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Best Model.

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Okay, It is going to cost me about $5,600 a year in insurance. Not to bad being I am 18 living in Vegas.

Okay what is the best model to purchase. I don't want to spend over $35,000 and prefer Auto. Yes I hate Manual and can drive it just dont like it.
 
I don't know maybe just crappy cars that I have drove stick. Always seems a pain in the ass and seems to catch alot.
 
The NSX has one of the easiest manual shifts I've ever driven. It's very slick, the clutch is easy to feel, its just... well... excellent!

Auto ..... pfft. Why buy an NSX and cripple it with an Auto?
 
Don't forget that if you get an auto that you also change the cam
profile which in turn changes your power. So I am trying to say that the auto's are pigs to drive- don't get one!!
 
An auto NSX just doesn't have the same feeling as a manual NSX. I think the auto was created to attract female buyers. LoL :D

Why not get a Corolla? Sorry, I hope I didn't offend you in any way.....

Kevin
 
Buy What You Want!

If you prefer an automatic car that is what you should purchase. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

I considered trading my manual for an auto years ago due to a knee problem. I drove the auto NSX and it was terrific! The flipper shifter is fun to use too. And modern traffic in most cities makes an automatic car a necessity for some.

Once you get an auto don't modify it as suggested above - there's a reason Honda limits the power on these cars. The tranny can't take more power reliably.
 
Re: Buy What You Want!

Soichiro said:


I considered trading my manual for an auto years ago due to a knee problem. I drove the auto NSX and it was terrific! The flipper shifter is fun to use too. And modern traffic in most cities makes an automatic car a necessity for some.

Remember, the flip shifter is only available in 95 or higher cars... that is not in his pricerange...
 
Re: Re: Buy What You Want!

NetViper said:
Remember, the flip shifter is only available in 95 or higher cars... that is not in his pricerange...

"flip shifter"=F1 style wheel paddle shifters?

I've seen the auto speedometer from a '95 NSX:
P R N D M+ M- 1 2 on NSX Review, but have never seen the actual shift mechanism. Can someone send a pointer to pics or links? Thanks.
 
gizy - I've never really liked stick either. Always thought is was a pain in the ass, but trust me, with a car with this much power and speed you'll find that it's way more fun to drive as a manual. Not to mention the burnouts you can do by dumping the clutch @4000 RPMs.
 
Here we go again. It's bad enough that we have to listen to the "real men don't drive autos" stuff when somebody is having an honest debate with themselves prior to purchase...but here's a guy who WANTS one, and some of you feel compelled to talk him out of it.

I drive an automatic. I think it's great...and I don't want a manual.

Hard to believe? Let me repeat it. I actually don't want a manual (and I've driven both).

Here are my reasons: 1) I don't take it to the track (wonder how many do?), 2) I will gladly give up the small penalty in performance (especially since it's far easier to get an auto to shift optimally vs. doing it yourself) 3) It won't ever require an expensive clutch job (last time at the dealership the tech told me about an auto that went 190K miles), 4) It has no snap ring worries, 5) Autos are generally bought by people who aren't going to beat the crap out of the car (like, for example, the burnouts "you can do by dumping the clutch @4000 RPMs" see above), 6) I don't think twice about driving it in heavy commuter traffic or on the hilly downtown streets of Seattle.

So, while on occasion I do miss being able to (effectively) downshift the car, is it an acceptable compromise? You betcha. If that's what you want, don't let them convince you otherwise.
 
Here's a post that isn't going to harass you for wanting an automatic (if that's what you prefer, just get it, and don't worry about what anyone else thinks) and, just for novelty, will answer the original question.

gizy said:
what is the best model to purchase. I don't want to spend over $35,000 and prefer Auto.

Do you care about being able to remove the roof, and are you willing to pay ~$5-8K more for that feature, over the price of a similar fixed-roof NSX Coupe? If so, you might get lucky and find a higher-mileage '95-96 NSX-T for your price. (The '95-96 also includes the Sportshift automatic introduced in '95, with the ability to shift up or down a gear with the flick of the lever. This is the "flipper shifter" that Soichiro mentions in his post.) Otherwise, get a '91-94 NSX Coupe; you should be able to find a very nice one for significantly under your $35K limit.
 
DPG said:
Don't forget that if you get an auto that you also change the cam
profile which in turn changes your power. So I am trying to say that the auto's are pigs to drive- don't get one!!

How many have you driven?

Law Enforcement, eh NsXTaCY? I hope you apply this same broad openmindedness "auto is for chicks!" when you're doing your job :rolleyes:

Why don't all of the auto bashers just start a write in campaign to Honda if it's such a big deal? Demand that they never again make an auto, or even a true sequential tranny. I'm sure they wouldn't mind even FEWER NSX sales!
 
Excellent point, spookyp.

I wonder how many of the "automatic bashers" on this forum have actually even SEEN an automatic NSX...much less driven one?

Given the rarity of the automatics, I'll bet most (if not all) have no firsthand knowledge of the car in the first place.
 
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