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    pillred replied to the thread Acceleration.
    That's a BIG difference. What I like most is the pickup from, say, 20 to 50; it really flies (I have the Civic until next week). This is...
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    pillred reacted to Alfettaman's post in the thread Acceleration with Like Like.
    With my Prelude past 600 miles and the oil changed, I tried an acceleration run today. Dry conditions, 18 deg.C, gentle breeze, Sport...
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    pillred reacted to SSV's post in the thread 2 months and 3,200 miles in with Like Like.
    Background After just short of, 3 decades of Alfa Romeo ownership I migrated to Hondas 2Y ago. When I wanted to downsize from my...
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    pillred replied to the thread 37MPG TOPS.
    That surprised me. I got the impression from testers that the Prelude was heavier. Another thing: the official 0 to60 for the Civic is...
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    pillred reacted to Alfettaman's post in the thread 37MPG TOPS with Love Love.
    From Honda UK's website, the current Civic Advance has a kerb weight of 1503 kg and the Prelude is 1480 kg kerb weight. So the Prelude...
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    pillred reacted to Alfettaman's post in the thread US Tariff Impact on MSRP?? with Like Like.
    Yes, I guess that makes the Prelude a 'harder sell' in the US, where it will inevitably be compared to the (much cheaper and seemingly...
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    pillred replied to the thread 37MPG TOPS.
    I have no idea why the Prelude is 1.5mpg worse than the Civic, (my current car) but looking at your figures it seems that's not the case...
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    pillred reacted to Alfettaman's post in the thread 37MPG TOPS with Like Like.
    Sounds like you’ve been driving hybrids for a while and It’ll be really interesting to see what you can achieve with the new Prelude. I...
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    pillred reacted to GoZoner's post in the thread 37MPG TOPS with Like Like.
    https://www.fuelly.com/car/honda/prelude/2026/gozoner/1399139 I’m averaging 44.5 over nearly 4,000 miles. The one dip to ~39 was on a...
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    pillred reacted to GoZoner's post in the thread US Tariff Impact on MSRP?? with Like Like.
    Oh gawd. Being built in Japan is worth the extra money. But I’m really concerned about my avocados being over ripe because there...
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    pillred reacted to Alfettaman's post in the thread US Tariff Impact on MSRP?? with Love Love.
    I'm delighted that my Prelude was built in Japan. It seems to be mainly American reviewers who are saying that the new Prelude is...
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    pillred reacted to Liverfluke's post in the thread US Tariff Impact on MSRP?? with Like Like.
    Who, in the US, could build this car, to this quality standard, in these numbers, and sell it at a profit for $37,000?
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    pillred reacted to Jusbs549's post in the thread US Tariff Impact on MSRP?? with Like Like.
    Too bad our Prelude's are manufactured in Japan, and were subject to the 15% Tariff here in the US... If built in America, the MSRP...
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    pillred replied to the thread US Tariff Impact on MSRP??.
    There really isn't much difference in price here in the UK between the top Civic Advance and the Prelude. It's a couple of thousand...
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    pillred replied to the thread Just ordered one....
    I watched a YouTube review of the Prelude from California, and there were like literally 10 blue Preludes in a row that were being...
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