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The Autobahn: Wanna road race? Sure!.. <notice the white sign with the slash through it. This means, "Go faster. We double dare ya.">

After all this trouble the Volvo has put me through. It was decided, that would not waste more money than the car is worth, by trying to fix it And so, it was in order to simply buy another vehicle.

This isn't my Volvo. Someone created a guide to throw a Chevy 350 and 700-R4 tranny into a 240 series volvo.

I knew I didn't want another Swedish car. So the decison was was to continue the family tradition of Datsuns, Toyotas, Subarus, and a Honda to go the way of the Japanese Import.

This is my current car. It is Lightly modified 3rd generation Honda Prelude. Its proper title is the 1989 Honda Prelude 2.0 Si. It was originally acquired on November 11, 1988 from a dealership in south Florida. When I purchased it, it had around 85,000 existing miles already. But the previous owners had obviously taken very good care of it. The interior is in nearly flawless shape with the exception of the optional factory floor mats. The paint is also in excellent shape, and barely shows it's age of 12 years, with slight discoloration on the hood, trunk, and bumbers. Besides the minor cosmetic flaws, the driveline is still very strong for a smaller and older car. My little car still allows me to smoke just about every unmodified Civic ever created. (civics aren't sports cars...I'm sorry) Even with the current 131,250(2/28/02) miles on the odometer, it can still break the driving wheels free under hard acceleration. The 1st gear very audibly. The 2nd not so much of a screech as it is a chirp. Honestly, it's not that entirely fast; however, it is relatively quick for a car rated at 135hp from the factory. Kudos to the engineers at Honda for the short-geared transmission. That gearbox being the reason for hittings 30mph in 1st before redline. And then redline again at about 58mph in 2nd. As far as fuel economy, with my predominant amount of highway driving, I average around 30 miles per gallon. And I'm thankful for such a moderate thirst, because my little car prefers to sip its gas in the Premium Citgo flavor. It does run fine on regular 87, and I do give it 87, since I don't need to spend the extra cash on 93 just to burn it away senselessly (damn the daily Ocala commute) One of the drawbacks to the car, is that it's small. More or less a 2+2 seater. The fronts are spacious for two full sized adults.(tall not obese) But pity anyone subjugated to the rear seats, which are barely seats at all. I've described them as glorified and upholstered shelves. Capable of carrying a CD-case, or a bag of groceries

I've given away that damn Volvo. Its problem of firing on only 3 of its 4 cylinders was just too much. Also I think the oxygen sensor had gone bad, because it wanted to sputter and cough at idle. For now, the Prelude is still my primary driver. I did take it with me when I left for Illinois, at the end, of Highschool. And I did take it with me to the Snows of Michigan Tech. (more about that to come) I expect it to keep running for at least another 95,000 miles. I've even heard reports of 3rd gens in the 300k miles. (this is what I thought since feb, 02. This is no longer the case. I've given up the Lude as my daily driver.)

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