NSX Type R. The RHD White One
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It is safely tucked away this time of year and when purchased by the current owner it was subjected to a full chassis up detail and oem restoration, even down to the current tyre selection.
If it was offered for sale at the prices mentioned it would be gone very quickly, as to get another one into the country from Japan would cost close on £200k to import one taxes paid and road ready.
As for standard NSX's being worth only 20-40k you didnt see the recent Silverstone auction results ...a 'standard' 2005 coupe in silver sold for £80, 500 ....
Having sat in it, crawled under it and contributed to its restoration I hope it stays on these shores for many years to come ...
www.nsxcb.co.uk
If it was offered for sale at the prices mentioned it would be gone very quickly, as to get another one into the country from Japan would cost close on £200k to import one taxes paid and road ready.
As for standard NSX's being worth only 20-40k you didnt see the recent Silverstone auction results ...a 'standard' 2005 coupe in silver sold for £80, 500 ....
Having sat in it, crawled under it and contributed to its restoration I hope it stays on these shores for many years to come ...
www.nsxcb.co.uk
Edited by senninha2 on Thursday 14th November 22:07
dandemoraliser said:
Not sure it would command that sort of figure when normal versions in 20-40k bracket.
It would sell for over £100k; as the saying goes "find me another". Moreover, even normal facelift NSXs sell at £60000+ and the only cheap NSXs are autos/crash-repaired ones. A Type R you'd have to import from Japan, and they are very spendy even there. If I remember right, the type approval regs meant that this one was likely to be the only Type R EVER to be registered in the UK. Didn't Honda do it at some huge cost?
Was hoping I'd see it at some NSX meet, but it seems not!
EskimoArapaho said:
It would sell for over £100k; as the saying goes "find me another". Moreover, even normal facelift NSXs sell at £60000+ and the only cheap NSXs are autos/crash-repaired ones.
Early ones cheaper yes, good ones around 20k ish. Remember autos were the reportedly the better suited.Beyond that, facelift ones that make £60k plus are those with exceptionally low mileage.
Have seen ones on here with 30-60k miles for approx £30-40k. Beyond that it truely is silly money.
dandemoraliser said:
Early ones cheaper yes, good ones around 20k ish. Remember autos were the reportedly the better suited.
Beyond that, facelift ones that make £60k plus are those with exceptionally low mileage.
Have seen ones on here with 30-60k miles for approx £30-40k. Beyond that it truely is silly money.
The only £30-40K facelift's you'll see are catD or cars with problematic histories; crashed, but not on the cat register. There are so few facelifts left in the UK, perhaps 40 cars. Of which, maybe two change hands per year. Rarer still are the late pop-up 3.2's. Probably half that number or less. Beyond that, facelift ones that make £60k plus are those with exceptionally low mileage.
Have seen ones on here with 30-60k miles for approx £30-40k. Beyond that it truely is silly money.
dandemoraliser said:
Early ones cheaper yes, good ones around 20k ish. Remember autos were the reportedly the better suited.
Beyond that, facelift ones that make £60k plus are those with exceptionally low mileage.
Have seen ones on here with 30-60k miles for approx £30-40k. Beyond that it truely is silly money.
The only £30-40K facelift's you'll see are catD or cars with problematic histories; crashed, but not on the cat register. There are so few facelifts left in the UK, perhaps 40 cars. Of which, maybe two change hands per year. Rarer still are the late pop-up 3.2's. Probably half that number or less. Beyond that, facelift ones that make £60k plus are those with exceptionally low mileage.
Have seen ones on here with 30-60k miles for approx £30-40k. Beyond that it truely is silly money.
dandemoraliser said:
Early ones cheaper yes, good ones around 20k ish.
Well, there are no NSXs under £23k now, and the only ones close to that are the crash-repaired ones. At the moment, there's a single uncrashed manual NSX on the UK market at £26k - and that's a bargain. Edit: today an Acura LHD import has appeared at £40k.dandemoraliser said:
Remember autos were the reportedly the better suited.
Well, I don't remember that. the early plaudits were gained on the manual non-PAS models (the one that won Autocar's track/handling tests two years in a row). Autos linger a LONG time on the market today. Only Setright, from memory, liked the auto enough to choose one. But that was as a second car to a manual NSX in Car magazine's article on "what would you spend McLaren F1 money on".dandemoraliser said:
this may be different to the facelifted versions but the early models were weak when manual from what i've heard, and the auto meant lazy extension of engine etc.
Mind i'm not sure honda manual gearboxes prior to introduction of s2k/civic generation were up to much?
I see, you have half of a story, and have extrapolated it beyond the truth. There was a 'snap ring' problem that affected some very early manual gearboxes. It was a design fault that was quickly rectified. It's well enough documented that checking - by gearbox number - before you buy is easy.Mind i'm not sure honda manual gearboxes prior to introduction of s2k/civic generation were up to much?
Auto is 10-14% down on power. It would take a very bad manual box to compensate for the difference! And I don't have a problem with the NSX's manual box. Perhaps you should drive one?
Only speculation fella, easy now!
Blimey, i believe i stated "from what i've heard"! We're all here to learn and enjoy discussions, i may have been slightly off piste, yes, but no need to get the pitch forks out!
And as aside story however a friend of mine has driven the type r above pictured, and sadly he said it was awful. But no doubt you'll tell me he is wrong.
Blimey, i believe i stated "from what i've heard"! We're all here to learn and enjoy discussions, i may have been slightly off piste, yes, but no need to get the pitch forks out!
And as aside story however a friend of mine has driven the type r above pictured, and sadly he said it was awful. But no doubt you'll tell me he is wrong.
Edited by dandemoraliser on Saturday 16th November 17:57
Apologies; where I see BS, I want to point out the truth.
Your friend drove the Type R; I haven't. You say he found it "a pig to drive" and "cammy", which seems odd as there's no change to the Type R's engine (it's just blueprinted). The Type R's light weight and suspension changes are the big differences viz the normal NSX, and the scuttlebutt is that the suspension is too firm for road use. That much is generally accepted.
Perhaps ask your friend to join up and post - I'd certainly appreciate a first-hand account.
Back on topic - see the poster who said the car's been sold has edited out that comment. Perhaps it's still around...?
Your friend drove the Type R; I haven't. You say he found it "a pig to drive" and "cammy", which seems odd as there's no change to the Type R's engine (it's just blueprinted). The Type R's light weight and suspension changes are the big differences viz the normal NSX, and the scuttlebutt is that the suspension is too firm for road use. That much is generally accepted.
Perhaps ask your friend to join up and post - I'd certainly appreciate a first-hand account.
Back on topic - see the poster who said the car's been sold has edited out that comment. Perhaps it's still around...?
I'm sure he's on here already, no BS, can't be doing with it.
We (forum i help run) have close ties to honda, but as said that was (at that time) the only genuine one in europe. However not sure its here now.
Your right blue printed, but he spoken of almost unusable below 3k rpm. As you can kind of understand, but he said too brutal in real world.
On a side topic in here, future classic, or as it seems with japanese cars, do we think it will struggle to gain that kind of kudos? Senna link helps i know. I'm not sure tbh
We (forum i help run) have close ties to honda, but as said that was (at that time) the only genuine one in europe. However not sure its here now.
Your right blue printed, but he spoken of almost unusable below 3k rpm. As you can kind of understand, but he said too brutal in real world.
On a side topic in here, future classic, or as it seems with japanese cars, do we think it will struggle to gain that kind of kudos? Senna link helps i know. I'm not sure tbh
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