This thread is an interesting read. While I understand that not everyone is like I am with being more open to people being able to experience the NSX by driving or riding in it, I also think some people need to relax....espeically when selling a car.
Here is my story...
1st NSX:
When I was on the search to buy my first NSX I was barely over 21 years old and it was darn near impossible to get someone to help me with anything. Even the Acura dealer that I had bought over a half dozen cars from already would not even bother looking for a used NSX for me. In all reality, if I had not had an NSX in the family before that which allowed me to be able to drive one, I probably would have said 'to heck with this' and bought something else. Dealers would not help me because they seemed to think I was too young to afford one. What I did not understand was that at the time I was driving an Integra GS-R that was only a few months old that had listed with all of the options for over $24,000, and used NSX's were only about $10,000 more than that, so it was not like I was asking them for a new one that would have been out of range. What was the big deal?
Eventually I ended up buying one from a friend and went about my merry way. The funny thing was that the dealer had the balls when I took the car in for service to say I was lying when I told them it was mine and I had bought it!! Classic job of alienating a customer even more just because your sales guys were too lazy to help him.
2nd NSX:
This one I will make short and sweet. This car was purchased when I was in my mid 20's, so still a younger guy. I did the deal over the phone entirely. Never even saw the car, and it was in another state. I go to pick it up, the dealer had misrepresented the overall condition terribly, and when I walk in the showroom NOBODY helps me. There were literally a dozen salespeople standing at the Sales Managers desk eating hamburgers and just talking. A couple of people looked at me, but nobody helped me. Finally, after standing there for a while I had to go ASK for someone to help. I told them I was here to pick up my car, they asked what car it was, and I said I wanted to get the NSX that was outside. For some stupid reason they seemed to think I was kidding until I showed them my check for the total amount of the car. Once realizing that I was serious they then tried to jerk me around and make me pay more than the agreed upon amount and all sorts of other stuff. It was like pulling teeth. What was supposed to be a 40 minute total deal (I had told them in advance that I lived several hours away and wanted to be in and out in under an hour) turned into almost a 5 hours ordeal. It was horrible. Just trying to drive the car before giving them the check was a pain.
I think that because of all the crap and down talking that people did to me, including some people on this forum who publicly accused me of not having an NSX until they saw it in person, I am a bit more understanding of people and who may be a real buyer. Granted, if someone shows up at my house in a rusted out Nova farting blue smoke, I probably will ask a few more qualifying questions before letting them go for a drive. But you cannot rule out EVERYONE just because they will not sign papers and give you a check before even driving your car. Well...you can....but it is taking the long road to selling your car.
