Why the animosity towards another member? No need to be a douche by responding to a 16 month old thread simply to insult someone.
Don't confuse animosity with just getting it right my friend...
And if the 241 was not the last production made...
Prove it wrong.
See, I've had this discussion over and over with people that are certainly better equipped to answer this question than you were/are. Although Acura will not issue anything in writing, or by way of certificate... THE GUY.. not A GUY; THE GUY who has the say on where and when
these cars were sent out and, to
which dealerships told me directly face to face, during a meeting we had to discuss a fault in construction inside the transmission area of 241, that it
WAS IN POINT OF FACT, THE LAST PRODUCTION NSX MADE.
This 241, originally headed for the museum, for some reason no one can explain... Did not end up there. It could be that the owner of these 2 dealerships in Spokane that took the delivery is a very special friend of this guy in Acura's office... Owns his own cherry NSX and.. whatever! But that's where and why it was sent there.
What made the 241 (last museum piece) so different was the color combination that it came with. That being the complete yellow interior, along with the Rio Yellow paint. This combination was not an option at any price.
In as much as the final sale.
Mr. Leno... I'm certain has bigger fish to fry during his days. He apparently assigned a staff member to this purchase. He had an idea of what he was willing to pay. It wasn't sticker of $139,000+. So he, and the dealership were going through a bartering stage via FAX and e-mail...
When I walked into the showroom, I wasn't allowed to sit in the car... period.
It took them 3 of my visits to verify I was on deck with this sale before I was really spoken to. The sales staff was in a muddle as to what they would do. What if Jay called and said 'wrap it up and ship it to me?' And here I was seriously looking. And at one point, the original guy who was my salesman, was removed from the sale AFTER THE TEST DRIVE by the sales manager. The sales manager stole the sale!
I had no idea of this at that time, but in attending the dealership for minor service issues after the sale.. And inquiring where this chap was. I was told they fired him because he threw a fit for being removed from the sale. I later searched him out and he told me he quit, and was retiring after being there for 15 years.
Fax's flew, mails went back and forth for the hour and a half I was mulling over, test driving etc...
Jay's offer came in...
Mine was higher....
So the story goes... So animosity? No, just tired of the porkey pies and untruths, speculation, people calling me out on facts I know to be true.. Christ I was there!
So although I have nothing to show you saying LAST NSX. Ben's tireless work in the area shows 241 is the LAST NSX. Oh you can speculate whether the Asian market or the EU market took ANOTHER last one... But it didn't.
That's where my face to face conversation with the guy comes in...
You can choose to believe it or not. 241 Is the last man standing after the years of production on this car.
So no need for speculations or is it red or smashed to hell somewhere...
In as much as this 241 being worth as much as the last VET.. Give me a break. The offers I've had from people would simply blow you away. These aren't Corvette type numbers.. So pish posh the value all you like. Had it been your purchase, sitting in your garage, you wouldn't be talking out that side of your mouth.
It's alive and well, as am I for the time being.
But that's the truth about the final NSX, the sale of that car, and the state of affairs as of August 2011.
