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I certainly don't regret the purchase, if that's what you're implying. It was a great car, I just didn't feel it offered much else the S2000 didn't. In the end I feel the roadster is Honda's true gem. You are correct in the different strokes for different folks

HGL1668

Why are NSXs still so expensive? Because of Honda fanboy?

For 30k, I rather own a AP2 S2000 and put a supercharger on it because nothing can really beat a S2000 for its value. S2000 is like the best car there is.

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Yeah it's all good.

Because there are still some people who want them?

Before I bought my NSX, I considered a 1996-1997 993 turbo. To me, it's the most beautiful 911 ever. Its spartan interior looks even worse than the NSX, and the NSX interior is nothing to write home about COMPARED to the latest cars these days with all the electronics gadget. A good condition 993 turbo now cost as much as if not more than a used 997 turbo even 997 is faster. After reading enough about it, I decided not to buy it since it can be a maintenance headache.

So whoever buy a 993 turbo is a Porsche fanboy? Not everbody buy cars for the same reason. Some like to buy the latest cars with the latest technology, some buy cars just because those cars were their dreams, or whatever.

If you use the same amount of money to buy a new S2000 and put an SC on it , you can probably buy a Subaru STI Mitsu EVO for better values and much easier to make them go faster.

richlbc

You forget 1 thing as to why the value is going up on the 993.Last of the air cooled porsches.Totaly diffrent powerband and sound and to some people last of the real porsches.My ideal porsche would be a 1997 turbo

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True for the people who value air-cooled porsches and they are willing to pay the premium for it. Some porsche owners dont care for air-cooled 911 so they buy 996 or 997 since those cars are easier to make them go faster than the 993. I like the 993 for its look as I dont care much for its air-cooled engine. In fact, I hate that air-cooled sound from the 993.

same thing for the folks who value the NSX as honda doesn't make it anymore and it's the only mid-engine honda ever offered to the public. I personally bought the NSX for its look. I don't care much for the interior. The fact that my NSX is supercharged helps although I would still buy it if it wasn't SC'ed albeit with a lower price.

I figured as long as Porsche keeps making 911, and they will, one day I will sell the NSX and hopefully get the Porsche turbo or GT3. Sounds like a plan?

Synderesis

I think it's just more collectible than a Porsche. A Porsche 996 turbo is not really collectible at all because there's another one that's the same but just better. The NSX hype wasn't just there from Honda fanboys, it was a genuinely good car. It really changed the supercar market because it made Ferrari and Lamborghini actually make their cars reliable. It was like the R8 of its day, although personally I am not a huge fan of the R8, but they're really similar in the sense that they are both pretty exotic and yet still are livable everyday.

This may or may not be true, but I'm going to guess that the NSX has really high value because it was tuned by Ayrton Senna, or at least he gave some input. To be honest that's probably the only reason I'd want the car over the S2000. Don't get me wrong, I really like it and all, but technology has progressed a lot since that time and the S2000 offers really really similar performance while costing a lot less and still having a nicer interior. Well that and it's mid engined. I still want one though!

HGL1668

No, the S2000 is the best car in the world.

AngryTurtle

Stop being stupid.



The NSX is expensive because it is probably the best car honda will ever make.

cbehney

There is a certain irony in your two paragraphs, you know?

HGL1668

^^Well, I love both the S2000 and NSX. I wish I can have both at the same time.

Ok, I will stop.