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I vote NISMO...as for colors, I have black and have had black cars in the past...they are more upkeep to keep from swirling the paint, etc. But when waxed and
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I vote NISMO...as for colors, I have black and have had black cars in the past...they are more upkeep to keep from swirling the paint, etc. But when waxed and clean they look great. White is safe and wears better, at least in the sun down here in Sunnyland. Gunmetal is nice, light enough it's not a PITA but dark enough at the same time...tough call.
On the whole price thing, find a used one with a few thousand miles. Got my '09 with 3K on the clock, pre-certified and 100K BtB warranty out the door for $34k. I generally don't buy new, but then again, I've had my NISMO for 6 months now and everyone that knows me keep saying it's time to trade in as the oil will need changing soon... 
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yea F1...I had thought about finding a slightly used NIZ and the only reason I hesitate on that is the nightmare of not knowing if someone beat it for 2K then dumped it. I guess with all the certified stuff nowadays that risk isn't to bad. And you would think people take care of these cars but you never know.
WISHIHADNAV...I love my prelude too! I bought it new in 01 and it has been a great car. Its only got 75K on it and its super clean in and out. It will be tough to sell it knowing some young teenager will probably buy it and destroy it...tear,tear. I just turned 30 so I need some sophistication and power! I've noticed (maybe someone can answer this) that the NISMO front end is different from the base in that the base has fangs and the NISMO doesn't. Is this accurate? And if so, wouldn't I have a hard time adding the front NIZ aero to a base model? Would you have to do a full bumper swap? |
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YOu will have to swap the whole bumper out. You can look at my avatar to see the front nismo bumper. The nismo kit is not a lip kit. |
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thats what I thought...also for the aero vents on the rear bumper. It seems like the cost of swapping and the cost of material (kit pieces) would add up and not make much sense. It would just be easier to buy aftermarket lip kit instead of the NISMO kit.
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 ...if your planning on getting the Nismo aero then your way better off just buying a Nismo...if i had to do it all over again i would buy a base (no sport) for about 28k and get the following..full Zele kit, AP BBK, Quaife LSD and some TE37 SL's
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