As soon as they saw it.... The car speaks for itself.
The Solstice/Sky are actually pretty cool cars for what that are. An old NSX probably will be more reliable then a new GM car but don't confuse that with affordable. My Vette broke stuff probably 5 times more often than my NSX but parts cost a sh!tload more for an X than a GM car. A GM car will depreciate alot more though so keep that in mind. In the end, buy the car you want, but don't do it to spite your parents.
I drive a 1995 Camaro Z28 convertible as my daily driver, I've never had any reliability issues with it. I've had it since 2000 when I was in college and it has about 75,000 miles on it now.
Hmmm...Let's see my 08 Jeep SRT8 with only 4,588 km's required a new Transmission gasket because the numpty's on the assembly line pinched the one that was put in...
I've never had a Honda get returned for anything wrong from factory...
My parents thought I was beyond crazy, especially the NSX being round 2 of
a two seater; the MR2 being the first. My father still make comments to this
day about how impractical it is for my life, future, etc etc.
We're talking about a very traditional Asian father here, well in his age
reaching near 80. I love my father, so I feel when moments like these
arises, its only a father/son thing. No biggie. He just wants the best
for me... from his point of views, from his ways of perceiving life.
Here's the thing, he's always preaching of getting a 4door sedan,
preferably a Camry. The man loves 'em! Here's his point; it is the
ideal car for the family man. Here's his catch; for me to get married. LOL
He's got 10k saved up for my "traditional" wedding. My mother slipped
out that information. I told mom I could really use that fund for mods. :biggrin:
LOL And I thought I was bad for just wanting money for Christmas and my Birthday
Nuke 'em. :biggrin:Just Venting but it kind of sucks when your parents try to put you down about something you've wanted for years.
Sorry but 75K miles in 13 year is nothing special. If you had 175k on original engine, tranny, oil pump, Alternator, fuel pump then I would be amazed.
Besides even GM has some "lemons"------ that are reliable.:wink:
Yup. Median mileage on NSXs is around 5K miles per year. So now (in 2008), a 1995 NSX with 75K miles is slightly above the median in mileage.75k is not a lot of miles for a 13 year old car but I bet it is comparable or more than a lot of NSXs of similar age.
This story reminds me of when I was in college. It was the last year of school, and I had already received a job offer, so a friend of mine and I went look for new cars. We saw several and took some time to think about what we had seen. His family works for GM, and is die hard 'Buy American', yet none of the American cars really caught his interest. Anyway, he liked the S2000 and called me one day to say, 'Hey man...do you think you can take me to West Lafayette...I bought a new S2000'. So I went a picked him up, drove out to get his new S2000, and went home. Well, his GM employed parents went through the roof!! I mean huge!! They said it was a slap in the face, and blamed ME for his purchase!! They said my 'negative influence' caused him to buy the 'Jap crap' that was now in their driveway. Keep in mind that I have known these people sine I was about 10 years old. His parents would not talk to me for 6 months. It was unreal. I cannot imagine what would have happened if he had bought an NSX.
It does make me chuckle to hear you say they were saying the car would break down. It is a Honda. When properly taken care of it will run virtually forever, and will retain its value one heck of a lot more than some Saturn or other GM product. Enjoy your NSX. My daily driver '94 NSX has just over 143,900 miles now, and I love every mile. :smile:
He was trying to convince me to get a new Pontiac Solstice or Saturn SKY Redline.