Is the NSX worth the money?
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From: Alhambra
Originally posted by mynameisneo
My point is and everyone should be able to relate: Bashing on the NSX when one's a.) does not have the money to afford it b.) never objectively driven one c.) knows nothing or can appreciate the philosophy behind the NSX is like Civic/Integra owners bashing the S2k and calling it a horrible bang for the dollar and poor performance car.
My point is and everyone should be able to relate: Bashing on the NSX when one's a.) does not have the money to afford it b.) never objectively driven one c.) knows nothing or can appreciate the philosophy behind the NSX is like Civic/Integra owners bashing the S2k and calling it a horrible bang for the dollar and poor performance car.
The reasons i see spending that kind of cash for NSX (new)
are...
1) Car's look is your priority rather than performance for a
sports car
2) You can't get over the dream car in your teens over 10 years
ago, that this is the car to get!! And they are STILL selling it!!
(Though only around 300 people take the bait every year)
3) You want to impress your friends that still have the same
dream car
S2k is not horrible for the bang for the dollar... even the new
350Z is in the same performance category for around the
same price (and S2k is a convertible).
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From: Alpharetta, GA (ATL)
Originally posted by GChambers
Personally, I don't pay any attention to anyone that cannot run a spell check.
Personally, I don't pay any attention to anyone that cannot run a spell check.
I agree that the NSX should be priced around 60k. I think that they should mass produce them and introduce a convertible. Seems to me that Honda would make more money selling 5000 cars at maybe $55,000 then selling 300 at $90,000. The NSX should compete against the Z06 in price. I don't care about the 0-60 time... as long as it's under 4.6.
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From: Transporter
Originally posted by GChambers
Personally, I don't pay any attention to anyone that cannot run a spell check.
Personally, I don't pay any attention to anyone that cannot run a spell check.
Eventually, your pages will come up blank.
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From: Boulder
Originally posted by mynameisneo
Can you define "Potential" maintenance costs? I
Can you define "Potential" maintenance costs? I
Price the new window regulator that seems to regularly fail in unmodified NSX's.
Two examples of "potential maintenance".
And I hardly think I "bashed" the NSX!
P.S. Do you suppose the Wal-mart oil changers that you recommend could even find the fill cap on an NSX?
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From: Alpharetta, GA (ATL)
But at $55,000 the NSX would bring forth a whole new set of buyers. I would get an NSX convertible at $55k instead of a corvette convertible or a boxter S, or lotus, or a 75k 350Z... If I could afford that much car.
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In my office, only a couple of people would agree with me that my '01 S was worth the $30,150 that I paid for it new, almost exactly a year ago. Ask the same question in my office, and I'd expect to see the exact same answers as I've seen here, such as "buy it to impress your neighbors," and so on.
There are people that want, and will buy, a new 350Z, because performance/$ ratio is all that matters, and they have a fixed $$ limit it falls under. There are people who want, and will buy, a BMW, just because it's a prestige marquee, and not "just a Honda."
By the same token, there are people who will buy an NSX because of its combination of styling, performance, and exclusiveness. For that set of people, it's worth the $90k price of admission.
To suggest that they should go for a Z06, a Turbo Carrera, or <insert favorite performance car here> is just as peculiar as someone hopping on this forum and telling us we've wasted our money and should've bought <insert name of alternative to the S2000 here> instead. A more reasonable way to ask the question would be, "Why should I buy an NSX?" That way, people who've actually driven the car can respond with useful input, and you avoid the armchair racers who've done nothing but read the latest "Exotic Car Shootout" in <insert name of favorite car mag here>.
Tim
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There are people that want, and will buy, a new 350Z, because performance/$ ratio is all that matters, and they have a fixed $$ limit it falls under. There are people who want, and will buy, a BMW, just because it's a prestige marquee, and not "just a Honda."
By the same token, there are people who will buy an NSX because of its combination of styling, performance, and exclusiveness. For that set of people, it's worth the $90k price of admission.
To suggest that they should go for a Z06, a Turbo Carrera, or <insert favorite performance car here> is just as peculiar as someone hopping on this forum and telling us we've wasted our money and should've bought <insert name of alternative to the S2000 here> instead. A more reasonable way to ask the question would be, "Why should I buy an NSX?" That way, people who've actually driven the car can respond with useful input, and you avoid the armchair racers who've done nothing but read the latest "Exotic Car Shootout" in <insert name of favorite car mag here>.
Tim
P.S. <insert favorite snide remark here>
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From: Renton
[QUOTE]Originally posted by TimTheFoolMan
[B]In my office, only a couple of people would agree with me that my '01 S was worth the $30,150 that I paid for it new, almost exactly a year ago. Ask the same question in my office, and I'd expect to see the exact same answers as I've seen here, such as "buy it to impress your neighbors," and so on.
There are people that want, and will buy, a new 350Z, because performance/$ ratio is all that matters, and they have a fixed $$ limit it falls under. There are people who want, and will buy, a BMW, just because it's a prestige marquee, and not "just a Honda."
By the same token, there are people who will buy an NSX because of its combination of styling, performance, and exclusiveness. For that set of people, it's worth the $90k price of admission.
[B]In my office, only a couple of people would agree with me that my '01 S was worth the $30,150 that I paid for it new, almost exactly a year ago. Ask the same question in my office, and I'd expect to see the exact same answers as I've seen here, such as "buy it to impress your neighbors," and so on.
There are people that want, and will buy, a new 350Z, because performance/$ ratio is all that matters, and they have a fixed $$ limit it falls under. There are people who want, and will buy, a BMW, just because it's a prestige marquee, and not "just a Honda."
By the same token, there are people who will buy an NSX because of its combination of styling, performance, and exclusiveness. For that set of people, it's worth the $90k price of admission.