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Over the past several months, things have gone well for my business. This, in and of itself is a complete miracle; I am a charter member of the BCA (The Bonehead Club of America). As has been the case since I was old enough to form rational thought, my first impulse when I have money is to buy a car. The problem, of course, is that since 1991, I've only wanted one car, the mighty NSX.
That dream came true for me in 2000, when I bought a new NSXt. I was so impressed with it that I traded "up" to a new Coupe the next year.
Anyway, for the last several months, I've been perusing the dealers in Phoenix (you should see the new Penske Luxo-plex in North Scottsdale!) in addition to my weekly dose of Autoweek Magazine, Car and Driver and Road and Track. Somwhere in the back of my fevered mind is this thought -- if I were to buy another sports car, which would it be? Is there anything out there that might entice me away from my NSX?
The answer, I am happy to report, is a resounding NO. For my tastes, which are admittedly very subjective, there is just nothing else on the market that compares. My intent here is not to invite responses from devotees to other marques, i.e., "You are a complete dingbat if you think that the NSX is better than the (insert name of car here).
I guess my motivation for writing this post is in response to the oft heard phrase which goes something like this: "For a twelve year old design, the NSX holds up pretty well." HOGWASH! That's like saying: "You know, for an ancient invention, that wheel idea still works pretty good". Does twelve years change the laws of physics or engineering?
Yea, I know -- we all want a V8. However, would the benefit derived from V8 power compensate for upsetting the balance of the car? Don't you think that Mother Honda thought about this when they whipped out that clean sheet of paper? Would it really make the NSX experience better when one can achieve a significant power boost through supercharging the existing design?
The bottom line for me is this: Once in a great while, whether it be art or engineering, a masterpiece comes along. The wise spot it and grab it while they can. The rest just follow along because someone else said they should. As far as I am concerned, there has never been, and will never be, a car like the NSX.
Sorry, I used up my vocabulary. I won't be able to tell you the ten things I love about my NSX,except to say, in the inimitable words of Dali Racing, that "it rocks".
That dream came true for me in 2000, when I bought a new NSXt. I was so impressed with it that I traded "up" to a new Coupe the next year.
Anyway, for the last several months, I've been perusing the dealers in Phoenix (you should see the new Penske Luxo-plex in North Scottsdale!) in addition to my weekly dose of Autoweek Magazine, Car and Driver and Road and Track. Somwhere in the back of my fevered mind is this thought -- if I were to buy another sports car, which would it be? Is there anything out there that might entice me away from my NSX?
The answer, I am happy to report, is a resounding NO. For my tastes, which are admittedly very subjective, there is just nothing else on the market that compares. My intent here is not to invite responses from devotees to other marques, i.e., "You are a complete dingbat if you think that the NSX is better than the (insert name of car here).
I guess my motivation for writing this post is in response to the oft heard phrase which goes something like this: "For a twelve year old design, the NSX holds up pretty well." HOGWASH! That's like saying: "You know, for an ancient invention, that wheel idea still works pretty good". Does twelve years change the laws of physics or engineering?
Yea, I know -- we all want a V8. However, would the benefit derived from V8 power compensate for upsetting the balance of the car? Don't you think that Mother Honda thought about this when they whipped out that clean sheet of paper? Would it really make the NSX experience better when one can achieve a significant power boost through supercharging the existing design?
The bottom line for me is this: Once in a great while, whether it be art or engineering, a masterpiece comes along. The wise spot it and grab it while they can. The rest just follow along because someone else said they should. As far as I am concerned, there has never been, and will never be, a car like the NSX.
Sorry, I used up my vocabulary. I won't be able to tell you the ten things I love about my NSX,except to say, in the inimitable words of Dali Racing, that "it rocks".
