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UPDATE: Of all days in the year...On my wife's birthday, I found my NSX! And my wife said I could buy it!
Interesting fact: I ended up buying the first NSX that I test drove! (similarly, I bought the first S2000 that I test drove). Note to self: Don't test drive anything unless I am ready to buy!
For now: I'm going to keep my S2000 and add the NSX to garage.
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Hello All!
I don’t own an NSX yet, but one day I will!
Thanks to the incredible generosity of a fellow NSX Prime member, I was able to test-drive the NSX last weekend.
My experience is a feeling that words can’t describe. But I will do my best to describe it here.
I would love to hear your responses as well!
What's your background/history, First Experience, What you don't like about the NSX, what you like about the NSX, why you LOVE the NSX?
Background:
* I’ve noticed the NSX since I was about 10 years old and saw the taillights on the freeway, was instantly attracted to it. I didn't find out that it was an NSX until much later
* I’ve owned a 94 Honda Accord Coupe (manual), 97 Prelude (manual), 2007 S2000, they are all great cars!
* I don’t think there is an other car I would rather own then the NSX (given a budget of ~$80k).
* I was close to buying a used NSX in 2007, but was still in school and needed a reliable car that had warranty, plus the S2000 is a heck of a car.
First Experience Driving an NSX.
(+) It looks WAY better in person than the photos on the Internet
(+) The way it feels when you sit inside is awesome!
(+) The way you feel when you drive it and the prestige of driving an NSX is something that words can’t explain.
(+) I drove a supercharged NSX and the power was more than I could ever want. I drove the Tesla P70 and C7 Corvette, and although they had more power than the NSX, I was still blown away by the NSX.
(+) The sound of the engine whine and intake followed by a surge of power is addicting. (I test drove a supercharged NSX).
(+) The stock stereo sounds good enough for me.
(+) Auto climate control is nice to have.
(+) T-top design is easy to put on and take off. Compared to the 4th Gen Supra that I vaguely remember.
Thing I didn’t like about it:
(-) Open T-top noise on the freeway with the window up is very loud; compared to my S2000 with the top down.
(-) The T-top was too hot for me to remove when the car has been in a sun for a while.
(-) all NSX needs a little TLC here and there since they are old cars.
(-) Stuff in the trunk gets hot from the engine.
Why do I dream about owning this car?
* It is legendary, it has a place in history.
* It gets noticed! (people stop for a second take!)
* It is fun to drive
* relatively inexpensive to maintain.
* It looks gorgeous, even today’s standards!
* It is unique/rare
* I fall in love each time I look at it.
* Resell value is great, almost like an investment, provided the value continues to climb.
![98NSX-SC-01.jpg 98NSX-SC-01.jpg](https://www.nsxprime.com/data/attachments/94/94506-c140b122d14434aae2448edac01e07a4.jpg?hash=wUCxItFENK)
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![98NSX-SC-09.jpg 98NSX-SC-09.jpg](https://www.nsxprime.com/data/attachments/94/94527-e8338fa7761c7316398fc14606b3e8e3.jpg?hash=6DOPp3Yccx)
![98NSX-SC-20.jpg 98NSX-SC-20.jpg](https://www.nsxprime.com/data/attachments/94/94591-d06d00e486f0d70102acb4aeaa30db54.jpg?hash=0G0A5Ibw1w)
The hunt for my very own NSX has started! If you have one to sell, or see one that's a great deal, please let me know![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)
UPDATE: Of all days in the year...On my wife's birthday, I found my NSX! And my wife said I could buy it!
Interesting fact: I ended up buying the first NSX that I test drove! (similarly, I bought the first S2000 that I test drove). Note to self: Don't test drive anything unless I am ready to buy!
For now: I'm going to keep my S2000 and add the NSX to garage.
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Hello All!
I don’t own an NSX yet, but one day I will!
Thanks to the incredible generosity of a fellow NSX Prime member, I was able to test-drive the NSX last weekend.
My experience is a feeling that words can’t describe. But I will do my best to describe it here.
I would love to hear your responses as well!
What's your background/history, First Experience, What you don't like about the NSX, what you like about the NSX, why you LOVE the NSX?
Background:
* I’ve noticed the NSX since I was about 10 years old and saw the taillights on the freeway, was instantly attracted to it. I didn't find out that it was an NSX until much later
* I’ve owned a 94 Honda Accord Coupe (manual), 97 Prelude (manual), 2007 S2000, they are all great cars!
* I don’t think there is an other car I would rather own then the NSX (given a budget of ~$80k).
* I was close to buying a used NSX in 2007, but was still in school and needed a reliable car that had warranty, plus the S2000 is a heck of a car.
First Experience Driving an NSX.
(+) It looks WAY better in person than the photos on the Internet
(+) The way it feels when you sit inside is awesome!
(+) The way you feel when you drive it and the prestige of driving an NSX is something that words can’t explain.
(+) I drove a supercharged NSX and the power was more than I could ever want. I drove the Tesla P70 and C7 Corvette, and although they had more power than the NSX, I was still blown away by the NSX.
(+) The sound of the engine whine and intake followed by a surge of power is addicting. (I test drove a supercharged NSX).
(+) The stock stereo sounds good enough for me.
(+) Auto climate control is nice to have.
(+) T-top design is easy to put on and take off. Compared to the 4th Gen Supra that I vaguely remember.
Thing I didn’t like about it:
(-) Open T-top noise on the freeway with the window up is very loud; compared to my S2000 with the top down.
(-) The T-top was too hot for me to remove when the car has been in a sun for a while.
(-) all NSX needs a little TLC here and there since they are old cars.
(-) Stuff in the trunk gets hot from the engine.
Why do I dream about owning this car?
* It is legendary, it has a place in history.
* It gets noticed! (people stop for a second take!)
* It is fun to drive
* relatively inexpensive to maintain.
* It looks gorgeous, even today’s standards!
* It is unique/rare
* I fall in love each time I look at it.
* Resell value is great, almost like an investment, provided the value continues to climb.
![98NSX-SC-01.jpg 98NSX-SC-01.jpg](https://www.nsxprime.com/data/attachments/94/94506-c140b122d14434aae2448edac01e07a4.jpg?hash=wUCxItFENK)
![98NSX-SC-12.jpg 98NSX-SC-12.jpg](https://www.nsxprime.com/data/attachments/94/94560-da2d7acbb52911b11d48393d87a7daad.jpg?hash=2i16y7UpEb)
![98NSX-SC-13.jpg 98NSX-SC-13.jpg](https://www.nsxprime.com/data/attachments/94/94564-39b2ea5f5eb50daa6f16152a783d5bea.jpg?hash=ObLqX161Da)
![98NSX-SC-14.jpg 98NSX-SC-14.jpg](https://www.nsxprime.com/data/attachments/94/94568-f5600cf4727b020f617227cac936d544.jpg?hash=9WAM9HJ7Ag)
![98NSX-SC-15.jpg 98NSX-SC-15.jpg](https://www.nsxprime.com/data/attachments/94/94572-1dc008fa7d70f4c3b4e6c885bbec1ba4.jpg?hash=HcAI-n1w9M)
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The hunt for my very own NSX has started! If you have one to sell, or see one that's a great deal, please let me know
![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)
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