Recent content by Keith in Seattle

I had the timing belt/water pump service (but not valve adjustment) done at Acura of Bellevue last year. It was about $2200 (and the loaner car was free; it's a 60 minute drive plus a 35 minute ferry ride from my place to Bellevue). My guess is that Zahntech would be less expensive, but I don't...

Yes, you're right. Zahntech is obviously the best independednt NSX shop in the area, and Jon Lai is a terrific NSX tech (but he works at a dealership, Acura of Lynnwood; my bad). Car Tender in Seattle specializes in German cars, but they are super-competent and will work on the NSX.

True enough, but the BMW E30 M3, which has nothing in common with any other BMW mechanically. sold only ~5300 cars in the U.S. throughout it's entire history (1988-1991), and by far the best sevice for these cars in the greater Seattle area is at specialty independent shops. And there are at...

At a local show-and-shine last summer, my '97 NSX was parked with the hood open when a young woman and her 5-6 year old son came over to my car. Boy (peering into the open compartment)- "Mommy, Mommy, this one doesn't have a motor!" Woman- "That's because it's a solar car."

Conflicted again! There must be some dark force at work here, because I'm never able to hitch up with you folks at these events... I shall be at the track with the BMW club on Sunday! :eek: Keith '97 NSX-T et al.

Yeah, but... the only mechanics who have a lot of experience servicing the NSX work at dealerships ... the rant was about a BMW dealership. Keith

Ooooops...! Wrong thread. ;) Keith

My $0.02... Well, just to get in on what is at least partly a local Seattle/Eastside thread- and by the way, hello all!- why does anyone take their car to a dealership for anything other than warranty repairs? My BMWs ('99 M Coupe, '88 M3, and, until recently, '99 M3) go either to Strictly BMW...

Spokane... Spokane Raceway Park is a very fast and challenging track. The run-off areas are treacherous because many of them are populated by boulders a foot or two in diameter (ask me how I know). But if you can manage to stay on the tarmac, it's a whole lot of fun. My favorite, however, is...

My take... Ron- I am also a new NSX owner in the Seattle area, and was I very much looking forward to the Mt. Baker drive as my first contact with the local NSX crowd. I am still hoping to make that contact. But a combination of lousy weather on Saturday and a track day with the local BMW club...

Sounds all good, but how can someone possibly lose it while driving at 4/10ths???? Keith (confused)

Well, I originally felt bad about not coming out for the "NSX" drive to Mount Baker, which would have been my first with this group, but after reading the thread on the S2K board, I'm glad I stayed home. IMO, some of the people in this group were nuts, and drove like it. Perhaps I'm getting old...

Loren- I think you were just unlucky. I have lived in the Seattle area for 17 years, and 3 of my 4 cars (including my NSX) do not have front plates. I have been stopped once, and just given a warning. FWIW. Keith

Yet another question (yes, I'm getting my car ready for a show)- anyone out there know where I can buy a nice, plain billet aluminum oil filler cap? Yes, I know Dail sells billet caps, but as far as I can tell, they all have the Dail Racing logo on them, and I want a plain one. RM had a plain...

While waiting for my '97 NSX-T to be serviced today, I checked out a brand-new silver/black NSX that just arrived at the dealership. Amazingly similar to my car, except for the nose and tail, of course, but the one thing I really liked was the new alloy-and-leather shift knob. I assume that this...