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Originally Posted by burnsniper
I just read the manual and you can only change the speed of the wipers based on the following:
1) Intermittent or Automatic Sensor Speed
2) Manual - Normal or Fast
To me this still seems limited because there are other cars that have more options for manual speed.
Also, I totally disagree with your comment that a Honda Prelude is like Whoopi Goldberg. While everyone will agree that the 1M blows a Prelude out of the water, the 5th generation of the Prelude was a fantastic car for its time. Simply compare some of its specs to the E36 M3:
Prelude SH vs E36 M3
Power: 197 hp (2.2L 4 cylinder) vs 240 hp (3.2L 6 cylinder)
Curb Weight: 3,042 lbs (2,900 for a Base) vs 3,219 lbs
Price: $23,000 vs $32,000
Both on Car and Driver's 10 Best List Multiple Times
0-60 mph: 7.5 sec (around 6.9 seconds for a Base) vs. 5.5 sec
Skid Pad: 0.89 g (0.86 for a Base) vs .85 g
Just because a car is not rare or it doesn't cost a fortune doesn't mean it lacks performance. Late nineties Hondas, Acuras, and Miatas are a great example of this.
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I don't know what more functionality you want out of wipers. They can be adjusted, and they also work great on automatic mode. If it bothers you that much, I honestly think you're focusing on the wrong sections of the car and probably purchased it for the wrong reasons.
Regarding the Prelude, sure, decent looking car, but nowhere near the performer we drive today. Even when compared to an e36 M3, I'd pick the M3 every single time. The understeer (and imbalance) of fwd is difficult to live with. I never said a car had to be rare or cost a fortune to be a good performer...if you wanna talk about great performers built by Honda, one of the cars that comes to mind is the S2000 - I've owned two of them and they were truly built with performance in mind: near perfect 50/50 weight distribution, rwd, lsd, outstanding suspension/chassis, and one of the most efficient NA motors ever built, with the first generation producing 120hp per litre, which was a record until Ferrari broke it.