1990 Honda Prelude 4Ws [sold subject to contract]

Honda Prelude 3rd Gen 2. 0i 4WS Manual 1990

This is currently promised to a potential buyer. I'll update the listing if they don't take it.

For sale is my 1990 Honda Prelude 2. 0i 4WS Manual, a UK car first registered in November 1990
According to howmanyleft. co. uk, there are only four of these on the road in the UK.
I have owned her since January 2007, when I bought her to replace an earlier model Prelude. She’s covered 104, 700 miles [verified by MOT certificates and service receipts - all from RA Engineering in Reading].
I had her up for sale here in 2019, and then lockdown happened. I was ready to sell her in autumn 2022, but an ABS sensor failed.
I began a long search to find one.
Since then she has been stored in my garage.
I finally located a sensor, and last week she went in to have it fitted, and for a service. She now has a fresh new MOT, valid until the end of November 2024.
Engine, mechanics and bodywork have been lovingly & professionally maintained regardless of cost - I've spent a small fortune keeping her on the road, which I don't begrudge at all.
She has had her bodywork professionally restored and resprayed, plus a new windscreen [the old one had a few stone chips and Mark Allen suggested replacement as the original screen had to come out for the refurb] fitted at the same time without damage to the hidden paint surfaces you get from places like Autoglass.
The bodywork refurb & maintenance was done by Mark Allen Cars of Reading.
Mechanical maintenance and repairs have always been carried out by RA Engineering of Reading.
Featuring [but if you’re looking at this, you’ll know already] Electric windows, sun roof, mirrors and aerial plus pop-up headlights - all working.
Aircon doesn't work and never has. I have never tried the cruise control. The driver's remote switch for the passenger window will open it but not close it. The window switch on the passenger side works fine, as does the driver's window switch.
Face-off JVC stereo.
Brilliant four-wheel steer – feels like you’re on rails going round a roundabout.
Interior [velour fabric] very good - no rips or tears apart from one small mark in driver's seat [see photo]. Driver door card is not original - the trim & colour is the same but the speaker grille doesn't quite match.
Engine is bog standard with no mods.
HPI clear.
Replacement recon ABS regulator/ pump at 100, 000 miles.
All ABS sensors have now been replaced at various stages of her life with me.
Her cam belt was done at 82, 000 and 95, 000 miles.
She has nice-looking three-spoke alloys [refurbished with the body, with a little kerb scrape on one of the front ones], but I also have the original wheels & tyres in the cellar which can be included in the sale if you want them at no extra cost.
Continental Premium Contact 2s all round.
Obviously, at 33 years of age, she is not a new car, but she’s real fun to drive and TBH she’s a real looker.
It’s hard to let her go, but I'm selling her now because I'm downsizing and really not using her enough [the MOT history shows that] and she needs to be driven.
I would like to see her go to a good home with an enthusiast who will look after her the way I have.
I have a massive folder of receipts – a full history since I bought her. I also have the service book – stamped with a mainly Honda service history prior to that.
A more comprehensive history, plus photographs and a full VOSA MOT history, is available to serious potential buyers.
I have a “video tour” of the vehicle – message me and I’ll send you the link [they ain’t allowed on here].
I’m happy to answer any questions.
I’m in no hurry to sell, so PLEASE, all you tyre-kickers out there, don’t waste your, or my, time with silly speculative offers. [BTW, for those who aren't sure, £1500 less than asking price IS a SILLY offer ???????? ]
Thanks for looking. I've had a 3rd Gen Prelude since the mid-90s. The 2 litre injection motor and four wheel steer make them a great car to drive. They really were ahead of their time, design-wise, and still turn heads today.
I've only driven her occasionally over the last year or so, and as I begin to downsize it's time to let her go to somebody who will continue to love and cherish her.