my brother's 96 VTEC Lude's interior, what dont ya like about the dash TatII? Is it the electronic gauge cluster?

Because thats my favorite part, it looks like it was what inspired the S2000's

I guess I have some reading up to do about the prelude. I dunno, I just find it somewhat odd that the prelude gets so much attenion for its handling even though its one of honda's heavier cars.

the accord coupes are just too slow to really consider, since you could only get a manual trans with the 4 cyl.

Instead of a Civic coupe, try finding a Civic hatchback, preferably the 1996-1999 ones with the big headlights. The hatchback is much more sportier looking than the coupe, IMO.

I guess I have some reading up to do about the prelude. I dunno, I just find it somewhat odd that the prelude gets so much attenion for its handling even though its one of honda's heavier cars.


It's got some bad-ass technology that would make you swear it was RWD in the corners.

early preludes had optional four wheel steer. It was kinda a mechanical pain in the ass, but when it worked it did dial out alot of understeer during high-speed cornering.

Well, the newer ones have Active Torque Transfer, which can send more or less power to either the inside or outside set of wheels to control oversteer/understeer. Quite nifty.

I wonder how hard it would be to put all that crap in an 88 CRX :evillol:

I love my brother's 96 VTEC Lude's interior, what dont ya like about the dash TatII? Is it the electronic gauge cluster?

Because thats my favorite part, it looks like it was what inspired the S2000's

i thought it was very very pointless to put those things in the middle of the for everyone to see. and the little lights like abs, brake, check engine etc surrounding it looks cheap esp when lit. also the speed and tach look stupid.

however i must admit that the seats are very very good.

Wouldn't a 240sx be kinda tough in the winter???

yes its terrible. if it snows too much, i leave the car parked and i just take the bus. that is unless i put some snow tires on and put in a LSD. then it would be just okay. but since i have non of those, its horrid.

my vote is for the 240sx or another thing to look into is a audi 90 or a4, get ether one of those in quattro, turbo models and you will be very happy for 200,000+ miles, i was going to buy one before i got my 240 and now i wish i bought the audi, it was soo fast and awd kicks ass, but yeah, look into those, if you find one that is like 12k just ask if they will take 10, and its a fucking audi, i mean come on, AUDI. but yeah they are cool because they are like classy yet super sporty (alot more than a honda, and you will get more respect by everyone)

Shouldn't this thread be called "Mid 90s Sports Compact Hondas"?

Hehe, that's what I was thinking. I'd take a 240SX or Eclipse GSX over any of those.

Get the eclipse, and when you get more money later on get it turbocharged.