a mate who loves his cars is thinking of buying an old NSX as a kind of future classic. Judging by the 911 he had he'll rarely use it. Have values suffered in line with other cars or is the classic/rare status protecting them?

 

I looked at the NSX when I bought the Exige last year.
The only thing that put me off was that I'd want to track it, and from what I understand, ownership gets expensive using them as track cars.

Prices seem to have held up pretty well from this time last year, I don't think there's been much of a fall (at least in asking prices, whether the seller gets what they ask may be a different matter). As an investment I think they're probably a good bet - rare enoughand with enough of a following that there will always be buyers for good ones. There are some sheds about though.

 

Isn't the whole NSX thing now looking like one of those desparate Esprit things?

 

Possibly, but the NSX will still be a solid car in 10 years' time, whereas Esprits turned into sheds very rapidly.

Over-supply's turned relatively newish BMWs and Porsches into council-house sportscars. The rarity and relatively low power of the NSX has helped it elude that so far. It doesn't have the Nissan stigma, probably.

 

low numbers + good car + inherent quality = likely cult following

 

To a philistine, yes

 

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It's worse nott, it's an A2

I think the NSX is a bit chest wiggy type car these days. How much is a good one? 50k?

Ianl has one doesn't he? He wasn't that sort of person when I last met him but that wouldn't stop some people putting his car in the Esprit bracket. TBH, some of the old Ferraris are like that now as well.

 

A2? isn't that a wannabe exec-on-a-budget car? you've changed from that skinny little oik who used to hump his car

i've never been a huge fan of the NSX but it has grown a bit on me lately. The Japanese have never really fully conquered styling (to my taste anyway) and it always looked slightly awkward to me. But I do have much respect for Honda's, certainly of that era (with the S2 being the last of that breed for me).

It would suit him i think, his porsche cost him a fortune to keep, he doesnt mind getting his hands dirty and can be mechanically sympathetic.