Hi everyone,
This is the story of how I recently acquired my dream car.
As I am sure is true of many NSX enthusiasts, I had wanted (and lusted after) an NSX for many years. This summer I found myself in a position to actually acquire one of these rare beasts and posted on the "NSXs Wanted" forum. Being in Canada, the local (or even National) choices were extremely limited - especially considering my requirement for a 2002+ example.
Not long after I posted, prime member tpolonyi sent me a message saying that he was toying with the idea of parting with his 2002 NFR/Black NSX with a little less than 50K on the odometer. At the time, I wasn't sure about getting another red car (I also have a red Toyota MR2 Spyder) and I let him know that I would keep looking, but I would keep his in mind. Eventually I relented, and quit resisting what I really wanted all along (it's a sports car, it should be red!).
By mid-September, the specifics had been worked out, and my girlfriend and I flew down to Florida from Vancouver. The car was exactly as described, and a beauty. The seller was a super nice guy and everything went better than expected.
We decided to make a bit of a vacation out of the trip, rented a car, and drove down to Key West - cool place. I arranged for the car to be shipped back to Vancouver by TFX International.
During the waiting period for the car to arrive, I was gathering parts and pieces - mostly to ensure the car would pass inspection for the importation process. Thanks to cosmod250 for the child anchor, and to s4play for the LED day time running lights (a requirement for Canadian cars). Thanks also to jrnsx and Moisted for the information on TFX and importation.
It ended up taking TFX 6 weeks to deliver the car. I had planned a trip to Thailand for December, and it ended up arriving the day before I left! Thankfully I was able to get everything in order and have the car inspected and registered before I left the country. That was a stressful day.
Finally, the car is here! Thanks to everyone that helped make this happen, especially tpolonyi. Thanks also to this great community that I hope to contribute to in the future! As for now, the car waits in the garage for spring, and will see a few modifications in the future.
Pictures!
TFX's huge truck:
Unloading:
That's all for now!
This is the story of how I recently acquired my dream car.
As I am sure is true of many NSX enthusiasts, I had wanted (and lusted after) an NSX for many years. This summer I found myself in a position to actually acquire one of these rare beasts and posted on the "NSXs Wanted" forum. Being in Canada, the local (or even National) choices were extremely limited - especially considering my requirement for a 2002+ example.
Not long after I posted, prime member tpolonyi sent me a message saying that he was toying with the idea of parting with his 2002 NFR/Black NSX with a little less than 50K on the odometer. At the time, I wasn't sure about getting another red car (I also have a red Toyota MR2 Spyder) and I let him know that I would keep looking, but I would keep his in mind. Eventually I relented, and quit resisting what I really wanted all along (it's a sports car, it should be red!).
By mid-September, the specifics had been worked out, and my girlfriend and I flew down to Florida from Vancouver. The car was exactly as described, and a beauty. The seller was a super nice guy and everything went better than expected.
We decided to make a bit of a vacation out of the trip, rented a car, and drove down to Key West - cool place. I arranged for the car to be shipped back to Vancouver by TFX International.
During the waiting period for the car to arrive, I was gathering parts and pieces - mostly to ensure the car would pass inspection for the importation process. Thanks to cosmod250 for the child anchor, and to s4play for the LED day time running lights (a requirement for Canadian cars). Thanks also to jrnsx and Moisted for the information on TFX and importation.
It ended up taking TFX 6 weeks to deliver the car. I had planned a trip to Thailand for December, and it ended up arriving the day before I left! Thankfully I was able to get everything in order and have the car inspected and registered before I left the country. That was a stressful day.
Finally, the car is here! Thanks to everyone that helped make this happen, especially tpolonyi. Thanks also to this great community that I hope to contribute to in the future! As for now, the car waits in the garage for spring, and will see a few modifications in the future.
Pictures!
TFX's huge truck:
Unloading:
That's all for now!
