A newbie who can't settle on a car...
Discussion
Ten Four said:
Oh and a few fancy photos a mate took of the NSX are in the link below:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.16251838...
Thanks!
Hhhrrrrnnngggggghttps://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.16251838...
Thanks!
God above that thing looks mean in black. What a car!
Unfortunately nothing I can do as he's bankrupt until mid/late 2016 from memory.. (Court approved) Will be seeing what I can do when the time comes, that's for sure..
Appreciate the comments
Still get a huge kick out of driving it anywhere - even a random trip to the shops just for avocado and crackers haha
Appreciate the comments
Still get a huge kick out of driving it anywhere - even a random trip to the shops just for avocado and crackers haha
Edited by Ten Four on Friday 21st August 19:46
5 months since I've updated? Wow... Quite a few things to write about too.
Lets start with the Benz.
I'm on 241KMs now, just had oil, filter and a drive belt at last service - that's all that needed doing. I did one day get in the car to find the windscreen had a crack
. That's slowly gotten worse and when it gets really bad I guess I'll have to change it. Annoying... Rego is currently due too, that's another $600 for the next year.
In addition, because I've decided to never sell it, I spent a little bit more on the sound system but I wanted to keep it as factory looking as possible... So, factory head unit remains, with an audio hi-low converter for the Alpine amp and Alpine sub. My awesome mechanic, Francois, managed to install Alpine Type S speakers into the front doors whilst keeping the trim 100% factory looking, similar to what he did with the rear doors.
Alpine Amp - $30
Alpine Type S Sub in Alpine Box - $30
Alpine Type S Speakers - Stole from sister
High-Low Converter - $25
Sony Wiring Kit - $50 (with excess to do the same job for another car)
Previous Fusion Rear Speakers - $30
Labour - $100
Happy to say it sounds brilliant and and the amp setting for the sub is actually near minimum. Yes I still have more than enough boot space for what I need
Oh I also put the plates on the Benz and had it tinted.
Sorry about the phone pictures...
For some reason, I felt propelled to buy a Suzuki Swift because it was cheap and I was bored of having just two cars and one bike... It was cheap for a reason though. It had a loud, horrible, thunk when you took off and or changed gear quickly. This was quickly discovered to be an engine mount. There was also a miss which would be coil packs, plugs and or plugs. I knew this as my sister's had suffered the exact same fate when she first bought it.
Ordered and fixed, along with a service, I put it for sale and sold it not really making much as I needed the money elsewhere and had under-budgeted to fix it. It was funny for a while having two 2005 Suzuki Swifts on the driveway though (Sisters). Not the first time I've done this... (Mums and my 1996 528i BMWs.)
It was quite fun to drive as a little city car if I'm honest. That said, all I could think about was how much better a Swift Sport would be... Oh and my sister's car drove quite different to mine, different treatments over their life cycles I guess.
No the A-Class is not mine, nor does it belong to anyone in our family.
To the bike then.
I sold it.
Well sort of.
I never got my license though I was planning to. I just rode it around (uh legally of course..) and decided riding wasn't for me. Too dangerous and scary having been a courier.. People don't see white vans, motorbikes will be invisible.
I didn't actually put it for sale. Summer was just about here and I really fancied another convertible for those summer evenings. Having had a bad experience previously with a MX5 (as in it was crap to drive), I discarded them and started looking around but there wasn't much for sale. Then I started looking at MX5s just to see what was around and if maybe my "old age" has changed my perception of them.
Funnily enough there was a blue-ish one. Yes blue-ish because the body was that awful that it wasn't fully blue any more... BUT he was up for swaps for a bike. I emailed him to see if he was interested in my little CBR250R and turns out he loved them, had one previously and was on/off looking for another.
We met at mine as he wanted to check the cold start on my bike - fair enough and it was all fine. After he was happy with the bike, I had a closer look at the MX5. Wow it was rough cosmetically and needed a few little jobs doing mechanically but it drove fantastic. Put a smile on my face straight away. The non-PS steering, mods he had done, just made it such a happy little car to drive. He'd intended it to be a little track car. Slow it was, handled well it did. Money his way with the bike and the deal was done... I now cut hair.
Okok, here's a couple pictures of the Smurf. The hardtop is plasti-dipped white...
Looking at the pictures... They hide a lot of the paint issues, oh well.
I loved driving this car, it was great fun. I took the roof off and it stayed off in my ownership. The soft top had a sticky tape part over the rear plastic screen but it didn't leak. Also, the car was running 15x8 +25 wheels on 205 semi slicks. The grip was great but the ride was horrible. I changed back to chinese-tyre stock wheels. This changed the entire driving experience. Suddenly the steering was far more responsive, lighter and the car felt much more nimble. Of course with far less grip, it was far more fun (Toyo 86 anyone?). You could lose traction anywhere and it was enjoyable and controllable.
So I bought another car.
Its a 1994 Honda Civic EG Sedan - manual.
No I wasn't looking but I was at my mechanic's shop and his mate (who was there) had owned this car since a year old and was looking to get rid of it. So I asked how much he wanted, $900 he said.
I'll go to the ATM I said.
So.....
Starting to get silly...
The Civic actually drove really nicely. Had just enough creature comforts and plenty of maintenance work done inc T-Belt, W-Pump, clutch and others a few years back. I then found the AC wasn't cold... Thankfully for the second time in history, a re-gas was all it needed. First time in history was my 528i. I listed the Civic at $1600 and it sold fairly quickly - yay.
Down to just 3 cars again!
I was now just driving the Benz daily, MX5 when the weather suited and the NSX occasionally.
3 Cars was still stupid though. So as I'm keeping the Benz for the long haul and the NSX is my baby.... I started having thoughts of selling the MX5 and putting money into the NSX. I saw someone post on a local Facebook car community group seeing if anyone had any MX5s for sale. I messaged saying I did on the basis that the body was crap but the drive was excellent as I'd fixed the earlier mentioned few mechanical issues - namely an oil seal and caliper rebuild. Nothing major.
The chap came with his mechanic, saw it, drove it and liked it.
Then nothing for a week. Thought, ah just a time waster. I then spent the DAY cleaning the MX5. It now looked like this:
For those interested, the mod list on MX5 included: custom offset shifter (superb), coilovers, swaybars, full exhaust, all braided lines etc.
The engine bay is the only place I didn't clean and yes, the rear bumper unfortunately was a lost cause.
Anyway I put it for sale like this, had a couple messages that day then one from the chap who originally looked at it the week before when it was disgusting... Apparently he had been looking for one with a hardtop and didn't realise I had one.. Oops. We agreed a price and off the MX5 went .
Down to two cars then. Better fill everyone in on the NSX.
Decided I wanted my dream wheels which aren't cheap obviously. I've always disliked the wheels on there even though they would've cost someone a fortune (6k++) back in the day.
You may or may not know that NSXs run staggered height and width front to rear. Yes you can run the same height front and rear but they look a bit awkward. As such, finding wheels is taking forever. I've managed to buy a front pair and these have been in my bedroom (can you tell I'm still single?) for many months. The sizing I'm after for a rear pair is making it near impossible without spending 3k++ on a set of which I'd only use two. I'm still looking but don't expect to find any in the near future unfortunately.
Aside from that, the NSX WAS going great for a while, I actually did a few kms in it for a change. Then I started having issues. It would randomly not start. Francois said it was definitely fuel related and I googled it. Apparently the fuel relays can be at fault. We changed this and all seemed well. So I bought two cars in one day.
Two Holdens. Yup.
Lets start with the one I bought earlier in the day; a 2004 Holden Commodore VYII Ute.
1. No, its not a V8.
2. No, its automatic.
3. It was cheap.
I felt the need to wear my cap backwards and my singlet white when I picked this up, so I did... The Jack Daniels sticker will be staying
.
Well it runs well, its getting a service this weekend. This is up there with one of the most disgusting interiors I've ever had to clean. I found 3 empty food wrappers, fast food and other things....... Its now clean inside. Oh yes, the air con doesn't work. Not sure if I will fix this or leave it. It will come down to cost basically. Its also got a few dents. On the upside, new tyres, ok-looking wheels and its been lowered (is that good?). I'm not using it that much at the moment as its rather warm in Perth's summer.
The schedule to this was getting cash when the bank opened at 9:30AM, picking it up at 10AM as the seller had to run down south for a funeral at 11 and finally stopping on the way back to look at car number 2 at 10:30AM.
That went to plan.
Car number 2 is a 2005 Holden Astra Wagon - auto. Why? Well it was cheap and my sister needed a car. (She's contemplating selling her Swift and downgrading to be debt free.)
The advert said minor hail damage.
My eyes in front of it said moderate to heavy hail damage.
I told the seller straight away about the above observations and that I'd like to not proceed any further and go our separate ways.
Turns out the car needed to go that day or it was going to be taken to a car yard or scrappers for whatever he could get. He then encouraged me to have a look and drive... Reluctantly I did.
WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP THEIR CAR INTERIORS SO DISGUSTING!?
Aside from that, it actually drove really well! Far nicer than the Swift of the same age that my sister has though with very different styles. Swift being zippy and sports, Astra being more grown up and solid-feeling.
After a short drive, I returned to the seller's house and he basically gave me the car - he took 40% off his ask!
Needless to say I was a happy chappy and picked up car number two later that day.
The street was looking silly again... 4 Cars doh.
The pictures are a week and a half old.
In that time, the NSX decided not to start again. Thankfully it decided this outside the workshop.
Francois then checked many things... He found my headers had cracked in a few places. Great. More importantly, he sussed out that the fuel pump was intermittently working. I needed the car for the Sunday just gone as I'd organised a meet many months prior. Friday afternoon I rushed to see if I could find one there and then and thankfully, a helpful lady at a fuel pump distributor had one that would fit - with modification which Francois was fine with. I ended up with a Walbro high-flow one and made the event that Sunday after Francois put in many hours in the short space of time (legend). The bill for that was very.. The opposite of cheap; and I hadn't planned it so needed money quickly. (Labour cost mostly to re-weld headers, re-install pump, tank etc.) I paid the bill but the bank was looking pretty dire.
I put the Astra for sale last night as Francois said they are not good long term cars because they aren't built to last; things break and are costly. Not one to argue, I told my sister this and told her that I'd find her another car.
It left my driveway this morning which is why I feel obligated to bring everyone up to speed. Currently, I have the Ute, NSX and Benz. The Ute will go in a month or so and I'm contemplating that UK extended holiday next year sometime. I'd be hoping to stay a year or so seeing as I still can't get permanent work here and trying my luck there. The NSX and Benz would stay, don't you worry!
To end the update, here's a few picture from the meet I spent many months organising... Unfortunately it rained... In Perth.... In Summer.....
The rest are in this link: https://www.facebook.com/90sJDMLegends/posts/16690...
Unfortunately two had to pull out but will be there for the next one... Which at this stage, looks like May next year .
Lets start with the Benz.
I'm on 241KMs now, just had oil, filter and a drive belt at last service - that's all that needed doing. I did one day get in the car to find the windscreen had a crack
. That's slowly gotten worse and when it gets really bad I guess I'll have to change it. Annoying... Rego is currently due too, that's another $600 for the next year.In addition, because I've decided to never sell it, I spent a little bit more on the sound system but I wanted to keep it as factory looking as possible... So, factory head unit remains, with an audio hi-low converter for the Alpine amp and Alpine sub. My awesome mechanic, Francois, managed to install Alpine Type S speakers into the front doors whilst keeping the trim 100% factory looking, similar to what he did with the rear doors.
Alpine Amp - $30
Alpine Type S Sub in Alpine Box - $30
Alpine Type S Speakers - Stole from sister
High-Low Converter - $25
Sony Wiring Kit - $50 (with excess to do the same job for another car)
Previous Fusion Rear Speakers - $30
Labour - $100
Happy to say it sounds brilliant and and the amp setting for the sub is actually near minimum. Yes I still have more than enough boot space for what I need
Oh I also put the plates on the Benz and had it tinted.
Sorry about the phone pictures...
For some reason, I felt propelled to buy a Suzuki Swift because it was cheap and I was bored of having just two cars and one bike... It was cheap for a reason though. It had a loud, horrible, thunk when you took off and or changed gear quickly. This was quickly discovered to be an engine mount. There was also a miss which would be coil packs, plugs and or plugs. I knew this as my sister's had suffered the exact same fate when she first bought it.
Ordered and fixed, along with a service, I put it for sale and sold it not really making much as I needed the money elsewhere and had under-budgeted to fix it. It was funny for a while having two 2005 Suzuki Swifts on the driveway though (Sisters). Not the first time I've done this... (Mums and my 1996 528i BMWs.)
It was quite fun to drive as a little city car if I'm honest. That said, all I could think about was how much better a Swift Sport would be... Oh and my sister's car drove quite different to mine, different treatments over their life cycles I guess.
No the A-Class is not mine, nor does it belong to anyone in our family.
To the bike then.
I sold it.
Well sort of.
I never got my license though I was planning to. I just rode it around (uh legally of course..) and decided riding wasn't for me. Too dangerous and scary having been a courier.. People don't see white vans, motorbikes will be invisible.
I didn't actually put it for sale. Summer was just about here and I really fancied another convertible for those summer evenings. Having had a bad experience previously with a MX5 (as in it was crap to drive), I discarded them and started looking around but there wasn't much for sale. Then I started looking at MX5s just to see what was around and if maybe my "old age" has changed my perception of them.
Funnily enough there was a blue-ish one. Yes blue-ish because the body was that awful that it wasn't fully blue any more... BUT he was up for swaps for a bike. I emailed him to see if he was interested in my little CBR250R and turns out he loved them, had one previously and was on/off looking for another.
We met at mine as he wanted to check the cold start on my bike - fair enough and it was all fine. After he was happy with the bike, I had a closer look at the MX5. Wow it was rough cosmetically and needed a few little jobs doing mechanically but it drove fantastic. Put a smile on my face straight away. The non-PS steering, mods he had done, just made it such a happy little car to drive. He'd intended it to be a little track car. Slow it was, handled well it did. Money his way with the bike and the deal was done... I now cut hair.
Okok, here's a couple pictures of the Smurf. The hardtop is plasti-dipped white...
Looking at the pictures... They hide a lot of the paint issues, oh well.
I loved driving this car, it was great fun. I took the roof off and it stayed off in my ownership. The soft top had a sticky tape part over the rear plastic screen but it didn't leak. Also, the car was running 15x8 +25 wheels on 205 semi slicks. The grip was great but the ride was horrible. I changed back to chinese-tyre stock wheels. This changed the entire driving experience. Suddenly the steering was far more responsive, lighter and the car felt much more nimble. Of course with far less grip, it was far more fun (Toyo 86 anyone?). You could lose traction anywhere and it was enjoyable and controllable.
So I bought another car.
Its a 1994 Honda Civic EG Sedan - manual.
No I wasn't looking but I was at my mechanic's shop and his mate (who was there) had owned this car since a year old and was looking to get rid of it. So I asked how much he wanted, $900 he said.
I'll go to the ATM I said.
So.....
Starting to get silly...
The Civic actually drove really nicely. Had just enough creature comforts and plenty of maintenance work done inc T-Belt, W-Pump, clutch and others a few years back. I then found the AC wasn't cold... Thankfully for the second time in history, a re-gas was all it needed. First time in history was my 528i. I listed the Civic at $1600 and it sold fairly quickly - yay.
Down to just 3 cars again!
I was now just driving the Benz daily, MX5 when the weather suited and the NSX occasionally.
3 Cars was still stupid though. So as I'm keeping the Benz for the long haul and the NSX is my baby.... I started having thoughts of selling the MX5 and putting money into the NSX. I saw someone post on a local Facebook car community group seeing if anyone had any MX5s for sale. I messaged saying I did on the basis that the body was crap but the drive was excellent as I'd fixed the earlier mentioned few mechanical issues - namely an oil seal and caliper rebuild. Nothing major.
The chap came with his mechanic, saw it, drove it and liked it.
Then nothing for a week. Thought, ah just a time waster. I then spent the DAY cleaning the MX5. It now looked like this:
For those interested, the mod list on MX5 included: custom offset shifter (superb), coilovers, swaybars, full exhaust, all braided lines etc.
The engine bay is the only place I didn't clean and yes, the rear bumper unfortunately was a lost cause.
Anyway I put it for sale like this, had a couple messages that day then one from the chap who originally looked at it the week before when it was disgusting... Apparently he had been looking for one with a hardtop and didn't realise I had one.. Oops. We agreed a price and off the MX5 went
. Down to two cars then. Better fill everyone in on the NSX.
Decided I wanted my dream wheels which aren't cheap obviously. I've always disliked the wheels on there even though they would've cost someone a fortune (6k++) back in the day.
You may or may not know that NSXs run staggered height and width front to rear. Yes you can run the same height front and rear but they look a bit awkward. As such, finding wheels is taking forever. I've managed to buy a front pair and these have been in my bedroom (can you tell I'm still single?) for many months. The sizing I'm after for a rear pair is making it near impossible without spending 3k++ on a set of which I'd only use two. I'm still looking but don't expect to find any in the near future unfortunately.
Aside from that, the NSX WAS going great for a while, I actually did a few kms in it for a change. Then I started having issues. It would randomly not start. Francois said it was definitely fuel related and I googled it. Apparently the fuel relays can be at fault. We changed this and all seemed well. So I bought two cars in one day.
Two Holdens. Yup.
Lets start with the one I bought earlier in the day; a 2004 Holden Commodore VYII Ute.
1. No, its not a V8.
2. No, its automatic.
3. It was cheap.
I felt the need to wear my cap backwards and my singlet white when I picked this up, so I did... The Jack Daniels sticker will be staying
.Well it runs well, its getting a service this weekend. This is up there with one of the most disgusting interiors I've ever had to clean. I found 3 empty food wrappers, fast food and other things....... Its now clean inside. Oh yes, the air con doesn't work. Not sure if I will fix this or leave it. It will come down to cost basically. Its also got a few dents. On the upside, new tyres, ok-looking wheels and its been lowered (is that good?). I'm not using it that much at the moment as its rather warm in Perth's summer.
The schedule to this was getting cash when the bank opened at 9:30AM, picking it up at 10AM as the seller had to run down south for a funeral at 11 and finally stopping on the way back to look at car number 2 at 10:30AM.
That went to plan.
Car number 2 is a 2005 Holden Astra Wagon - auto. Why? Well it was cheap and my sister needed a car. (She's contemplating selling her Swift and downgrading to be debt free.)
The advert said minor hail damage.
My eyes in front of it said moderate to heavy hail damage.
I told the seller straight away about the above observations and that I'd like to not proceed any further and go our separate ways.
Turns out the car needed to go that day or it was going to be taken to a car yard or scrappers for whatever he could get. He then encouraged me to have a look and drive... Reluctantly I did.
WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP THEIR CAR INTERIORS SO DISGUSTING!?
Aside from that, it actually drove really well! Far nicer than the Swift of the same age that my sister has though with very different styles. Swift being zippy and sports, Astra being more grown up and solid-feeling.
After a short drive, I returned to the seller's house and he basically gave me the car - he took 40% off his ask!
Needless to say I was a happy chappy and picked up car number two later that day.
The street was looking silly again... 4 Cars doh.
The pictures are a week and a half old.
In that time, the NSX decided not to start again. Thankfully it decided this outside the workshop.
Francois then checked many things... He found my headers had cracked in a few places. Great. More importantly, he sussed out that the fuel pump was intermittently working. I needed the car for the Sunday just gone as I'd organised a meet many months prior. Friday afternoon I rushed to see if I could find one there and then and thankfully, a helpful lady at a fuel pump distributor had one that would fit - with modification which Francois was fine with. I ended up with a Walbro high-flow one and made the event that Sunday after Francois put in many hours in the short space of time (legend). The bill for that was very.. The opposite of cheap; and I hadn't planned it so needed money quickly. (Labour cost mostly to re-weld headers, re-install pump, tank etc.) I paid the bill but the bank was looking pretty dire.
I put the Astra for sale last night as Francois said they are not good long term cars because they aren't built to last; things break and are costly. Not one to argue, I told my sister this and told her that I'd find her another car.
It left my driveway this morning which is why I feel obligated to bring everyone up to speed. Currently, I have the Ute, NSX and Benz. The Ute will go in a month or so and I'm contemplating that UK extended holiday next year sometime. I'd be hoping to stay a year or so seeing as I still can't get permanent work here and trying my luck there. The NSX and Benz would stay, don't you worry!
To end the update, here's a few picture from the meet I spent many months organising... Unfortunately it rained... In Perth.... In Summer.....
The rest are in this link: https://www.facebook.com/90sJDMLegends/posts/16690...
Unfortunately two had to pull out but will be there for the next one... Which at this stage, looks like May next year
. Thanks for the comment
Small update:
So its been pretty great, driving the black, 2 seat, 6cyl, 5 speed manual, mid-engine, rear wheel drive car with the roof down.
Wait what?
I guess these things just happen...
Well I got some explaining to do I guess... Quite simple really; I saw this car for sale (kind of always wanted a 986), messaged the seller to see if he had any interest in my ute and $$ his way.... And this happened. The bank account is scarily low at the moment... But I'm an adult, I could theoretically make it happen so I did... I now own an NSX, Boxster and C200.
Now, I know of the scare stories but I'm trying to turn a blind eye. Its done a few KMs so not all that worried if I'm honest. Its got a bit of an oil leak (doesn't drip) that I can see from underneath which will get fixed in time. Hopefully its not major because it drives so sweetly. I'm fairly sure it wants front shocks but everything else seems good so far minus some wear on the driver's seat. Looks pretty good for a 97. I just got home from a 130km + round trip in the hills with the resulting above iPhone 4 pictures.
Just needs shocks and the oil leak fixed and I'll be happy chappy.... Except my mechanic is away till mid-late Jan. Boo.
Any questions or comments are welcome... Touch wood the Boxster is a good'un!
Small update:
So its been pretty great, driving the black, 2 seat, 6cyl, 5 speed manual, mid-engine, rear wheel drive car with the roof down.
Wait what?
I guess these things just happen...
Well I got some explaining to do I guess... Quite simple really; I saw this car for sale (kind of always wanted a 986), messaged the seller to see if he had any interest in my ute and $$ his way.... And this happened. The bank account is scarily low at the moment... But I'm an adult, I could theoretically make it happen so I did... I now own an NSX, Boxster and C200.
Now, I know of the scare stories but I'm trying to turn a blind eye. Its done a few KMs so not all that worried if I'm honest. Its got a bit of an oil leak (doesn't drip) that I can see from underneath which will get fixed in time. Hopefully its not major because it drives so sweetly. I'm fairly sure it wants front shocks but everything else seems good so far minus some wear on the driver's seat. Looks pretty good for a 97. I just got home from a 130km + round trip in the hills with the resulting above iPhone 4 pictures.
Just needs shocks and the oil leak fixed and I'll be happy chappy.... Except my mechanic is away till mid-late Jan. Boo.
Any questions or comments are welcome... Touch wood the Boxster is a good'un!
Edited by Ten Four on Monday 4th January 07:36
Wow, its been nearly 2 years since I've posted here, there's been a fair few changes... I'm trying to remember what's happened since!
I think the timeline goes something like this...
Daily - C200, comfy, slow, reliable.
Toy - NSX
Thrash car - Boxster...
Life update:
Scored a customer relations job at the local Mazda dealership! Score! I'm still refereeing at nights to pay for my cars.. Long days but worth it.
Let's start with the Boxster.
I wanted it to be in perfect running order.
I brought it to Francois and he did an inspection as well as an oil change. The only thing needing rectifying was... nothing. There was no oil leak. I did want to fix the stereo as well, it was f
ked and had loose wiring from an old sub / amp setup and the whole pile was dodgy. The other issue was the key fob was falling apart and there was an aftermarket immobiliser on it.
I found an audio shop who were able to do the job I wanted and the result was excellent and below what I thought it would be. They also advised it was one of the worst pieces of work they had seen. They also managed to give me 2 new remotes as they managed to get into the old immobiliser system and re-wired it to suit. Stoked!
Next step, a bit more noise.
I didn't want to go balls out on a full exhaust for the Porsche as it wasn't a keeper and had a few KMs. I also didn't really want to hack up the standard exhaust system in case I made it worse. After a bit of googling, I found the airbox hack where the rubber intake tubing is replaced with aluminium piping - Francois to the rescue. He said he's never doing another one as its a crap job and no where near as simple as the guide made it out to be. At least I now had induction noise to go with the flat 6 howl
.
The battery decided to die on me, got another big CCA one from work at $185. Pretty happy with that.
I think the timeline goes something like this...
Daily - C200, comfy, slow, reliable.
Toy - NSX
Thrash car - Boxster...
Life update:
Scored a customer relations job at the local Mazda dealership! Score! I'm still refereeing at nights to pay for my cars.. Long days but worth it.
Let's start with the Boxster.
I wanted it to be in perfect running order.
I brought it to Francois and he did an inspection as well as an oil change. The only thing needing rectifying was... nothing. There was no oil leak. I did want to fix the stereo as well, it was f
ked and had loose wiring from an old sub / amp setup and the whole pile was dodgy. The other issue was the key fob was falling apart and there was an aftermarket immobiliser on it.I found an audio shop who were able to do the job I wanted and the result was excellent and below what I thought it would be. They also advised it was one of the worst pieces of work they had seen. They also managed to give me 2 new remotes as they managed to get into the old immobiliser system and re-wired it to suit. Stoked!
Next step, a bit more noise.
I didn't want to go balls out on a full exhaust for the Porsche as it wasn't a keeper and had a few KMs. I also didn't really want to hack up the standard exhaust system in case I made it worse. After a bit of googling, I found the airbox hack where the rubber intake tubing is replaced with aluminium piping - Francois to the rescue. He said he's never doing another one as its a crap job and no where near as simple as the guide made it out to be. At least I now had induction noise to go with the flat 6 howl
.The battery decided to die on me, got another big CCA one from work at $185. Pretty happy with that.
Benz update: Gumtree is awesome.
I found a set of Brabus wheels on there for $350. A chap had bought them for his mother's 190E but she didn't want them. He said he paid around 3-4x this price.
I also found a set of essentially new Bridgestones on steel 318i wheels in the exact sizing I was after. 205/55/16. This cost $175 and I sold the trims and steel rims off for around $125 combined. The Brabus wheels are 16x8".
I think it makes the car look a million times better and is period correct. I just love it and have not seen another set since. If you wanted to be picky, the rears could sit out a bit more with a spacer but I refuse to run them.
I also hit 250k KMs in it. Being I'd also decided to give it a "birthday". I bought an air, fuel, oil and cabin filter, brembo front pads and new rotors and a new radiator as the old one had a tiny weep. I also had all the oils changed except the ATF which was very clean. Not a cheap bill but a future "investment".
Conveniently, my cousin decided to reverse into the rear driver's quarter. I don't have pictures of this unfortunately. Basically in front of the tail light - it got pushed in.
Panel work is never cheap and if you're reading, you know my past experience... I had a mate getting his corolla painted so I went for a quote - $800. Ouch . Still, I went ahead. Didn't want my cousin to pay as he was at uni.
The work done was far from great but its acceptable. Won't use them again.
So I sold the NSX.
Reason?
I'd seen what they were worth and knowing that mine was a rare breed of Australian delivered, full history, factory manual with EPS and I couldn't justify keeping it any longer. I was just scared of people not seeing me, it being damaged and that I just couldn't leave it anywhere. It was being stored at my mates house, 45 mins away as he kindly offered a garage spot which I didn't have.
It was a very sad day. I'd sold it to the manager of a Honda dealership over east, where the car was actually sold new. He said he had around 15 cars, all appreciating including M3 CSL, 930 Turbo, 360 CS etc...
I dropped the car off to the WA Porsche / Bentley dealer (contacts...) and they gave me a bank cheque and I said goodbye to the car. I daresay it looked better than all the Porsches there .
I've never been in possession of such a large amount of cash ever!
I found a set of Brabus wheels on there for $350. A chap had bought them for his mother's 190E but she didn't want them. He said he paid around 3-4x this price.
I also found a set of essentially new Bridgestones on steel 318i wheels in the exact sizing I was after. 205/55/16. This cost $175 and I sold the trims and steel rims off for around $125 combined. The Brabus wheels are 16x8".
I think it makes the car look a million times better and is period correct. I just love it and have not seen another set since. If you wanted to be picky, the rears could sit out a bit more with a spacer but I refuse to run them.
I also hit 250k KMs in it. Being I'd also decided to give it a "birthday". I bought an air, fuel, oil and cabin filter, brembo front pads and new rotors and a new radiator as the old one had a tiny weep. I also had all the oils changed except the ATF which was very clean. Not a cheap bill but a future "investment".
Conveniently, my cousin decided to reverse into the rear driver's quarter. I don't have pictures of this unfortunately. Basically in front of the tail light - it got pushed in.
Panel work is never cheap and if you're reading, you know my past experience... I had a mate getting his corolla painted so I went for a quote - $800. Ouch
. Still, I went ahead. Didn't want my cousin to pay as he was at uni.The work done was far from great but its acceptable. Won't use them again.
So I sold the NSX.
Reason?
I'd seen what they were worth and knowing that mine was a rare breed of Australian delivered, full history, factory manual with EPS and I couldn't justify keeping it any longer. I was just scared of people not seeing me, it being damaged and that I just couldn't leave it anywhere. It was being stored at my mates house, 45 mins away as he kindly offered a garage spot which I didn't have.
It was a very sad day. I'd sold it to the manager of a Honda dealership over east, where the car was actually sold new. He said he had around 15 cars, all appreciating including M3 CSL, 930 Turbo, 360 CS etc...
I dropped the car off to the WA Porsche / Bentley dealer (contacts...) and they gave me a bank cheque and I said goodbye to the car. I daresay it looked better than all the Porsches there
. I've never been in possession of such a large amount of cash ever!
So I bought a house (unit). Yay for adult life and debt forever.
I had 2 criteria: Double lock up garage, air con.
I'm still not sure I made the right decision, all the cash flow is gone and the bills keep on coming...
So I bought another NSX.
I then sold the Porsche the day before I collected it as while it was great fun to throw around, it was not my thing (for its price point, there's much better fun out there, in my opinion). I'd definitely entertain another in the future though but would want more power, maybe an S but they're just far too costly here.
Does that NSX look familiar? (Ignore the Skyline, that belongs to a mate and was there for storage)
I looked at this one when it was previously turbo'd a few years (pages) back.
Its a total project and currently as I type, its in pieces and will be for many months to come.
I'll update the thread more frequently with NSX progress as I go.
Here's a couple of pics with another NSX friend...
Oh the C200's multiplied too.
Why?
$700 (it is battered cosmetically though).
Picture at the seller's mansion:
These pictures are after a wash...
New coolant, thermostat, engine oil and ATF later - it has proved very useful as it has a tow bar.
Nothing went wrong - it feels a world away from my old 96 C200 (this being a 99). Drive by wire, 5 speed auto vs my old school 4 speed etc. Objectively, it was a much better car, but I much preferred my old 96. It felt like a Japanese camry if that makes sense... Lighter, more sensitive and generally felt cheap? Don't ask me why.
I used up most of its registration and then a mate wanted it as he needed wheels - sold it onto him for cost and its still going great as far as I'm aware.
NSX stuff specifically.
The car is a 91 auto.
It WAS turbocharged.
The story follows:
I looked it years ago at a dodgy dealership (no longer exists), we're 99% sure it was a drug fire sale back then to pay debts. However, the car blew its head gasket spectacular and ended up at an auction house where it was sold for around 30k. This is where the new, previous owner bought it.
Unfortunately, he didn't know anyone who would work on NSXs in Perth - it had been to a Honda dealer where they didn't know what they were doing, left at an import Honda shop who also didn't touch it - rather left it for their customers to see that they could work on all Hondas...
Eventually, the previous owner found a person who worked for a known engine builder and rebuilt the whole motor, forged pistons and all in a shed. Note turbo was left off and it was a low compression build.
The car never ran right after this, which is the state I bought it in. It would randomly lose 1-2-3 cylinders, other times drive fine on 6 (slow).
In the end, I decided I wanted the car NA at its factory compression and manual.
While it was still running, here's a few pictures that make it look FAR better than it is...
My mate and his mates pulled the motor out, I found a contact in the Eastern States who was willing to swap a unopened factory motor and a few thousand his way for my built motor.
I had 2 criteria: Double lock up garage, air con.
I'm still not sure I made the right decision, all the cash flow is gone and the bills keep on coming...
So I bought another NSX.
I then sold the Porsche the day before I collected it as while it was great fun to throw around, it was not my thing (for its price point, there's much better fun out there, in my opinion). I'd definitely entertain another in the future though but would want more power, maybe an S but they're just far too costly here.
Does that NSX look familiar? (Ignore the Skyline, that belongs to a mate and was there for storage)
I looked at this one when it was previously turbo'd a few years (pages) back.
Its a total project and currently as I type, its in pieces and will be for many months to come.
I'll update the thread more frequently with NSX progress as I go.
Here's a couple of pics with another NSX friend...
Oh the C200's multiplied too.
Why?
$700 (it is battered cosmetically though).
Picture at the seller's mansion:
These pictures are after a wash...
New coolant, thermostat, engine oil and ATF later - it has proved very useful as it has a tow bar.
Nothing went wrong - it feels a world away from my old 96 C200 (this being a 99). Drive by wire, 5 speed auto vs my old school 4 speed etc. Objectively, it was a much better car, but I much preferred my old 96. It felt like a Japanese camry if that makes sense... Lighter, more sensitive and generally felt cheap? Don't ask me why.
I used up most of its registration and then a mate wanted it as he needed wheels - sold it onto him for cost and its still going great as far as I'm aware.
NSX stuff specifically.
The car is a 91 auto.
It WAS turbocharged.
The story follows:
I looked it years ago at a dodgy dealership (no longer exists), we're 99% sure it was a drug fire sale back then to pay debts. However, the car blew its head gasket spectacular and ended up at an auction house where it was sold for around 30k. This is where the new, previous owner bought it.
Unfortunately, he didn't know anyone who would work on NSXs in Perth - it had been to a Honda dealer where they didn't know what they were doing, left at an import Honda shop who also didn't touch it - rather left it for their customers to see that they could work on all Hondas...
Eventually, the previous owner found a person who worked for a known engine builder and rebuilt the whole motor, forged pistons and all in a shed. Note turbo was left off and it was a low compression build.
The car never ran right after this, which is the state I bought it in. It would randomly lose 1-2-3 cylinders, other times drive fine on 6 (slow).
In the end, I decided I wanted the car NA at its factory compression and manual.
While it was still running, here's a few pictures that make it look FAR better than it is...
My mate and his mates pulled the motor out, I found a contact in the Eastern States who was willing to swap a unopened factory motor and a few thousand his way for my built motor.
How do I transport this... Rather than pay for a truck with a crane (several hundred) to pick the motor up, my mate and I used logic bought a ute.
Its a 2003 Nissan Navara 3L non-intercooled turbo diesel.
Looks ok for its age, we picked it up in Geraldton (4.5 HRs drive from Perth) on a 40+ Degree day and air con that was not functioning... That was not a fun drive home.
Oh yeah, it had 422,000 KMs when we picked it up . 1 Owner car until 421k KMs, the previous owner bought it, rebuilt the head and put on about 1,000 KMs and parked it up as it wasn't getting the use he anticipated. Score! It drives great and still feels "tight" for a ute. He mentioned the car had replacement pistons and was sleeved etc - motor from a Patrol that had a hole in the bottom end... He also blanked the EGR off when it was rebuilt.
What can I say, it goes great and the KMs are just a number. We're just shy of 426,000 now and the only repair we've had to do is a new clutch master cylinder. A re-gas actually sorted the air con! We think the previous owner must've let the gas out when the motor was being rebuilt.
Oh yes the original reason, here's the ute picking up the motor from the depot on a pallet that literally just fit in the back of the tray (4WD arches).
And home:
I've also done other numerous running around jobs in it (fridges, beds, wheels) - real handy. Everyone becomes your mate when you have a ute though... Least they usually return it with a full tank of diesel
.
That's currently parked up on the street - driven occasionally or lent to people who need it. It has only looked this clean once...
Because the NSX is a slow, slow process - my mate works in the Eastern states for a month or so at a time - meaning he has very little time to do one Saturday or Sunday here and there.
Its incredibly annoying - me being useless with a spanner and having a car like that sitting there for what is now 6 months.
So I bought this:
Yep.
Do I regret it?
Yep.
Big orange 5.7 V8 LS1 6 speed manual - the orange dildo as its known.
It has been lowered (a lot) on springs.
Has a 3" exhaust (dodgy looking) which I thought sounded great but it also came with a twin 2.5" system (that looked proper). I also found out the front left rim was losing pressure and work could not find a puncture in it. I ended up paying $120 to get the rim repaired as it had a tiny internal crack. Very happy with the job except they lost the centre cap in the process...
I also had the exhaust switched to the 2.5", hoping for mega sound.
It sounded a lot worse than the straight 3" and I had to order and pay for new mounts, hangers, bolts etc... That was a mistake but its going to stay on now.
The air con was not cold.
Work reported that it passed their pressure test and re-gassed it.
It was cold for 2 weeks... Turns out the compressor seals are leaking (common problem). This is staying as is.
Other than re-fitting the top rad hose, all has been well.
I had it out last night just for a fang to get burgers with the girlfriend. (She loves the stickers on the back )
It's currently for sale - will most definitely lose money on it but its now a box that has been ticked .
Benz update:
My girlfriend's brother decided his ford falcon would look good imprinted into the side of my Benz where the fender and door meets.
I do not like panel shops, fact.
I now found a panel shop I like, fact.
Work use a local panel shop literally down the road - I thought what the hell and went there for a quote in my Mazda clothes.
I was quoted basically $400 a panel - not cheap but not expensive. I decided to overinvest again and bought a replacement boot as mine had a small rust spot on both edges. I found a silver replacement for $100 from a local guy who bought an entire car to wreck. That was actually difficult as many people wanted 300-500 for just the boot... When you can buy running C180s for $1k... If I didn't have 3.5 cars, I'd probably buy one to play around with.
Anyway, sister's boyfriend is a champion and coughed up the repair bill, $800 and I had the boot quoted at $400 = $1200. Unfortunately, they had to paint some of the rear passenger door too to blend it in and wanted an extra $400 but we settled on $1400 all in (ouch). I also had a lip spoiler painted... Not realising the boot I bought was from a 97+ model (mine is a 96). The boot shape is different, there's already a sort of in built lip and putting this one on is not possible.
It now resides in my cupboard.
Next, I decided to finish the rear end tidy up with an exhaust tip.
Unfortunately, the factory C200 rear muffler is basically a square and on an angle, meaning the tip won't just weld on. I needed an entire rear muffler.
Francois had a look but didn't want to do it in case the car became unbearably loud - I agreed. I wouldn't mind a noise increase as long as it was still quiet, no drone.
He recommended me a shop and to my pleasant surprise, the guy there was very old school and did a great job!
The result:
It does not drone at all, I had to tell the girlfriend I changed the muffler and she has to listen for the change. It basically sounds the same but with just a deep smooth rumble from the back. I'll try get a video at some point.
We're also on 260KMs now. Minor service + replaced some coolant hard lines due to them getting brittle with age.
I'll end this with the NSX progress.
NSX motor & gearbox taken out
Replacement motor bought(manual cam +25hp)
New engine loom bought
Manual gearbox bought
OEM clutch + flywheel bought
Manual conversion kit sourced & bought
Exhaust bought
Tyres bought and fitted to wheels
Climate control (broken), Kenny has re-soldered it all
Spare key bought and cut
ECU resistor blanked off, now running manual map
Clutch pedal installed
Clutch master / slave installed with braided clutch line.
Brake pedal removed, cut and welded (will need to do final inspection / tightening, this is an absolute bd apparently (access)) AT is a lot wider than MT.
Stole front floor mats from a BT-50 at work
Sourced front lip
Currently sits like this:
Incredibly rare picture of Kenny working on car:
I think I might have the wrong shade of gold on the BBS wheels, but time will tell.
Engine and gearbox are together now.
Clutch installed, timing belt changed, new bearings etc. Did not do new water pump as existing is 3,000 KM old.
Just waiting for Kenny to get back again as we had to order two missing timing cover seals before re-assembly can start.
Prior to this, we were missing things which would delay progress for 2-3 weeks as they would come from Japan / USA. This includes clutch fork, clutch fork boot, clutch alignment tool, crank pulley tool and other random things...
I believe he also successfully ran the new shifter cables on the underside.
Fun fact: the driver's seat has been in my bedroom for 4 months now .
Its still so far away from completion...
- Resonated test pipes to be made up
- Fix EPS / replace with manual rack
- TCS light on
- Engine bay latch broken (have to use pliers to open the bay)
- Engine bay stand clip broken
- Tacho stuck on 59,999 KM - fix.
- Manual tacho to be sourced (may have found one, these cost a bomb)
- Driver's door trim not flush - rubs every time door is closed. Also missing a section towards the front of it.
- Trim under steering wheel worn
- Install new gears into both window regulars (common problem, slow)
- Source clips for front lip
- Source and install fog lights
- Create head shield or replace intake
- Aerial doesn't go down all the way - remove or replace.
- Remove door speakers + stereo and make blanking plate (after market stereo).
- Wheel alignment
- Immobiliser + remote central locking
- Eventual respray due to fade
- Get the damn thing running!!!
I believe that brings us up to date. This been a huge update and taken a week to write...
Have you been counting?
I had to count.
Gents, we're up to 49 cars.
Its a 2003 Nissan Navara 3L non-intercooled turbo diesel.
Looks ok for its age, we picked it up in Geraldton (4.5 HRs drive from Perth) on a 40+ Degree day and air con that was not functioning... That was not a fun drive home.
Oh yeah, it had 422,000 KMs when we picked it up
. 1 Owner car until 421k KMs, the previous owner bought it, rebuilt the head and put on about 1,000 KMs and parked it up as it wasn't getting the use he anticipated. Score! It drives great and still feels "tight" for a ute. He mentioned the car had replacement pistons and was sleeved etc - motor from a Patrol that had a hole in the bottom end... He also blanked the EGR off when it was rebuilt.What can I say, it goes great and the KMs are just a number. We're just shy of 426,000 now and the only repair we've had to do is a new clutch master cylinder. A re-gas actually sorted the air con! We think the previous owner must've let the gas out when the motor was being rebuilt.
Oh yes the original reason, here's the ute picking up the motor from the depot on a pallet that literally just fit in the back of the tray (4WD arches).
And home:
I've also done other numerous running around jobs in it (fridges, beds, wheels) - real handy. Everyone becomes your mate when you have a ute though... Least they usually return it with a full tank of diesel
.That's currently parked up on the street - driven occasionally or lent to people who need it. It has only looked this clean once...
Because the NSX is a slow, slow process - my mate works in the Eastern states for a month or so at a time - meaning he has very little time to do one Saturday or Sunday here and there.
Its incredibly annoying - me being useless with a spanner and having a car like that sitting there for what is now 6 months.
So I bought this:
Yep.
Do I regret it?
Yep.
Big orange 5.7 V8 LS1 6 speed manual - the orange dildo as its known.
It has been lowered (a lot) on springs.
Has a 3" exhaust (dodgy looking) which I thought sounded great but it also came with a twin 2.5" system (that looked proper). I also found out the front left rim was losing pressure and work could not find a puncture in it. I ended up paying $120 to get the rim repaired as it had a tiny internal crack. Very happy with the job except they lost the centre cap in the process...
I also had the exhaust switched to the 2.5", hoping for mega sound.
It sounded a lot worse than the straight 3" and I had to order and pay for new mounts, hangers, bolts etc... That was a mistake but its going to stay on now.
The air con was not cold.
Work reported that it passed their pressure test and re-gassed it.
It was cold for 2 weeks... Turns out the compressor seals are leaking (common problem). This is staying as is.
Other than re-fitting the top rad hose, all has been well.
I had it out last night just for a fang to get burgers with the girlfriend. (She loves the stickers on the back
)It's currently for sale - will most definitely lose money on it but its now a box that has been ticked
.Benz update:
My girlfriend's brother decided his ford falcon would look good imprinted into the side of my Benz where the fender and door meets.
I do not like panel shops, fact.
I now found a panel shop I like, fact.
Work use a local panel shop literally down the road - I thought what the hell and went there for a quote in my Mazda clothes.
I was quoted basically $400 a panel - not cheap but not expensive. I decided to overinvest again and bought a replacement boot as mine had a small rust spot on both edges. I found a silver replacement for $100 from a local guy who bought an entire car to wreck. That was actually difficult as many people wanted 300-500 for just the boot... When you can buy running C180s for $1k... If I didn't have 3.5 cars, I'd probably buy one to play around with.
Anyway, sister's boyfriend is a champion and coughed up the repair bill, $800 and I had the boot quoted at $400 = $1200. Unfortunately, they had to paint some of the rear passenger door too to blend it in and wanted an extra $400 but we settled on $1400 all in (ouch). I also had a lip spoiler painted... Not realising the boot I bought was from a 97+ model (mine is a 96). The boot shape is different, there's already a sort of in built lip and putting this one on is not possible.
It now resides in my cupboard.
Next, I decided to finish the rear end tidy up with an exhaust tip.
Unfortunately, the factory C200 rear muffler is basically a square and on an angle, meaning the tip won't just weld on. I needed an entire rear muffler.
Francois had a look but didn't want to do it in case the car became unbearably loud - I agreed. I wouldn't mind a noise increase as long as it was still quiet, no drone.
He recommended me a shop and to my pleasant surprise, the guy there was very old school and did a great job!
The result:
It does not drone at all, I had to tell the girlfriend I changed the muffler and she has to listen for the change. It basically sounds the same but with just a deep smooth rumble from the back. I'll try get a video at some point.
We're also on 260KMs now. Minor service + replaced some coolant hard lines due to them getting brittle with age.
I'll end this with the NSX progress.
NSX motor & gearbox taken out
Replacement motor bought(manual cam +25hp)
New engine loom bought
Manual gearbox bought
OEM clutch + flywheel bought
Manual conversion kit sourced & bought
Exhaust bought
Tyres bought and fitted to wheels
Climate control (broken), Kenny has re-soldered it all
Spare key bought and cut
ECU resistor blanked off, now running manual map
Clutch pedal installed
Clutch master / slave installed with braided clutch line.
Brake pedal removed, cut and welded (will need to do final inspection / tightening, this is an absolute b
d apparently (access)) AT is a lot wider than MT.Stole front floor mats from a BT-50 at work
Sourced front lip
Currently sits like this:
Incredibly rare picture of Kenny working on car:
I think I might have the wrong shade of gold on the BBS wheels, but time will tell.
Engine and gearbox are together now.
Clutch installed, timing belt changed, new bearings etc. Did not do new water pump as existing is 3,000 KM old.
Just waiting for Kenny to get back again as we had to order two missing timing cover seals before re-assembly can start.
Prior to this, we were missing things which would delay progress for 2-3 weeks as they would come from Japan / USA. This includes clutch fork, clutch fork boot, clutch alignment tool, crank pulley tool and other random things...
I believe he also successfully ran the new shifter cables on the underside.
Fun fact: the driver's seat has been in my bedroom for 4 months now
. Its still so far away from completion...
- Resonated test pipes to be made up
- Fix EPS / replace with manual rack
- TCS light on
- Engine bay latch broken (have to use pliers to open the bay)
- Engine bay stand clip broken
- Tacho stuck on 59,999 KM - fix.
- Manual tacho to be sourced (may have found one, these cost a bomb)
- Driver's door trim not flush - rubs every time door is closed. Also missing a section towards the front of it.
- Trim under steering wheel worn
- Install new gears into both window regulars (common problem, slow)
- Source clips for front lip
- Source and install fog lights
- Create head shield or replace intake
- Aerial doesn't go down all the way - remove or replace.
- Remove door speakers + stereo and make blanking plate (after market stereo).
- Wheel alignment
- Immobiliser + remote central locking
- Eventual respray due to fade
- Get the damn thing running!!!
I believe that brings us up to date. This been a huge update and taken a week to write...
Have you been counting?
I had to count.
Gents, we're up to 49 cars.
Edited by Ten Four on Friday 24th March 01:52
I've spent pretty much 3 hours reading this thread from start to finish, never having seen it before.
OP, what a legend!
Ups and downs of motoring over the past what...6 years? And what an amazing car history!
I wasn't pleased to see the goodbye to the black NSX....but i guess maybe you got an offer you couldn't refuse...
Just when you think things have gone as far as they can go...the thread keeps giving!
Fanastic stuff.
Me being of bangernomics ilk...i like some of your previous cheap/shed stuff as much as your other stuff! (well, almost! I had a C180 Auto a few years ago and it was a great car.
Fantastic stuff, and keep it coming!!!
OP, what a legend!
Ups and downs of motoring over the past what...6 years? And what an amazing car history!
I wasn't pleased to see the goodbye to the black NSX....but i guess maybe you got an offer you couldn't refuse...
Just when you think things have gone as far as they can go...the thread keeps giving!
Fanastic stuff.
Me being of bangernomics ilk...i like some of your previous cheap/shed stuff as much as your other stuff! (well, almost!
I had a C180 Auto a few years ago and it was a great car.Fantastic stuff, and keep it coming!!!
You Sir are living the dream, hats off to you.
I wish I could baost such a varied car history but with the car prices here in Turkey not much is possible.
(E39 M5 25000 pounds, 2006 STI 20000 pounds, 95 MX-5 9000 pounds...) you get the picture.
Anyway, keep at it and I am looking forward to what you do to the NSX.
I wish I could baost such a varied car history but with the car prices here in Turkey not much is possible.
(E39 M5 25000 pounds, 2006 STI 20000 pounds, 95 MX-5 9000 pounds...) you get the picture.
Anyway, keep at it and I am looking forward to what you do to the NSX.
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