I'm closing in on my 6th anniversary owning my NSX, and I'm as enamored of this car as I was on day 1. Most every year along the way, I have made a thread in this forum with a couple pictures from the prior year and tales of my adventures. Here's what I did in Year 6. 
The big adventure this year was a twist on a trip I've made several times before. At the end of September, I left Florida and headed towards my hometown in Kansas to visit my dad and friends. Usually when I make this drive I just get on the highway and set the cruise control and drive until I arrive sometime the next afternoon.
This time, I decided to totally avoid the Interstate Highway system. I drove the back roads through Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas while seeking the curvy roads every chance I got. Instead of 1500 miles of boring, it was 2200 miles of awesome. Took 4 full days, worth every minute!
Biggest surprise was southern Missouri. There are some AWESOME roads running across the whole length of the state. Traffic was light and the locals that I did encounter drove like maniacs, so it was a throughly delightful day!
The CEL came on during the drive home (on the highways) and that turned in to a $1200 repair for a pair of O2 sensors and a valve cover gasket. That was my only significant unexpected car expense for the whole year though, so I'm not complaining. Cheaper than a car payment!
The other highlight of the year would have to the the NSXCapades in December. We had a full 2 dozen cars and I met lots of nice people. Hope to do that again this year!
There are a zillion pictures from that event over in the Pics Forum, so I'll not repost them here except for an iconic shot that I love a lot.
Anyway, it's been another wonderful year and I'm looking forward to another. This year, probably new upholstery and some other interior work for my car.
Check out this video I put together yesterday. I started with over 2000 pictures that I've taken over the 6 years and edited it down to a musical slideshow. Lots of pictures of my car, but also of the many dozens of other NSXs we've come across over that time. If you are in/around Florida, your car is probably in this vid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPaVVyeSWxc
...later!...
The big adventure this year was a twist on a trip I've made several times before. At the end of September, I left Florida and headed towards my hometown in Kansas to visit my dad and friends. Usually when I make this drive I just get on the highway and set the cruise control and drive until I arrive sometime the next afternoon.
This time, I decided to totally avoid the Interstate Highway system. I drove the back roads through Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas while seeking the curvy roads every chance I got. Instead of 1500 miles of boring, it was 2200 miles of awesome. Took 4 full days, worth every minute!
Biggest surprise was southern Missouri. There are some AWESOME roads running across the whole length of the state. Traffic was light and the locals that I did encounter drove like maniacs, so it was a throughly delightful day!
The CEL came on during the drive home (on the highways) and that turned in to a $1200 repair for a pair of O2 sensors and a valve cover gasket. That was my only significant unexpected car expense for the whole year though, so I'm not complaining. Cheaper than a car payment!
The other highlight of the year would have to the the NSXCapades in December. We had a full 2 dozen cars and I met lots of nice people. Hope to do that again this year!
There are a zillion pictures from that event over in the Pics Forum, so I'll not repost them here except for an iconic shot that I love a lot.
Anyway, it's been another wonderful year and I'm looking forward to another. This year, probably new upholstery and some other interior work for my car.
Check out this video I put together yesterday. I started with over 2000 pictures that I've taken over the 6 years and edited it down to a musical slideshow. Lots of pictures of my car, but also of the many dozens of other NSXs we've come across over that time. If you are in/around Florida, your car is probably in this vid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPaVVyeSWxc
...later!...
