10 Things you didn't know about the NSX

[Jose]

you've been an automotive journalist for 25 years.....and all you know about the nsx is...."it rocks" Please help us by telling us what publication or website your article will be in and how does the "winner" redeem this bucket of car care products.

I think OP is Les Bidrawn
similar thread here
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthre...-answer-and-win-a-prize&p=19201157&viewfull=1

 

[PHOEN$X]

So this is the OP?

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?844812-the-best-work-of-Les-Bidrawn
http://www.europeancarweb.com/sch/02/les-bidrawn/articles/

He could have said so in his initial post. And way put down the forums, where many enthusiasts hang out.

 

[biscuits]

Honestly He comes of as kinda douchey with a journalist profile pic wearing sunglasses. Seriously? This isn't some spontaneous pic that he used for his face to the world, it was planned...and he leaves his sunglasses on? Really? The cool factor isn't gonna be retrieved if you're already bald and sporting a goatee.

However if he's blind my condolences.

 

[Larry Bastanza]

1. Targa top also fits in the trunk
2. 97+ aluminum panels are thicker than the na1
3.nsx was inspiration for macleran
4. Your chances of getting layed triple
5. Hefty girls don't like driving in it
6. Cup holder is for show
7. Glove box only stores small bottle of jack daniels, or owners manual.
8. Every time you drive by a corvette they wave to you
9. You can hide your beer behind your seat so cops cant see it when pulled over
10. Some nsx owners put Honda badges on it.

#2 is backwards:

2. 97+ aluminum panels are thinner than the na1

 

[robbiedawg]

1. Targa top also fits in the trunk
2. 97+ aluminum panels are thicker than the na1
3.nsx was inspiration for macleran
4. Your chances of getting layed triple
5. Hefty girls don't like driving in it
6. Cup holder is for show
7. Glove box only stores small bottle of jack daniels, or owners manual.
8. Every time you drive by a corvette they wave to you
9. You can hide your beer behind your seat so cops cant see it when pulled over
10. Some nsx owners put Honda badges on it.

4. is unfortunately wrong,due to the fact that the nsx is a known dude magnet :frown:

 

[silver2002]

Going for the bucket [but beginning to think there is no bucket]

22) The NSX is not expensive to insure, the power to weight ratio is just below the level that triggers higher priced insurance
23) A steel car will dent well before an NSX in a hail storm

 

[dquarasr2]

4. is unfortunately wrong,due to the fact that the nsx is a known dude magnet :frown:

Unless the owner/driver is female, in which case it might be true.

 

[bboxer]

Two things I did not know before we went to the factory in 1998 for NSXFiesta. Both tidbits came from Uehara himself.

1. The single color for the US market was to save money to pay for new US required equipment starting in 1994. Uehara said all NSX's should have a black top.

2. The NSX interior was greatly influenced by the Porsche 928. Honda even considered making the instrument cluster movable just like the 928 but decided not to.

 

[PHOEN$X]

Wow, a Porsche 928 huh? I would never have guessed by looking at modern 911 interiors. They should have stuck to the 928 interior design.

 

[itrsteve]

4. is unfortunately wrong,due to the fact that the nsx is a known dude magnet :frown:

I second this.

 

[myw]

L m f a o

21) hookers up their price when they see you [ but they really shouldn't because maintenance and cost of ownership is reasonable for the performance and satisfaction delivered].

 

[Teej]

Two things I did not know before we went to the factory in 1998 for NSXFiesta. Both tidbits came from Uehara himself.

1. The single color for the US market was to save money to pay for new US required equipment starting in 1994. Uehara said all NSX's should have a black top.

2. The NSX interior was greatly influenced by the Porsche 928. Honda even considered making the instrument cluster movable just like the 928 but decided not to.

I actually thought the attached thumbnail was an auto NSX until I clicked on it. Wow

 

[myw]

make that 2 of us

I actually thought the attached thumbnail was an auto NSX until I clicked on it. Wow

 

[knuck]

I actually thought the attached thumbnail was an auto NSX until I clicked on it. Wow

wow

It wasn't until I read your reply that I even thought about clicking the thumbnail

 

[NetViper]

Really two sets of golf clubs?...I am a future NSX owner wandered if 1 set would even fit. Good to know..I would never carry two...but love the idea of carrying one.

One is no problem but I have to take the driver out of the bag. Two fit but I couldn't close the trunk. That said, golf bags are much bigger now than in 1990.

 

[cmthomson]

One is no problem but I have to take the driver out of the bag. Two fit but I couldn't close the trunk. That said, golf bags are much bigger now than in 1990.

Not all of them. Get a Sun Mountain carry bag; less than 4 ounces empty, and half the size of those monster TaylorMade bags. My trunk can hold two of these with room left for shoes and hats. Besides, carrying your clubs will improve your health, the better to enjoy your NSX...

 

[NSX 2]

I vaguely remember there being some badly translated secret message on the stereo (only noticeable if you pull it out of the car)

 

[Bravo]

I vaguely remember there being some badly translated secret message on the stereo (only noticeable if you pull it out of the car)

On the Climate Control Unit...

 

[CL65 Captain]

4. is unfortunately wrong,due to the fact that the nsx is a known dude magnet :frown:

Therefore if you are Jerry Sandusky, #4 is correct.

 

[Whatwasthat]

Going for the Bucket:

12) The stock stereo is the weakest link of the car*
*A) 50% of owners don't care B) the other 50% upgrade
13) Conception is possible on driver side, less likely elsewhere.
14) Tire wear is no longer an issue after the second year of ownership; after that, owners look forward to new tires.

I love the feeling of fresh rubber!!:smile:

 

[Zsolti - Hungary]

2) The gas tank is in the center so the balance is not affected by how much gas there is.

The difference of the weight distribution front and rear is less than 0.5% with full tank vs. empty. (The porsche 911 was 2.1% at that time if I remember well)

 

[nikey22]

that the original colour of the axle housings were GREEN! :

 

[bee_are_bee]

4. is unfortunately wrong,due to the fact that the nsx is a known dude magnet :frown:

so THAT'S why my fiance' loves driving my car about town. It all makes sense now :biggrin:

Actually, I realized this on my maiden voyage from Tampa to Sacramento. Old white guys and Asians, all of them. Not that it really matters, just an observation

 

[PHOEN$X]

Asians and Latinos love the NSX. I took mine to lunch yesterday, and a Latina chica was taking photos of the car when I returned.

 

[Ric]

U r not alone in this observation. Maybe Asians love the nsx because it's possibly the most beautiful Asian made car ever produced, and old caucasian guys like it probably because they are F1 fan growing up watching Senna driving a mclaren Honda. Younger guys like boyracer cars like Evo, Sti and the likes, and as they get older, they start appreciating the nsx, hence more and more younger guys start buying nsx. Either that or I am talking out of my azz.

Actually, I realized this on my maiden voyage from Tampa to Sacramento. Old white guys and Asians, all of them. Not that it really matters, just an observation