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[–] spicytuna62 31 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (3 children)

This one (ETA: my '97 Prelude) sparks so much joy.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

The best looking dials on a dashboard I have ever seen is the dashboard from the Saab 9000 CSE.

This isn't exacty what I remember, but close enough:

I love the green and orange colors, the car diagram, the turbo, temp and fuel dials are just great.

Granted I was a kid when we had that car, but the colors were beautiful

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I have two thoughts.

Damn thats beautiful and Saab as in the guys who made jets for various European nations during the cold war? Is this a Toyota situation where they make cars as well as military equiptment.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

SAAB Automobile is the company that built the cars, their parent company was SAAB AB the aerospace and defence company that is still going these days.

SAAB Automobile was sold to GM back in 1989, and the SAAB 9000 series was produced under GM leadership

[–] [email protected] 1 points 40 minutes ago

Huh neat. Also its always fucking GM.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I had a 97 prelude sh 5 speed. Great Lil car and a lot of fun to drive. But then I got my hands on an 02 s2000. Funnest car to drive I've ever owned.

[–] spicytuna62 2 points 5 hours ago

Hey, my '97 is also a Type SH. I'm the eighth owner according to the Carfax. Somehow, the interior is complete (sans radio), it has the original wheels, and was never resprayed. Except for the trunk lid when some dingbat removed the spoiler. The VIN sticker was painted over. But you can make out the numbers. All VINs match. Somehow, this car has driven 257,000 miles, and is still 99.9% complete.

I'd love to drive an AP1 at least once, but I had a Prelude when I was a teenager so getting to own another (especially with a stick) is deeply meaningful to me. I was having my midlife crisis at 31, I guess lol

[–] Buddahriffic 7 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

That looks just like my Sunfire's dash, other than mph being more prominent than km/h and it redlining over 7k rpm.

Is that an S2000?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I had an s2000. My redline was about 9000 rpm and the gauge cluster was lit up orange, but lit up in such a way that it didn't really look like it was back-lit. It was an amazing gauge cluster.

[–] spicytuna62 2 points 6 hours ago

I think the Prelude's cluster is great for a manual daily driver. And I think that for a track car, they nailed it with the S2k's cluster.

I had an auto Prelude as a kid. I traded it in 2015 for a CVT HR-V and regretted it ever since. I always told myself if I got another, I'd hold out for a manual. So getting to own another is really meaningful to me.

I'd love to get to drive an AP1 at least once, though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 19 hours ago

Man, I miss my Sunfire so much it hurts my heart

[–] spicytuna62 6 points 22 hours ago

Nope. 5th gen Honda Prelude.