I received the e-mail below, requesting feedback about what it's like to own an NSX. Please keep in mind that the request came from Scott's son Dave, but responses should be sent to Scott at [email protected] I'm confident we can provide the information and collegiality that have been the hallmark of this forum.
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Subject: The Bliss of Switching to High Rise Cams
Greetings, my name is Dave.
I am 17 years old and attend Nicolet High School in Milwaukee. Ever since my friend got a 1993 integra, and started modifying it, i was convinced that Japan simply knows how to make things better. Not only do American cars lack so much that the imports have, they come from a nation that has barely been "operating" for 300 years. This is not the case with Japan. Through better efficiency, safety (kind of), performance, reliability, general build, cost, and desireability, companies such as Honda/Acura, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Subaru, Nissan, and others have become so successful.
The Accord has been car of the year more than 10 times, everyone loves a Prelude, and the S2000 (with its 240 ponies) has claimed an award for the highest horsepower per liter ratio of a naturally aspirated engine EVER!! (just imagine throwing some headers, low restriction/cold air intake, a turbo with a giant wastegate, new high performance clutch, wires, plugs, exhaust (but not the huge ones that the kids use on their civic and integra "rice rockets", I mean a true, high flow exhaust without the loud hum), short(er) throw shifter, and other mods). The beauty of buying an import and modifying it is to make it reflect the owner's image. With $250,000 , anyone could buy a Lambo or a Ferrari, or a Porsche GT2, or something like that, but you have to make sacrifices for the amazing performance. Suppose you don’t like the trim inside, and you would prefer carbon fiber; you probably won't want to start taking out parts of the dash, and fiddling with a $200,000 + piece of Italian engineering.
Italy aside, now that you know what I'm about, the reason i am contacting you is because you own an NSX. My father Scott is a 51 year old orthodontist, and has had an '89 M5, a 911, an RX7, a couple Saabs, and now he drives a '97 Acura 3.5RL. He has found a great deal on a '98 528i and is strongly considering purchasing it. We have test driven a GS300 and he had his heart set on it but changed his mind to this BMW 528. It is quite clear that an NSX is his dream car (who's isn't?!?!!). He has been looking fairly hard for an NSX from 1990-'94 or so, with no more than 60,000 miles or so, one that has been taken good care of, and for a low price. I want him to get one more than anything but I don't think it's going to happen!
IF YOU COULD PLEASE SEND HIM AN E-MAIL INCLUDING HOW MUCH FUN YOU HAVE HAD WITH YOUR NSX, THE FEW PROBLEMS YOU'VE HAD, ANY INFORMATION ON BUYING ONE, AND ANY OTHER MOTIVATIONAL WORDS TO CONVINCE HIM TO BUY ONE OF THESE INCREDIBLY WELL-BUILT MACHINES I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO THANK YOU ENOUGH.
HIS EMAIL IS [[[[[[[[[[ [email protected] ]]]]]]]]]]]]]
THANK YOU SO MUCH IN ADVANCE.
SINCERELY FROM ONE NSX LOVER TO ANOTHER,
Dave
-----Original Message-----
Subject: The Bliss of Switching to High Rise Cams
Greetings, my name is Dave.
I am 17 years old and attend Nicolet High School in Milwaukee. Ever since my friend got a 1993 integra, and started modifying it, i was convinced that Japan simply knows how to make things better. Not only do American cars lack so much that the imports have, they come from a nation that has barely been "operating" for 300 years. This is not the case with Japan. Through better efficiency, safety (kind of), performance, reliability, general build, cost, and desireability, companies such as Honda/Acura, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Subaru, Nissan, and others have become so successful.
The Accord has been car of the year more than 10 times, everyone loves a Prelude, and the S2000 (with its 240 ponies) has claimed an award for the highest horsepower per liter ratio of a naturally aspirated engine EVER!! (just imagine throwing some headers, low restriction/cold air intake, a turbo with a giant wastegate, new high performance clutch, wires, plugs, exhaust (but not the huge ones that the kids use on their civic and integra "rice rockets", I mean a true, high flow exhaust without the loud hum), short(er) throw shifter, and other mods). The beauty of buying an import and modifying it is to make it reflect the owner's image. With $250,000 , anyone could buy a Lambo or a Ferrari, or a Porsche GT2, or something like that, but you have to make sacrifices for the amazing performance. Suppose you don’t like the trim inside, and you would prefer carbon fiber; you probably won't want to start taking out parts of the dash, and fiddling with a $200,000 + piece of Italian engineering.
Italy aside, now that you know what I'm about, the reason i am contacting you is because you own an NSX. My father Scott is a 51 year old orthodontist, and has had an '89 M5, a 911, an RX7, a couple Saabs, and now he drives a '97 Acura 3.5RL. He has found a great deal on a '98 528i and is strongly considering purchasing it. We have test driven a GS300 and he had his heart set on it but changed his mind to this BMW 528. It is quite clear that an NSX is his dream car (who's isn't?!?!!). He has been looking fairly hard for an NSX from 1990-'94 or so, with no more than 60,000 miles or so, one that has been taken good care of, and for a low price. I want him to get one more than anything but I don't think it's going to happen!
IF YOU COULD PLEASE SEND HIM AN E-MAIL INCLUDING HOW MUCH FUN YOU HAVE HAD WITH YOUR NSX, THE FEW PROBLEMS YOU'VE HAD, ANY INFORMATION ON BUYING ONE, AND ANY OTHER MOTIVATIONAL WORDS TO CONVINCE HIM TO BUY ONE OF THESE INCREDIBLY WELL-BUILT MACHINES I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO THANK YOU ENOUGH.
HIS EMAIL IS [[[[[[[[[[ [email protected] ]]]]]]]]]]]]]
THANK YOU SO MUCH IN ADVANCE.
SINCERELY FROM ONE NSX LOVER TO ANOTHER,
Dave
