Update from the SECOND owner...I purchased the car last week from the original (83 or 86 yrs old in poor health) owner. I was 1st person to see it and knew that if I did not buy it the next guy would and that I would regret it. He's still looking for the mats (he cleaned it up for a car show at the church and didn't put them back in). Pics did not do it justice but he would not allow his grandson (who posted the ad) to take take the car outside at the time because of inclement weather. Quite a character. He pulled the car out of the warehouse he owns and told me "I'll drive it up the road and you can drive it back." He wanted to drive the car one last time. As we entered I26 on the ramp in 2nd he checked the mirror, glanced to his left and put his foot in it...from the passenger's seat I saw 85+... real quick. As we went down the Interstate he casually says "I've never seen 170 but I have seen 150 in this car." (He used to race stock cars and owns a car perviosly raced by Rusty Wallace.) This car is totally stock..no mods...never on a track, brand new Bridgestones, all records, etc. Plus a 27" x 42" framed pic of the car obviously produced by Acura. (Pic has ivory interior but exterior is red.) Only his grandson ever drove the car in 23 years (approx 15 miles he said)...every service order had on it "DO NOT TEST DRIVE" and he made a note of the mileage every time he took it in. Car does have some minor issues that seem common to these cars....Bose speakers, support cylinders, had to recharge the A/C. All minor and price was adjusted far below cost to fix. This is my 1st NSX and I'm a newbie to this particular vehicle but I think this is an unusual car. The bolster wear looks worse in the pic than it actually is. Nose of car has virtually NO road rash. Owner told me that if he saw bad weather while on the road he simply pulled off and found a dry, safe place to park until it passed. I took it to the NC & East TN mtns on Sunday...383 miles and a lot of "spirited" driving. (27 MPG !!) ALMOST as much fun as my FJR 1300 which just turned 130K miles...many of those in the same twisties. Needless to say I'm extremely pleased with the car. I'm learning quickly NOT to drive it anyplace if I'm in a hurry as it attracts quite a lot of attention around here (upstate SC). My apologies for the long post but it's difficult not to be excited about a car I've dreamed of owning. I figured, heck, if I get hungry I'll sell the house and live in it !!
