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I drive a 1993 Honda prelude Si. I have owned since 2002, and I have taken good care of it. With every used cars, comes someone else's troubles, but this car somehow did not have nearly all the problems that most used car buyers encounter. Besides the major maintenance tasks due on every car after a certain period, nothing much more has happened to my car, which makes me very happy. I guess as the saying goes, "You take care of me, I take care of you", and that just how me and my car feel about each other. It has never let me down. As you will find out further down, the car has been through different phases since I bought it. Don't get it twisted though; I did not throw all my money into it as some people may think. I 'm not going into details, but you can view it like this: with every phase was a major maintenance task, where I took the opportunity to replace with aftermarket or custom made (made by me) instead of replacing with factory parts. I came to find out that most of the aftermarket parts I had to use to fix my car were actually a lot cheaper than factory parts from the dealer, so in the long run, I have saved a lot of money. I have had engine problems, electrical problems, tire problems, and anything else you can think of. I have done about 80% of the work myself, and had a professional take care of the things I either could not do, or did not feel comfortable doing. My mechanic and friend Victor has helped me with anything I always needed in order to take good care of my car. I always kept it simple, that's why I still enjoy driving it everyday. Eventually I will put up a list of the couple of gadgets I had fun building and installing.
Phase I: Two days after I bought it...
Phase II: 6 months after...
Phase III: A year and a half later...
Phase IV: Three years later...2004
Phase V: Almost 5 years later...2006
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