RE: PH Heroes: Honda NSX
Discussion
I've only driven an NSX briefly - it was the gold 3.2 press demonstrator. It was the best everyday road car I've ever driven, by quite a margin. I could list the car's good points, but basically everything about it was just perfect 
Out of all the cars I've driven to date, if I had to own just one car for the rest of my life, it'd be an NSX.
Out of all the cars I've driven to date, if I had to own just one car for the rest of my life, it'd be an NSX.
CampDavid said:
How do other road users respond to an NSX?
Just thinking that it probably doesn't garner the Porsche effect like it's rivals.
I'd like a silver one please, like Mr Wolf
Very well in my experience, it always got lovely comments, lots of people used to ask about it. Never had the BMW/Porsche problem of not being let out of junctions etc.Just thinking that it probably doesn't garner the Porsche effect like it's rivals.
I'd like a silver one please, like Mr Wolf
The Crack Fox said:
Still c.£15k and upwards for a good one 
Actually £15K now a days is just about enough to find an auto that needs work or a manual that needs lots of work. The numbers have decrease due to cars going abroad and some written off. You can't get away from spending £ 20K for a decent NSX in today's market.Nice article. Makes me think I should be using mine more...
...but although it could easily be an 'everyday' car, it feels too special for that, and the chassis/engine combination just eggs you on too much for you to be happy sitting in traffic on the way to work...you long to take the long way somewhere (A to B via C, D and E for the hell of it), find quiet, well-sighted roads, just to enjoy the car working its' magic.
That and it's just too damn easy to hit 100mph without really trying...you'd need more self-control than me to run one everyday on today's roads...
To answer another question: Other road users...tend to get out of the way just to see what it is!
Is there an NSX UK specialist?Not for sales, no. The odd private dealer chancing it and asking about £5k over private sale prices, but very few repeat-sellers. As people may have seen, GlenMH lives in the right place to see NSXs, even -Rs!
(Glen - am assuming the -R was an NA1 if they only wanted $120k???)
Given their age I'd recommend buying from an enthusiast owner, checking the hitory thoroughly, and maybe get it inspected as well (although how familiar your average RAC/AA/etc inspector will be with all-ally mid-engine'd supercars is another matter...)
...but although it could easily be an 'everyday' car, it feels too special for that, and the chassis/engine combination just eggs you on too much for you to be happy sitting in traffic on the way to work...you long to take the long way somewhere (A to B via C, D and E for the hell of it), find quiet, well-sighted roads, just to enjoy the car working its' magic.
That and it's just too damn easy to hit 100mph without really trying...you'd need more self-control than me to run one everyday on today's roads...
To answer another question: Other road users...tend to get out of the way just to see what it is!
bob1179 said:
Frimley111R said:
Totally irresponsible article. After reading I am now scanning the adverts to buy one.....
I've just checked myself, there only seem to be 11 for sale in the PH classifieds and a couple of those look a bit ropey.Is there an NSX UK specialist?
(Glen - am assuming the -R was an NA1 if they only wanted $120k???)
Given their age I'd recommend buying from an enthusiast owner, checking the hitory thoroughly, and maybe get it inspected as well (although how familiar your average RAC/AA/etc inspector will be with all-ally mid-engine'd supercars is another matter...)
The Crack Fox said:
Still c.£15k and upwards for a good one
But would that be considered value for an equivalent vintage Ferrari / Porsche etc..? NSX is likely more reliable, less common and better to drive (going by the article and comments, but a subjective thing) than either..Can only see the values of looked after examples going north in the coming years! The car that got me into MR2's of the same age, although completely different apart from engine position..
Didn't EVO recently compare the current Evora to the NSX, with the result being very little in it speed wise on track, but a genuine appreciation for the compliancy and useabilty of the NSX, which onlt the Evora has seemed to match 20 years on...
Edited by gofasterrosssco on Monday 24th January 13:00
havoc said:
Nice article. Makes me think I should be using mine more...
...but although it could easily be an 'everyday' car, it feels too special for that, and the chassis/engine combination just eggs you on too much for you to be happy sitting in traffic on the way to work...you long to take the long way somewhere (A to B via C, D and E for the hell of it), find quiet, well-sighted roads, just to enjoy the car working its' magic.
That and it's just too damn easy to hit 100mph without really trying...you'd need more self-control than me to run one everyday on today's roads...
To answer another question: Other road users...tend to get out of the way just to see what it is!
Is there an NSX UK specialist?Not for sales, no. The odd private dealer chancing it and asking about £5k over private sale prices, but very few repeat-sellers. As people may have seen, GlenMH lives in the right place to see NSXs, even -Rs!
(Glen - am assuming the -R was an NA1 if they only wanted $120k???)
Given their age I'd recommend buying from an enthusiast owner, checking the hitory thoroughly, and maybe get it inspected as well (although how familiar your average RAC/AA/etc inspector will be with all-ally mid-engine'd supercars is another matter...)
Thanks for the info havoc....but although it could easily be an 'everyday' car, it feels too special for that, and the chassis/engine combination just eggs you on too much for you to be happy sitting in traffic on the way to work...you long to take the long way somewhere (A to B via C, D and E for the hell of it), find quiet, well-sighted roads, just to enjoy the car working its' magic.
That and it's just too damn easy to hit 100mph without really trying...you'd need more self-control than me to run one everyday on today's roads...
To answer another question: Other road users...tend to get out of the way just to see what it is!
bob1179 said:
Frimley111R said:
Totally irresponsible article. After reading I am now scanning the adverts to buy one.....
I've just checked myself, there only seem to be 11 for sale in the PH classifieds and a couple of those look a bit ropey.Is there an NSX UK specialist?
(Glen - am assuming the -R was an NA1 if they only wanted $120k???)
Given their age I'd recommend buying from an enthusiast owner, checking the hitory thoroughly, and maybe get it inspected as well (although how familiar your average RAC/AA/etc inspector will be with all-ally mid-engine'd supercars is another matter...)
It's a shame there isn't a dedicated specialist in the UK. Where is the best place to service these cars? I suppose being a Honda, parts are pretty easy to come by.
I suppose I shouldn't think about this subject too hard, the OH will kill me if I buy another motor!
bob1179 said:
Where is the best place to service these cars? I suppose being a Honda, parts are pretty easy to come by.
Service? Two completely independent specialists - one in NI, one north of London. And then there's a good Honda specialist south of London. Plus a couple of main dealers still seem to be rated. Some of the longer-standing NSXCB guys may know of others...Parts - at the moment yes, as long as you don't mind bending over every time you visit your local dealer. However:-
- All NA1's are now over 10 years old, which means parts not carried over to the NA2 may well be on back-order.
- Supplies from Japan and the USA are cheaper but you obviously have to wait for (and pay for) shipment...
As a PS re: prices (and I know I'm biased) - they're going to go up, as UK prices are cheaper, like-for-like, than in any other RHD market...there's been a steady export to the Far East of good NA2s in particular.
not that I'm picky of course I had a manual hard top version - I added the plate R8 NSX to it during my ownership. Fantastic car and only sold it to move into 911's when my first born arrived.
No idea of its whereabouts now mind.
It always had a lot of respect on the roads, most people had no idea what it was and people used to often ask me about it at petrol stations.
No idea of its whereabouts now mind.
It always had a lot of respect on the roads, most people had no idea what it was and people used to often ask me about it at petrol stations.
Waterloo?
isee said:
There was one, seemingly abandoned in my apartment bloc's car park for a while. It looked rather tired through not being driven, But I always did wonder what the owner looks like. I now see the NSX has been removed and in that car space lives a Honde Civic Hybrid, driven by a woman who did not return my nod, nor thought to hold the door up for me when i was following her into the apartment block with both my hands full... I guess the owner of the NSX moved out alon giwth his car.
Garlick said:
Frimley111R said:
Totally irresponsible article. After reading I am now scanning the adverts to buy one.....
I regret not buying one a few years ago. The prices are creeping up now, and us running articles like this doesn't help.....havoc said:
Nice article. Makes me think I should be using mine more...
...but although it could easily be an 'everyday' car, it feels too special for that, and the chassis/engine combination just eggs you on too much for you to be happy sitting in traffic on the way to work...you long to take the long way somewhere (A to B via C, D and E for the hell of it), find quiet, well-sighted roads, just to enjoy the car working its' magic.
That and it's just too damn easy to hit 100mph without really trying...you'd need more self-control than me to run one everyday on today's roads...
To answer another question: Other road users...tend to get out of the way just to see what it is!
Is there an NSX UK specialist?Not for sales, no. The odd private dealer chancing it and asking about £5k over private sale prices, but very few repeat-sellers. As people may have seen, GlenMH lives in the right place to see NSXs, even -Rs!
(Glen - am assuming the -R was an NA1 if they only wanted $120k???)
Given their age I'd recommend buying from an enthusiast owner, checking the hitory thoroughly, and maybe get it inspected as well (although how familiar your average RAC/AA/etc inspector will be with all-ally mid-engine'd supercars is another matter...)
I had a spin in one and we were hitting nearly 70 in 2nd! maybe the 6 speed is better?...but although it could easily be an 'everyday' car, it feels too special for that, and the chassis/engine combination just eggs you on too much for you to be happy sitting in traffic on the way to work...you long to take the long way somewhere (A to B via C, D and E for the hell of it), find quiet, well-sighted roads, just to enjoy the car working its' magic.
That and it's just too damn easy to hit 100mph without really trying...you'd need more self-control than me to run one everyday on today's roads...
To answer another question: Other road users...tend to get out of the way just to see what it is!
bob1179 said:
Frimley111R said:
Totally irresponsible article. After reading I am now scanning the adverts to buy one.....
I've just checked myself, there only seem to be 11 for sale in the PH classifieds and a couple of those look a bit ropey.Is there an NSX UK specialist?
(Glen - am assuming the -R was an NA1 if they only wanted $120k???)
Given their age I'd recommend buying from an enthusiast owner, checking the hitory thoroughly, and maybe get it inspected as well (although how familiar your average RAC/AA/etc inspector will be with all-ally mid-engine'd supercars is another matter...)
Dagnut said:
havoc said:
Nice article. Makes me think I should be using mine more...
...but although it could easily be an 'everyday' car, it feels too special for that, and the chassis/engine combination just eggs you on too much for you to be happy sitting in traffic on the way to work...you long to take the long way somewhere (A to B via C, D and E for the hell of it), find quiet, well-sighted roads, just to enjoy the car working its' magic.
That and it's just too damn easy to hit 100mph without really trying...you'd need more self-control than me to run one everyday on today's roads...
To answer another question: Other road users...tend to get out of the way just to see what it is!
Is there an NSX UK specialist?Not for sales, no. The odd private dealer chancing it and asking about £5k over private sale prices, but very few repeat-sellers. As people may have seen, GlenMH lives in the right place to see NSXs, even -Rs!
(Glen - am assuming the -R was an NA1 if they only wanted $120k???)
Given their age I'd recommend buying from an enthusiast owner, checking the hitory thoroughly, and maybe get it inspected as well (although how familiar your average RAC/AA/etc inspector will be with all-ally mid-engine'd supercars is another matter...)
I had a spin in one and we were hitting nearly 70 in 2nd! maybe the 6 speed is better?...but although it could easily be an 'everyday' car, it feels too special for that, and the chassis/engine combination just eggs you on too much for you to be happy sitting in traffic on the way to work...you long to take the long way somewhere (A to B via C, D and E for the hell of it), find quiet, well-sighted roads, just to enjoy the car working its' magic.
That and it's just too damn easy to hit 100mph without really trying...you'd need more self-control than me to run one everyday on today's roads...
To answer another question: Other road users...tend to get out of the way just to see what it is!
bob1179 said:
Frimley111R said:
Totally irresponsible article. After reading I am now scanning the adverts to buy one.....
I've just checked myself, there only seem to be 11 for sale in the PH classifieds and a couple of those look a bit ropey.Is there an NSX UK specialist?
(Glen - am assuming the -R was an NA1 if they only wanted $120k???)
Given their age I'd recommend buying from an enthusiast owner, checking the hitory thoroughly, and maybe get it inspected as well (although how familiar your average RAC/AA/etc inspector will be with all-ally mid-engine'd supercars is another matter...)
havoc said:
As people may have seen, GlenMH lives in the right place to see NSXs, even -Rs!
(Glen - am assuming the -R was an NA1 if they only wanted $120k???)
Did the NA1 have non-pop up projector headlights?(Glen - am assuming the -R was an NA1 if they only wanted $120k???)
As for seeing lots of these, well the dealer has 3 or 4 regular "attendees" that I see regularly but I have only seen 3 others on the road in over 2½ years. I have seen more Lotus Evoras and F458s in the last month than that. The locals in Tokyo like foreign exotica compared to the home grown stuff: Lorinser Mercedes, blinged up lambos, 911s etc and are rich enough to get whatever they want.
Lots of cars here are garage queens and don't see the light of day very often - which is a real pity as I know of lock up close to here with a with a couple of 1930s MGs and 3 drophead E-Type Jags in it....
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