Any Honda NSX owners ?

doOh

anyone ? ; p

lomb

Id say theres few unmangled ones in this country. There pricey in the UK for what they are and god knows what vrt would be as its unlisted on the calculator. Nice reliable supercar though with typical boring Jap interior but fab engine, but id say theres more excitement in a 996 or 993 porsche day to day.

I was in an s2000 and wasn't impressed with the plasticky interior and seating position with big tunnel and lack of traction control is insane in a rear drive car that can oversteer badly so if thats anything to go by id avoid.

doOh

Theres three of them on carzone, price between 32k and 40k lol ... some1 wanna buy ?

iphone4g

lomb wrote: »

and lack of traction control is insane in a rear drive car that can oversteer badly so if thats anything to go by id avoid.

that's the very reason that anyone would want one

lomb

A query about an NSX and this gets thrown in.........

lomb wrote: »

I was in an s2000 and wasn't impressed with the plasticky interior and seating position with big tunnel and lack of traction control is insane in a rear drive car that can oversteer badly so if thats anything to go by id avoid.

In all fairness :rolleyes:

Btw did you drive the S2000?

Mr.Boots

lomb wrote: »

Id say theres few unmangled ones in this country. There pricey in the UK for what they are and god knows what vrt would be as its unlisted on the calculator. Nice reliable supercar though with typical boring Jap interior but fab engine, but id say theres more excitement in a 996 or 993 porsche day to day.

I was in an s2000 and wasn't impressed with the plasticky interior and seating position with big tunnel and lack of traction control is insane in a rear drive car that can oversteer badly so if thats anything to go by id avoid.

Id say Senna is turning in his grave after that.

bazz26

lomb wrote: »

Id say theres few unmangled ones in this country. There pricey in the UK for what they are and god knows what vrt would be as its unlisted on the calculator. Nice reliable supercar though with typical boring Jap interior but fab engine, but id say theres more excitement in a 996 or 993 porsche day to day.

I was in an s2000 and wasn't impressed with the plasticky interior and seating position with big tunnel and lack of traction control is insane in a rear drive car that can oversteer badly so if thats anything to go by id avoid.

There is more to a car than the quality of plastics in the cabin otherwise everyone would be driving VAG products and maybe you are too comfortable driving cars with modern driver aids like traction control?

Big Nasty

doOh wrote: »

Theres three of them on carzone, price between 32k and 40k lol ... some1 wanna buy ?

€40k for a 3L Honda?:eek:

No thanks!

Anan1

MCMLXXV wrote: »

€40k for a 3L Honda?:eek:

No thanks!

Forget the badge and look at the car.

Big Nasty

Anan1 wrote: »

Forget the badge and look at the car.

I could think of hotter used cars for €40k!

Nissan doctor

MCMLXXV wrote: »

€40k for a 3L Honda?:eek:

No thanks!

But I bet you would spend €40k on a high spec deisel powered saloon car though.

Anyone who thinks of a car as something other then an appliance will know the meaning of something like an NSX.

Supraman

It's £40,000 for this Toyota Supra

http://www.jm-imports.co.uk/cardetails/toyota/2011/supra3.htm

Big Nasty

Nissan doctor wrote: »

But I bet you would spend €40k on a high spec deisel powered saloon car though.

Anyone who thinks of a car as something other then an appliance will know the meaning of something like an NSX.

Absolutely not!

I like the NSX but I wouldn't be going spending €40k on one. You could pick up a decent Supra / 300ZX for a fraction of the price.

bazz26

MCMLXXV wrote: »

€40k for a 3L Honda?:eek:

No thanks!

Irrespective of it's badge or lack of pedagory, the NSX was a fabulous car in it's day.

funkyouup

Supraman wrote: »

It's £40,000 for this Toyota Supra

http://www.jm-imports.co.uk/cardetails/toyota/2011/supra3.htm

Wonder do ya get the 2 tramps standing either side of it to:D

Supraman

or 33,000 for this ?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1711929

Nissan doctor

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Absolutely not!

I like the NSX but I wouldn't be going spending €40k on one. You could pick up a decent Supra / 300ZX for a fraction of the price.

Surely your opinion of which car you would prefer doesn't make it less valuable.

A supra and a 300zx are also completely different genre of car to an NSX.

Big Nasty

bazz26 wrote: »

Irrespective of it's badge or lack of pedagory, the NSX was a fabulous car in it's day.

I'm not doubting that - but €40k for a 16/17 y/o one? I wouldn't be prepared to pay half that, I just don't think they're worth it.

Big Nasty

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Surely your opinion of which car you would prefer doesn't make it less valuable.

A supra and a 300zx are also completely different genre of car to an NSX.

Fair enough - I just don't think they're worth that sort of money though. If I had €40k to spend I can think of lots more interesting stuff.

Nissan doctor

MCMLXXV wrote: »

I'm not doubting that - but €40k for a 16/17 y/o one? I wouldn't be prepared to pay half that, I just don't think they're worth it.

By that mindset, The people who have spent several hundred thousand on classic ferrari's are crazy, they are only 50 year old, rust prone, poor handling, slow, unreliable italian cars after all...:rolleyes:


I wouldn't pay 40k for one either, but only because I'm not especially into them, I do, however, have the greatest respect for them as a rare and serious drivers car. Also the greatest Japanese super car of all time untill the R35 GTR came along.

doOh

oh god ... thread - "any honda nsx owners ?" not "will u buy nsx for 40k" ... god if i got 500k yoyos a year i would get NSX and Lexus LS 600 and bunch of other cars ... i get it u wont spend 40k on one of the greatest car made because u have not a fraction on your bank account ... how many people drive supra ? plenty ... or other sporty cars ? a lot ... but how many drive NSX ? not many ... stop trolling

Big Nasty

Nissan doctor wrote: »

By that mindset, The people who have spent several hundred thousand on classic ferrari's are crazy, they are only 50 year old, rust prone, poor handling, slow, unreliable italian cars after all...:rolleyes:


I wouldn't pay 40k for one either, but only because I'm not especially into them, I do, however, have the greatest respect for them as a rare and serious drivers car. Also the greatest Japanese super car of all time untill the R35 GTR came along.

Not at all! I would have no problem spending that sort of money on an iconic classic (if I had it). I like and respect the NSX but IMO you can get a better bang for your buck. Like you, I'm not especially into them, or Ferrari's for that matter but at cq. €40k my choice would be this:


http://www.carzone.ie/search/Ferrari/F355/Gts/201107201277897/advert?channel=CARS

Tragedy

Nissan_doctor, I wouldn't consider the Honda NSX worth €40,000 as a car. There are so many sublime supercars, sportscars, grand tourers etc for less that I would prefer and see as much better value. It's a fantastic car, but the only reason it costs so much is because it's now a collectors car, and not a drivers car.

Big Nasty

doOh wrote: »

oh god ... thread - "any honda nsx owners ?" not "will u buy nsx for 40k" ... god if i got 500k yoyos a year i would get NSX and Lexus LS 600 and bunch of other cars ... i get it u wont spend 40k on one of the greatest car made because u have not a fraction on your bank account ... how many people drive supra ? plenty ... or other sporty cars ? a lot ... but how many drive NSX ? not many ... stop trolling

I'm not bloody trolling! I just don't see the value in paying €40k for one is all - I just don't think they're worth that.

You're original post was hardly the most explanatory thread starter I've ever seen in fairness!

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Tragedy wrote: »

Nissan_doctor, I wouldn't consider the Honda NSX worth €40,000 as a car. There are so many sublime supercars, sportscars, grand tourers etc for less that I would prefer and see as much better value. It's a fantastic car, but the only reason it costs so much is because it's now a collectors car, and not a drivers car.

There has been some absolutely off the wall stuff posted in here so far, but that just takes the biscuit.
The NSX is not a drivers car? What are you on about man?????????????? I don't think Senna would have helped develop it if it wasn't a drivers car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tragedy

BDJW wrote: »

There has been some absolutely off the wall stuff posted in here so far, but that just takes the biscuit.
The NSX is not a drivers car? What are you on about man?????????????? I don't think Senna would have helped develop it if it wasn't a drivers car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You can use as many question marks and exclamations as you want, it still won't change the fact you completely and utterly missed the point.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Tragedy wrote: »

You can use as many question marks and exclamations as you want, it still won't change the fact you completely and utterly missed the point.

Explain to me how I have missed the point so? And explain how it is not a drivers car?

I agree that it is a collectors item now, which is driving the price of it up, but it also a drivers car

Tragedy

BDJW wrote: »

Explain to me how I have missed the point so? And explain how it is not a drivers car?

I agree that it is a collectors item now, which is driving the price of it up, but it also a drivers car

Because collectors cars lose hideous amounts of money if driven as a daily car. You're paying a premium because it's a collectors car, and the value is going to stay the same or increase.
You drive it, the value goes down and the premium you paid disappears.

That's why the irish NSX listed on another thread recently is worth half what it should be, someone tinkered with it, modified it, and used it as a daily driver.

Nissan doctor

Tragedy wrote: »

You can use as many question marks and exclamations as you want, it still won't change the fact you completely and utterly missed the point.

I presume you mean that its not a drivers car because its now so rare and collectible that they cannot be enjoyed on the road properly.
That is very very true, but again, that's the same story with any rare or collectible or limited edition car, that doesn't mean they should be any less valuable though.

Tragedy

Nissan doctor wrote: »

I presume you mean that its not a drivers car because its now so rare and collectible that they cannot be enjoyed on the road properly.
That is very very true, but again, that's the same story with any rare or collectible or limited edition car, that doesn't mean they should be any less valuable though.

Their value is their value, you can't argue with them selling for €40k - because they sell for €40k. Whether they're worth that to someone interested in them as a non-collector.. that's where it starts to fall down

Absurdum

I think €40k is pushing it...money-wise

there have been a few around the €25k to €30k mark in the last 18 months or so, that's a lot more realistic imo.

mantaraver

I bet this one's lost a few bob in value since this video.....

www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5euSjOBYQY&feature=player_embedded

challengemaster

Tragedy wrote: »

Because collectors cars lose hideous amounts of money if driven as a daily car.

Who in their right mind gives a fook? If you had the choice to drive an NSX every day, you wouldn't leave it in the garage as a collectors item! :rolleyes:

x in the city

iphone4g wrote: »

that's the very reason that anyone would want one

ya, S2Ks are a real drivers car, traction control and electronic aids are for pussies.

if you wrap a S2K around a pole its cos you are a crap driver... as for the NSX, its pricey, its a classic super car (yes it is!). Designed by Senna.

I was looking at prices also and couldnt believe how much they go for, but its a sure sign of a car that ages so well.

A NSX-R of 2002 era is the one I would go for...

x in the city

MCMLXXV wrote: »

I could think of hotter used cars for €40k!

you have no idea behind the historics and ability of a NSX sir...
they are expensive for a reason.

I have never seen one in Ireland, even in the UK there are only a handful of models for sale.

If anything they will increase in price in coming years. I saw an awful skangerised one on autotrader and it made me puke, in some hideous orange glow..


jaysus

x in the city

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Not at all! I would have no problem spending that sort of money on an iconic classic (if I had it). I like and respect the NSX but IMO you can get a better bang for your buck. Like you, I'm not especially into them, or Ferrari's for that matter but at cq. €40k my choice would be this:


http://www.carzone.ie/search/Ferrari/F355/Gts/201107201277897/advert?channel=CARS

the testarossa is a beautiful car, my iconic car when i grew up

but the NSX would bladder it in a straight line I would think .:)

Gitb1

Theres a red one parked on kylemore road in ballyfermot the last few days. Cant help but slow down to almost a complete stop to get a better look at it each time I pass it

Senna

Were are people getting €40k from. Just because someone has one for sale at €40k doesn't mean thats what they cost. You could get one for a little over €25k if your patient.
Brilliant car.

x in the city

x in the city wrote: »

ya, S2Ks are a real drivers car, traction control and electronic aids are for pussies.

if you wrap a S2K around a pole its cos you are a crap driver...

Will ya stop in all fairness :rolleyes:

kdevitt

x in the city wrote: »

the testarossa is a beautiful car, my iconic car when i grew up

but the NSX would bladder it in a straight line I would think .:)

Except thats not a testarossa? Regardless, I don't think the whole appeal of the NSX has ever been down to its straight line speed.

I'd have an NSX in a flash, but I'd have an F355 before an NSX.

Matt Simis

x in the city wrote: »

the testarossa is a beautiful car, my iconic car when i grew up

but the NSX would bladder it in a straight line I would think .:)

My understanding was the NSX's forte is not straight line speed, its handling combined with speed. Cos in a straight line even the NSX-R gets handily beaten by the 355:

            [B]     NSX-R            F355 [/B]
Max speed 	280 kph 	300 kph
0 - 100 kph 	4.9 s          	4.6 s
0 - 100 mph 	11.2 s 	        10.5 s
0 - 200 kph 	18.2 s 	        16.5 s
1/4 mile        12.7 s 	        12.8 s

Power/weight   217 bhp/tonne 	278 bhp/tonne

http://www.fastestlaps.com/comparisons/honda_nsx-r-vs-ferrari_f355.html
The NSX is the track star though.

Tea 1000

kdevitt wrote: »

Except thats not a testarossa? Regardless, I don't think the whole appeal of the NSX has ever been down to its straight line speed.

I'd have an NSX in a flash, but I'd have an F355 before an NSX.

And F355 fans have the NSX to thank for the reason as to how good the 355 is. The NSX was a game changer, and Supercars are better today because of it.
It's a special car, drive one and you'll understand! And if you have driven one and still don't understand, then you seek from a car things that I don't understand!
Also, track times and 0-60 times are just numbers... it's how a car feels and sounds that makes it. And the NSX is THE best 6 cylinder sound in the world, yes, E46 M3 included.

Tea 1000

LIGHTNING wrote: »

I would hardly say it was a game changer in all fairness! Id wasnt a proper supercar as it "only" had a six pot engine (only Porsche can get away with that) and it didnt have the image of a Ferrari or Lambo.

It was a game changer. Before the NSX, supercars were tempermental, uncomfortable and difficult to drive, and unreliable. The NSX was easy to drive normally, and around town, good visibility, comfortable, easy to live with, even quite economical, and still probably the most reliable supercar out there. Take it to a track and it started beating all the big brands at their own game, still being easy to drive and very rewarding. Beating even V8's like the 348.
Ferrari and Porsche both changed their outlook afterwards, and I'd consider that a game changing feat. Gordon Murray owned an NSX and used it as a benchmark when it came to designing the F1 as to how the F1 should be easy to drive and own as well as excellent when driven hard.
Make no mistake, it was a game changer. You don't 16 cylinders for that! Also, the Lotus Esprit had 6 cylinders!! The XJ220 had a V6 also!
Also, the interior is actually fine. It isn't made of some cheap hard plastic at all.

doOh

everyone was laughing at NSX back then and after few years everyone was praying on it :P

jordan1976

i was visiting a site in westmeath last year & the owner had a tasty NSX parked out the back he was using a jag xj 4.0 supercharged rr as his daily & he's an accountant:eek::eek:

Tea 1000

LIGHTNING wrote: »

I can see your point, but isnt half the fun of owning a Supercar is that they are uncomfortable,tempermental, unecomonical? I do like NSX`s but Id take a F355/F348/911 any day of the week.

Not really! I don't consider discomfort as being fun. It's kind of why I'm just not a bike fan. Sure a Honda Blackbird will wipe out any car I'll ever afford, but you have to cling on for dear life while on full tilt, thus kind of missing some of the enjoyment of the accelleration.
And a Supercar is zero fun if it's broken! If a car is uncomfortable because it's designed to be ultra quick on a track then that's one thing, but not "ordinary" supercars like the 355, 348, 911's etc.
I've been in a 348 too, albiet not at the wheel, but while I do see the attraction, I'd take an NSX over one. 355 is a bit different, I'd need both really! And 911? NSX any day unless it's a 911 turbo. Having said that, the 997 Carerra S is a very, very good car!

Tragedy

Why not go for an e60 M5 in that case? Faster than an NSX on a track by a lot not far behind the NSX-R and I'd imagine much more comfortable and luxurious.
(Cheaper too!)

Henry Ford III

Tea 1000 wrote: »

...Also, the Lotus Esprit had 6 cylinders!!

No it didn't. It was a 4 cylinder, and later on a V8.

Preset No.3

For pure entertainment value, and getting one back on the scammers, have a read of this:

http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104987

x in the city

haha

this is quality

http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104987&page=2

"YES it is equipped with the naturally aspirated 4 Banger "

so old thou..

Tea 1000

Tragedy wrote: »

Why not go for an e60 M5 in that case? Faster than an NSX on a track by a lot not far behind the NSX-R and I'd imagine much more comfortable and luxurious.
(Cheaper too!)

Because an E60 M5 is still a fat saloon, no matter how much power you have. They're chalk and cheese.