Where are all the Production deliveries ??

[Bricks and Bio]

Congratulations

Tell us more

Did you have much interaction with the folks on the production lines?

Did you see any Honda badged cars?

How fast did the pro driver go when they were driving you?

Did you have lunch with any of the crew?

 

[brucewinter]

Here was my itinerary, and report:

Dear Bruce,

The NSX Insider Experience is the ultimate expression of Acura Precision Crafted Performance and your unforgettable adventure is just over one week away! We just need to firm up some final details for your tour.

I’ve arranged for your NSX Insider Experience host, Ben Smith, to escort you through each element of your exclusive, custom-crafted tour. Attached is a photo of your Acura host for you to become familiar with before meeting them in person. They will greet you in The Joseph’s lobby (Le Méridien Columbus, The Joseph – 620 N High St, Columbus, OH, 43215) at 8:00 a.m. on May 1. If you need to reach them prior to that date, their mobile number is 614.563.2728.


YOUR EXCLUSIVE TOUR ITINERARY
TOUR DATES
APRIL 30 –MAY 2, 2017

Day 1: APRIL 30, 2017
- AFTERNOON
o ARRIVE at Columbus, Ohio
- EVENING
o DINNER
 A $100 gift card, compliments of Acura
 Please allow us to make recommendations and/or reservations for you.

Day 2: MAY 1, 2017
- 8:00 A.M.
o MEET your personal NSX Insider Experience host in the hotel lobby
o TRANSFER to the NSX production facilities in an Acura MDX
- 9:00 A.M.–10:00 A.M.
o HERITAGE TOUR at the Honda Heritage Center
 Learn of the history of Acura and Honda, Acura’s parent company
 1 hour
- 10:00 A.M.
o NSX BUILD TOUR at the Performance Manufacturing Center
 Witness NSX supercars come to life
 2 hours
- 12:00 NOON
o LUNCH at the Performance Manufacturing Center
 Catered just for you, menu options to be provided as we near your tour date
 1 hour
- 1:00 P.M.
o NSX PERFORMANCE DRIVE
 Feel NSX come to life in a series of fun and challenging courses that illustrate the supercar’s superior performance prowess during this truly exhilarating and enlightening experience.
 4 hours
- 5:00 P.M.
o RETURN to residence

Day 3: May 2, 2017
- 8:00 A.M.
o MEET your personal NSX Insider Experience host in the hotel lobby
o TRANSFER to the Anna Engine Plant in an Acura MDX
- 9:30 A.M.
o ENGINE TOUR at the Anna Engine Plant
 See NSX engine artisans hand-assemble the heart and soul of this supercar.
 1 hour 45 minutes
- 11:15 A.M.
o TRANSFER to the Performance Manufacturing Center for lunch
- 12:00 NOON
o LUNCH at the Performance Manufacturing Center
- 1:00 P.M.
o TRANSFER to Columbus or airport for departure

So here are my impressions:

Clearly we were VIP'S. no pictures, confidentiality agreement. Like a "Mission Impossible" adventure. could talk to everyone. they wanted my input on the car. You can eat off the factory floor. producing 4 a day, many being exported. Clement stopped over. i met him at NSXPO. Steak lunch was private. Did not notice the Honda badge. the blue was striking. Drove on the track with track mode and launch control for 4 hours. excellent instructor who did not push me. i opted to ignore the hot lap. went to the Anna engine plant. I met everyone on the NSX hand assembly in their private room, and met the person who built my engine 457. they are now over 1,100 engines produced. extremely expensive experience but worth it. I took my son who lives in Columbus, and was thrilled and awed by everything, especially the NSX performance on the track.

 

[docjohn]

nice ....thanks for the cliff notes

 

[Bricks and Bio]

Thanks Bruce,

I am glad you had such a good experience.

It sounds like they have done a nice job putting together the tour.

Amazing that you can crank on the car for hours on the track and not have any issues with the it (assuming this as I would have expected you would have noted something if the car had problems during your seat time).

 

[JLCoolman]

+1 Thanks for the tour feedback.

Clement is really a great guy.

 

[powdbyrice]

thanks for sharing! sounds like an amazing experience!

i'm an NSX specialist and I haven't seen the inside of the factory. just the outside as we passed on a tour bus.

 

[RSO 34]

Congrats Bruce!!

P.s. New lowest priced NSX

http://www.ebay.com/itm/112394768336?forcerRptr=true&item=112394768336&viewitem=

 

[Bricks and Bio]

RSO, you found us an iron rotored car

The MRSP may be around that $165 K price

 

[Jinks]

They are open to trades too....

 

[brucewinter]

Nsx honda heritage center

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[powdbyrice]

Congrats Bruce!!

P.s. New lowest priced NSX

http://www.ebay.com/itm/112394768336?forcerRptr=true&item=112394768336&viewitem=

ouch, they have 3 in the showroom

 

[osus2k]

I drove this for about a mile....nice dealer....high volume i think they have sold 3. I think 2 sales were to columbus crew soccer players who are sponsored by acura(not sure if that gets them a good price or not)

 

[MasterNSXTech]

thanks for sharing! sounds like an amazing experience!

i'm an NSX specialist and I haven't seen the inside of the factory. just the outside as we passed on a tour bus.

There was a meeting a couple months before that event in OH where dealer principals and managers got to tour PMC. The amount of cleanliness in there compared to HAM next door makes it seem like you could do open heart surgery there.

 

[EuroBoutique]

Tour sounds amazing Bruce! Glad you posted the notes!

Acura is doing a good job in this respect and keeping it classy for sure.

 

[RSO 34]

4th time listed at 24k under msrp with no miles and popular color and yet no buyers.....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/13219398486...9255-0%26rvr_id%3D1215447874814&ul_noapp=true

 

[chrisn]

And a used title-- does that cause any complications? Someone had big dreams about flipping this one. The red interior is a huge turn off for me, but you'd think someone would like it and get a great deal.

4th time listed at 24k under msrp with no miles and popular color and yet no buyers.....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/13219398486...9255-0%26rvr_id%3D1215447874814&ul_noapp=true

 

[RYU]

So tempting! Must resist. This thing is pimp'd out.

4th time listed at 24k under msrp with no miles and popular color and yet no buyers.....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/13219398486...9255-0%26rvr_id%3D1215447874814&ul_noapp=true

And a used title-- does that cause any complications? Someone had big dreams about flipping this one. The red interior is a huge turn off for me, but you'd think someone would like it and get a great deal.

3 miles and a 2nd owner already? no kidding... Not sure if that would bother me personally but i'm sure there are picky folks out there.

 

[docjohn]

Nsx honda heritage center

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HaHa...El diablo....

 

[Jinks]

It's still a Acura that costs 175K that is still why many people do not want it.

 

[Bricks and Bio]

The brief update:

As of yesterday 191 new ones on cars.com, about a third of these are MSRP $200K and up. Point being, inventory is selling down but there are a lot of high spec cars that folks won't reach for.

The big test drive event with street and track time is happening out at the Honda proving grounds in the desert a few hours from LA. Apparently a large group of folks are signed up. Unclear if future events will include both street and track time like this one.

A third car has been crumpled.

They know about the thermostat issue but not about the gas tank gasket issues, both leading to multiple codes being thrown.

Acura does not inject opinions to dealers on how many parts to replace on repairs like my windshield (noting that my project was literally 2x another person's).

 

[Tom239]

The big test drive event with street and track time is happening out at the Honda proving grounds in the desert a few hours from LA. Apparently a large group of folks are signed up. Unclear if future events will include both street and track time like this one.

Interesting. The last news I remember seeing here on Prime about
Honda's desert proving center was when Honda closed it seven years
ago and put it on the market. I had no idea that it didn't sell and that
Honda has since refurbished it. Good for Honda and very cool that
they're planning a test drive event there.

A little over ten years ago Hyundai built a track in the CA desert not far from Honda's.

 

[Bricks and Bio]

I also asked if Acura was working on certifying a Michelin summer tire for the car.

He didn't think so but Michelin may be doing a rework of one of their tires for the NSX.

 

[MasterNSXTech]

Acura does not inject opinions to dealers on how many parts to replace on repairs like my windshield (noting that my project was literally 2x another person's).

Actually. They kinda do. If there is a service/repair procedure for any given thing, the service manual instructions do in fact say whether to replace or reuse associated parts. For example, a procedure for replacing a suspension component might specify to replace almost all of the bolts that were removed to access that part.

In your case, warranty "book" time is 3.2 hours. For customer pay, they probably charged for 4.0 hours. The procedure calls for the headliner to be removed along with all kinds of A-pillar trim pieces. The windshield gets replaced with the upper and lower rubber dam pieces as well.

However, most dealers actually sublet windshield replacement jobs out. An aftermarket company will do the work. Many times, these aftermarket companies don't have the service procedure, but they figure all glass is the same and have a flat fee they charge. They will also reuse rubber dam pieces and so on if new ones were provided to them.

This could certainly explain the differences between the costs.

 

[Bricks and Bio]

The glass repair itself was sub contracted and that part only came to a few hundred of the bill.
The big difference between my project and the other one mentioned was that my car had all of the multi part garnishes (what ever they really are) replaced.

 

[powdbyrice]

The brief update:

As of yesterday 191 new ones on cars.com, about a third of these are MSRP $200K and up. Point being, inventory is selling down but there are a lot of high spec cars that folks won't reach for.

The big test drive event with street and track time is happening out at the Honda proving grounds in the desert a few hours from LA. Apparently a large group of folks are signed up. Unclear if future events will include both street and track time like this one.

A third car has been crumpled.

They know about the thermostat issue but not about the gas tank gasket issues, both leading to multiple codes being thrown.

Acura does not inject opinions to dealers on how many parts to replace on repairs like my windshield (noting that my project was literally 2x another person's).

Its a 2 hr event that includes:
45 minute closed course track drive
Hot laps with a pro driver
45 minute street drive

I have 5ish interested customers going.

Acura was "supposed" to have 2 in California, but opted to consolidate them in SoCal. No lodging or transportation to/from the event. Its in the middle of nowhere.