Steven Allen, tbromley,ImolaOrange03,mknmoves,Chopsjazz:
Thank you all for your input. I bought the car! My first NSX AND my first sports car. I have been researching sports cars through the various magazines and websites for over a year as well as test driving them, including the Corvette ZO6 and ZR1, Lotus Evora and Elise, Maserati Gran Turismo, Porsche Cayman S... it has been quite a journey. They all have their strong and weak points, and in part because I have no history of sports car ownership, the decision-making process was prolonged, but fun.
What I have gleaned from my reading and (brief) driving experience regarding the NSX is: excellent build quality, a bullet-proof engine, superior balance, and supercar looks. In the end, a recent chance encounter and a decade-ago first encounter with an NSX had significant influence in my decision to buy what I think is the only car that is in the same league as Ferrari in terms of eye-arresting body design. These days, especially, there is something to be said for owning a car that is so esthetically appealing.
Thanks again and I look forward to meeting those of you who will attend NSXPO - I plan to be there.