I own a 26,000 mile stock 1996 white NSX-T and am a perfectionist As such, I have done/been forced to do everything within my capabilities on this car myself. I, however, cannot change a timing belt and have unsuccessfully looked for a technician of my ilk to do same for years. Some years ago I started to track the comments on Ben Schaeffer of Daisy Import Auto Care of Woodbine, MD and, as a result, decided to speak to him.
One Saturday morning Ben and I met for the first time. Among other things, I advised Ben how I worked on my car, that I wanted a technician who would do the same, and what needed to be done; e.g., timing belt, etc. - I provided a detailed parts list. Ben went over the car in detail and explained all that needed/should be done.
I must admit that I was shocked as to Ben’s knowledge of the NSX; he knows what will go wrong and when. I knew all the stuff I read on Prime, but Ben knew the whole story; his depth of knowledge was amazing. Beyond that, he would work on the car as I would. After years of looking and waiting, I finally found the technician I wanted and the results justified the wait. Ben was even better than the technician I met that Saturday.
Succinctly, Ben rejuvenated my NSX and he did it as it was his own. For example, he repainted the booster to OEM after replacing the leaking master cylinder; he took care of the corrosion caused by a non-sealed battery (replaced with Optima); etc., etc. Ben also sent the fuel injectors to RC, sent climate control to Brian, had one or more dents removed, had it tinted, obtained unavailable parts, etc. etc. I could not have been more pleased.
What I learned beyond finding Ben: what you don’t know could hurt you. The money and time spent with Ben (I was with him for half a day as he pulled off parts to replace the timing belt) was propitious, educational, and fun.
Subsequent to the above, I had Ben do some repairs on my Maxima and Toyota with the same great results. He squeezed them in between NSXs - the word is out; he is the man to take your NSX.
Edmond
One Saturday morning Ben and I met for the first time. Among other things, I advised Ben how I worked on my car, that I wanted a technician who would do the same, and what needed to be done; e.g., timing belt, etc. - I provided a detailed parts list. Ben went over the car in detail and explained all that needed/should be done.
I must admit that I was shocked as to Ben’s knowledge of the NSX; he knows what will go wrong and when. I knew all the stuff I read on Prime, but Ben knew the whole story; his depth of knowledge was amazing. Beyond that, he would work on the car as I would. After years of looking and waiting, I finally found the technician I wanted and the results justified the wait. Ben was even better than the technician I met that Saturday.
Succinctly, Ben rejuvenated my NSX and he did it as it was his own. For example, he repainted the booster to OEM after replacing the leaking master cylinder; he took care of the corrosion caused by a non-sealed battery (replaced with Optima); etc., etc. Ben also sent the fuel injectors to RC, sent climate control to Brian, had one or more dents removed, had it tinted, obtained unavailable parts, etc. etc. I could not have been more pleased.
What I learned beyond finding Ben: what you don’t know could hurt you. The money and time spent with Ben (I was with him for half a day as he pulled off parts to replace the timing belt) was propitious, educational, and fun.
Subsequent to the above, I had Ben do some repairs on my Maxima and Toyota with the same great results. He squeezed them in between NSXs - the word is out; he is the man to take your NSX.
Edmond
