NSX gone pop, what next?

[Iklwa]

Sell it, you're doing the right thing, and as a fellow PH'er I would be happy to give you a very good deal to take it off your hands. Let's just say I've got a Honda I would be prepared to swap for your now useless NSX with it's blown engine. This underrated car also has a model name consisting of 3 letters, it looks sporty, is very practical and cheap to run, and will handle the long miles you do, so would make the perfect swap.

So, if you'll accept my FRV for your NSX, then we have a deal.

[hedges88]

V8RX7 said:

Because if anyone read his replies they'd see he still has the NSX and is looking at what it needs but as it's his daily driver he needs something else NOW.

OP - you really need to go to a specialist - NOT Honda.

The specific forums are the best source of info.

In the meantime I suggest an E36 M3 would be a good car and likely generate smaller bills than the C36

Do you want the OP to go to a specialist because of price or because of quality of workmanship?

Honda is the worlds largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines, if anyone knows anything about engines it's them. Honda parts cost a fortune though. If they want £100 quid for a pair of cup holders in a Civic EJ, go knows what they want for what is practically a racing engine

I'd be inclined to go to a specialist as well, but only on pricing concerns

[V8RX7]

hedges88 said:

V8RX7 said:

Because if anyone read his replies they'd see he still has the NSX and is looking at what it needs but as it's his daily driver he needs something else NOW.

OP - you really need to go to a specialist - NOT Honda.

The specific forums are the best source of info.

In the meantime I suggest an E36 M3 would be a good car and likely generate smaller bills than the C36

Do you want the OP to go to a specialist because of price or because of quality of workmanship?

Honda is the worlds largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines, if anyone knows anything about engines it's them. Honda parts cost a fortune though. If they want £100 quid for a pair of cup holders in a Civic EJ, go knows what they want for what is practically a racing engine

I'd be inclined to go to a specialist as well, but only on pricing concerns

BOTH - HONDA aren't fixing it.

Typically the YTS kid is, at best you'll get the dealers top tech who works on an NSX probably once a year.

[Odie]

sparkyhx said:

ArseBags said:

Tuvra said:

£1500 Mk1 MX5 and rebuild the NSX!

Agreed

double agreed

Agreed and edited coz well mx5.

[ZesPak]

I haven't read this thread but I would go left field and suggest you restore the NSX and run a snotter in the meantime.

[Phil Dicky]

Iklwa said:

Sell it, you're doing the right thing, and as a fellow PH'er I would be happy to give you a very good deal to take it off your hands. Let's just say I've got a Honda I would be prepared to swap for your now useless NSX with it's blown engine. This underrated car also has a model name consisting of 3 letters, it looks sporty, is very practical and cheap to run, and will handle the long miles you do, so would make the perfect swap.

So, if you'll accept my FRV for your NSX, then we have a deal.

What a fantastic place PH is..here's a guy with a knackered car and up stands a fellow PH to help him in his hour of need..bravo

[Otispunkmeyer]

buy a shed

fix the NSX

you know that is the right answer

[kVA]

RenOHH said:

If I was going down the route of rebuilding the engine or getting a new one, I'd run something really cheap and slow until the NSX was back on the road. It would be tough but that would make me determined to get the NSX running again!

Do this...

For completely different reasons, after 12 years of 911s as my daily drivers, I have not owned anything worth more than £1,000 for some time now - it is bloody good fun Really...

My current Subaru Legacy Wagon is just awesome fun - especially when you don't give a flying fk about binning it (apart from the obvious personal injury risk), don't care who opens their doors on it in the supermarket / hotel car park (still give 'em hell, though, if you see it), chuck dogs, rubble and garden waste in the back without a care for the trim and just chuck the sandwich wrappers and empty Costa cups on the floor: It'll probably explode before it needs cleaning next

Then fix the NSX as and when you can afford to and retain the unparalleled pleasure of owning (and hopefully occasionally driving again) an appreciating piece of motoring legend

My parent's neighbour has a stbox of a VW Bora that he drives every day and, to be honest, was all I thought he owned: Until one day I heard the unmistakeable sound of a very highly tuned flat six coming from the direction of his garage... Out rolled a Rubystone genuine RS3.9 and, even better, he offered me a ride for its monthly shakedown and cobweb clearing blast around the lanes.... Quiet, unassuming, slightly grey and boring accountant and Parish Councillor, turns into proper weekend petrolhead's legend

[benters]

no wise words here just sympathy to the OP. . .great cars these, I fancy one at some point, so dont let it die if at all possible.

[MiseryStreak]

I only have three things to say on this:

Fix the NSX.
Fix the NSX.
Fix the NSX.

[hedges88]

V8RX7 said:

BOTH - HONDA aren't fixing it.

Typically the YTS kid is, at best you'll get the dealers top tech who works on an NSX probably once a year.

Do Honda not treat NSX Customers a little differently?

I certainly wouldn't want the work experience kid fettling with that kind of equipment I get you, but supercars usually have their own designated repair teams such as those that support you if you have a McLaren or an Aston

Do Honda just stick you in the corner of the dealership with the pensioner having the timing belt changed on her Jazz?

[epom]

Gonna jump on the bandwagon here.... fix the NSX.

[Iklwa]

Most Honda garages wouldn't be any different to taking your NSX to a Ford dealer. To 99% of Honda dealers/salesmen/mechs it's just an old Honda, and I wouldn't expect it to get any special treatment.

Having owned an Integra Type-R and an S2000 (not quite an NSX I now), and using Honda dealers, I may as well have turned up in a Honda Jazz, not many of the main dealer garages have an NSX enthusiast waiting to be brought out of the cupboard for the once a year occasion of one coming into the garage. All you'll get is the same guy doing the FRV service working on it (that's right, I'll even get it serviced before the swap!!).

A specialist will be better, they will know the cars best and give them some proper attention.

[TheJimi]

Yep, buy a cheap runabout for the interim, and get the NSX repaired when you can.

If you love the car as much as you say you do, and you get rid of it, you WILL end up wanting another, and you WILL look at the prices further down the line and go -





in that order.

[SWoll]

Get rid of the bloody awful load of Japanese crap and buy a decent hybrid. NSX values are plummeting at the moment as they've never been rated amongst people in the know.

Ignore all of the idiots above, they don't know what they are talking about.

[George7]

Fix the NSX and check out the 'Best of the Bargain Basement' thread for an interesting sub 1K banger. You wouldn't believe what you can get for under a grand. I got an MG ZT 190+ in January for £770 which is a bit more interesting than your standard Fiesta/Corsa whatever.

Edited by George7 on Tuesday 17th September 16:45

[SWoll]

George7 said:

Fix the NSX and check out the 'Best of the Bargain Basement' thread for an interesting sub 1K banger. You wouldn't believe what you can get for under a grand. I got an MG ZT 190+ in January for £770 which is a bit more interesting than your standard Fiesta/Corsa whatever.

Edited by George7 on Tuesday 17th September 16:45

The problem with 'interesting' snotters is that they have a nasty habit of costing a lot more to keep going, which is going to eat into the OP's NSX repair fund.

I went for a £1500 1.8 petrol MK2 Mondeo for £1250 and over the past 3 years and 40K miles it's been pretty much faultless, does 40MPG on a run and consumables are cheap and easy to source.

[TheJimi]

To add to the above, I wouldn't bother with an "interesting" snotter, just something that will do the job in the meantime.

[Milkybar]

Thanks for all the suggestions, the engine snapped a con rod and is in need of a rebuild or engine replacement.

As I said before I'm not planning on getting rid and just need some additional wheels as even when I do get the NSX back on the road I don't plan on using it as a daily driver anymore.

[*Al*]

Milkybar said:

Thanks for all the suggestions, the engine snapped a con rod and is in need of a rebuild or engine replacement.

As I said before I'm not planning on getting rid and just need some additional wheels as even when I do get the NSX back on the road I don't plan on using it as a daily driver anymore.

Curiously, what was the mileage when the conrod broke?............Sorry to hear btw, fix it!