Well, gotta say that most of the time I get folks in the street or inside other cars pointing at my NSX, so no clue what they could be saying... but after 5 Porsches and other "nice" cars, not only does my daughter for the first time beg me (in those rare occasions when my wife can't drive) to pleeease pick her up through the FRONT of her school so all her friends can see the NSX.
Now, my daughter is kind of a car chick herself (although too young to drive) but what really got me was my 11 year old nephew, who tends to be a recluse and has never cared a cent what I drive when I go visit.
His father comes shyly into my office and says that my nephew is having a game and asked for me to PPLEEEASSEE pick him up in the NSX so he could show off...
The point is that throughout my stream of nice cars over the years, my staff / family /friends pretty much just go "nice car". Somehow, with the NSX they stop dead in their tracks.
Naturally like you I've had my share of stupid comments, but lets just go for the top 3:
1) My insurance agent of many many years, who happens (happened) to be a lovely young blonde woman insuring my cars & home. Chatting happily as usual down the elevator to take the polaroids of the new NSX.
Brand new 2000 Silver NSX, about 100 miles in the odometer, all shiny, sitting sideways across 4 parking spaces, sunset imminent and reflecting in the side sills in an apogee of beauty making me all teary eyed as I proudly point to it and tell her "that one is mine..."
.. and the b*tch says "wow, looks like a camaro"
I'm looking for a new agent now.
2) My neighbour (who drives some sort of little Civic) knocks on my door and tells me that I'm nuts to trade my 996 Porsche for a Honda, but he understands because his Civic has so much torque...
I'm looking for a new neighbour now
3)A new S2000 owner, in good faith, tells me how cool his car is and is bewildered that I insinuate that the NSX is, hmm, kinda a little better. Fighting words (for him).
But tell you what, someone should start a thread on the "top three compliments", because I sure have 20 good stories for every 1 bad one.
[This message has been edited by rquintero (edited 06 January 2001).]