Izari said:
Made In the USA said:
Izari said:
of course then i'll have to look beyond 10 years... then there is no point to get a 12 year NSX ...
Why? They have hardly changed it or is it the stigma of owning a older car? Every NSX 95 and later will be a Targa, the coupes, which are the earlier models are the true performers, I have driven both and I could tell the difference, but after my first drive I was sold. If you are at all interested you should check out the
nsxprime.com sales page. You should find a way to test drive a NSX and the 996 C2, you will be surprised, also you will be surprised by the maintance cost of a 996 vs a NSX. Now if you are look for straight line speed this won't be the car for you, but since you mentioned a 996...
good call.. i see some nice sales
but price variation is crazy...
u have ppl selling 92s for around the same price as a 96 ...
:?
The price variations really comes down to the fact some people think that they can get more than what the market will allow, plus for some reason NSXs in California are sold at a higher price than pretty much anywhere else in the country. But the reason why some 92s asking price is higher than later models is because they have very low mileage, usually around 40,000 miles and lower, do the math and those cars have been babied. Plus if you at all interested in mods the pre-96s engines with the 3.0 liter are easier to work with than the 3.2 of the 96+ primarily because Honda but steal sleeves in the 3.2 and which is harder to work with, especially if you want to add an 3.8 liter stroker kit to it, which has been done reliably and with great success, and also 96+ are OBDII, which again is harder to get around, but not impossible. But I have seen some with a supercharger on them, both 3.0 liter and 3.2 liter, and read about even more, so tuning can and has been done, you don't have to worry about reinventing the wheel with these cars. Regardless these things left stock are pretty much bulletproof, the first scheduled tune up is not until 100,000 miles :shock:, just the oil change alone will be drastically different in price than a 996. The only real thing to look at for 91-93 is a thing called "snap ring" range for the transmission, which is discribed in the FAQ section and the fact that some of the stock shocks and dampers may be warn a bit, but that is par for the course with any sports car.
If you check out the
FAQ section there is a wealth of information about almost every aspect of ownership, maintenance, issues, cost, etc...
Like I have said I am currently looking for one myself, but I need to be a little more realistic, since I am young too, a house is a better long term investment than another car. But try to get a test drive, to compare. Also the kicker for me is that Ayrton Senna test drove the car and helped finalize the suspension settings. It is Senna's car, which is pretty damn cool if you ask me.
. And i think it has more presence than the two germans, with it's (near) supercar looks, so the "boulevard pimpin' " can be done. It also has a big rear spoiler which you seem to like. Admittedly it's not the most reliable car in the world, but since it's only for weekend driving it shouldn't be that bad. A 97 - 99 car should be within your budget.
