dont get me wrong I have some Italian in me somewhere down the road but a car that you can Only drive once a year, cuz you dont want to risk it breaking down isnt worth shit to me.
People who are good behind a wrench think otherwise :smile:
dont get me wrong I have some Italian in me somewhere down the road but a car that you can Only drive once a year, cuz you dont want to risk it breaking down isnt worth shit to me.
People who are good behind a wrench think otherwise :smile:
....... I also think it is really the only Japanese "supercar" I would own (sorry Batman! LOL)... Although I do admit to endlessly being drawn to the Supra the way you kind of get drawn to the red headed harlot "bad girl" that you know is trouble......
I miss my 430rwhp RX7 (FD).......
We know.:biggrin:
And FWIW, I seriously regret never having got to drive an FD. Looks, size, performance-wise, what a great car. When I began to look for a performance car, that’s where I started; I remember once sitting in a new one on the showroom floor, Yellow/black, and how you fit into in like no other car I was familiar with.
Of course, all the online advice was to avoid it since you had to be Eli Whitney in order to keep it going (I know, it has been said they can be reliable with proper tuning), and again and again I heard “Get an NSX. Get an NSX.”
By now I’m a dyed-in-the-wool NSX-head. But an FD with a corvette engine sounds appealing….
Damn, I bit the FD bait.
dont get me wrong I have some Italian in me somewhere down the road but a car that you can Only drive once a year, cuz you dont want to risk it breaking down isnt worth shit to me.
People who are good behind a wrench think otherwise :smile:
** I agree, I just sold an 85' Ferrari 308gts qv, that I owned for 5 years. Drove it at least monthly, never any problems, just routine maintenance. The key is to start with a well sorted car. Then they are as reliable as any other sports car. Tons of fun for 5 years, sold it and recovered 100% of the money I had invested too.
Looking forward to focusing all of my energy on the NSX now, performance- wise, similar power and handling to the 308qv but the NSX spoils me with all of the comfort and frills as well. (better seats, TCS, ABS, Climate control, better stereo etc) The 308 is a very raw sports car, not for everyone except true enthusiasts.
I suspect that you've never driven a FD with 430rwhp (from 2k RPMs the power band is virtually flat like a V8)
...but the NSX spoils me with all of the comfort and frills as well. (better seats, TCS, ABS, Climate control, better stereo etc) The 308 is a very raw sports car, not for everyone except true enthusiasts.
I just find that sentence funny since a lot of people end up selling their NSX due to the lack of creature comforts compared to something modern like a Porsche or Audi R8
There is a guy here locally that traded in his NSX for a late model F car. He drives it here and there on the weekends. I think one of his maintenance visits cost him $25k. I can't imagine picking the car up at the shop and saying, "...um, let me go get a 2nd on my house... be right back."
I just can't imagine dealing with such a scenario. Guess I'm not rich like most of you.
I just find that sentence funny since a lot of people end up selling their NSX due to the lack of creature comforts compared to something modern like a Porsche or Audi R8
I guess, I shouldn't sell mine until I find my replacement!! I have a buyer and the deal should go through next week.....what should I tell him???
so that's 430rwhp, and a flat torque curve peaking at 50lbft? :biggrin: I kid I kid.
I want an FD at some point as well, but not to mess with because that's where the issues start ha.
I guess, I shouldn't sell mine until I find my replacement!! I have a buyer and the deal should go through next week.....what should I tell him???
Don't be one of those guys that reneges on a deal. Just find a replacement sooner rather than later.
My TQ was 340rwtq at 15psi.
My NSX is pending sale to acquire a friends F car. We took both of them out last Saturday to do sort of a comparison. We took them to public places, as well as a local canyon.
I met him in downtown SLC where he lives, and there is an outdoor shopping mall where he lives in these luxury condos just above. A few minutes we departed and drove through this one way narrow road that splits the shopping center. I could not believe how much attention the NSX got over the F360. My car is lowered, and completely blacked out. The Ferrari is red. People knew right away what the F car was, but for the most part they couldn't figure out what the NSX was. I heard only a few comments of "thats a sick NSX" but really I heard lots of "what the hell is that black thing?" It seemed like time just came to a pause as we drove by.
We made our way to the main road going east into the canyon. Did some spirited driving to the very top of the canyon where there was a park for sight-seeing. The drive for me in the NSX was pretty straight forward. Great feedback as everyone who owns an NSX can feel. Pretty effortless driving up the canyon as far as handling. When we reached the top we switched cars. First thing I noticed with the Ferrari was the headroom. And leg room. Seemed like it had 4x the amount of interior space compared to the NSX. On the way back down, going into the corners with the F360 felt great. But a little more body roll compared to the NSX. I have aftermarket suspension on my car. The noise from the engine was okay, since it was stock. The F1 paddle shifters are something to get use to.
As we made our was down the canyon, merging onto the freeway, I couldn't help but to stare at my car in front of me and feel sad. A very bittersweet feeling that I knew that I would miss my car. I wasn't paying too much attention that I was inside a F360. We pulled into a local gas station and talked about both cars a bit while people gathered around the two and glimpsed inside, etc.
Everyone is different, but I can say that after owning an NSX, I "get it". I understand the exclusiveness when it comes to the rarity of the car, the aluminum body panels, the Senna influence. I truly feel that it is one of the last greatest sportscars to come out of Japan. Because of these reasons, the F car will be up for sale shortly, and I have to get myself back into an NA2 model.
I dont get why someone would do that. Ever heard of the saying "the grass is always greener on the other side?" in this case it never is.
Buy another one and keep it. enough said
I sold my NSX approx a year ago. Replaced with 2006 911. Do not really miss the NSX. I really like the torque of the 911. Both good cars. Less kids bothering me about my car now. I still get to drive my brother's NSX rarely.
I sold my NSX approx a year ago. Replaced with 2006 911. Do not really miss the NSX. I really like the torque of the 911. Both good cars. Less kids bothering me about my car now. I still get to drive my brother's NSX rarely.