Hey guys,
Just thought I'd get a little input on this car. One of my best friends is probably selling his 1994 NSX. I always told him that if he sold it I wanted first right of refusal. So yesterday I got the call. Ironically, I was about to pull the trigger on a new M6. I know those two cars couldn't be farther apart as far a technology and power, but the NSX is probably the only car that I have always wanted and never actually owned. Per my wife, I'm only allowed to have one fun car. My daily is a 2013 550Xi, so I definitely want something that is fun to drive and enjoyable to look at. The 550 is extremely powerful and looks good, but it's a complete bore to drive.
A little about the NSX I'm looking at. It's a 1994. It has 14,000 miles on it. 2 owner car. All services are up to date, including timing belt, water pump, and thermostat changed less than 2 years ago. New Bilstein struts were also installed at that time, because my friend said even though it sat all the time, he thought they should be replaced by time. He over-maintains everything he owns just like me.
Here is what I want to know about the 94's. Do they have any known issues like I've read some people say the earlier 91 and 92's had. I swear I read something about the casting of the engine or something like that could be a problem. I'm not sure what I read that was negative, but I know I saw something to the effect of if your engine has this problem say goodbye to the motor. I can't imagine putting too many miles a year on this car, anymore than I do any fun car I've owned, so I don't want to open a can of worms with a car when I don't know what I'm getting myself into.
I do wish the car was a 3.2 with the 6-speed, but my friend bought this one because he didn't want power steering, so I'll have to deal with what it is. It's still a beautiful and historic car as far as I'm concerned.
Here's what I am planning to do if I get it, and I know everyone is going to have an opinion, but the little bit of searching I've done has probably confused me more than anything. I want to make sure any mods I do to the car can easily and safely be taken back off the car, since it's completely stock right now. One of the first things I'd like to do is lower the car. It looks like it's riding on a rancho kit. I thought about just trying to find some Comptech springs, but they have already proven to be difficult to find since the company is out of business. I read some people write that you can just lower the spring perch, but then right under that post someone else wrote the car rides awful when you do that, because there's not enough suspension travel. Anyway, input on this would be nice. I also plan on putting an exhaust on the car. Again, Comptech probably would have been my first choice, since it's not too loud. The one other thing I would like to do is put some kind of Aux adapter in. I haven't checked, but I would assume Dice makes something for the NSX. I was thinking about putting a different stereo in the car, but then I realized that would take a lot of modifications and I really don't want to do too much to it to take it away from its stock condition.
Sorry for all of the questions, but I figure if I'm going to buy an almost 20 year old car I better do some research first. Thanks guys!
-Chris
Just thought I'd get a little input on this car. One of my best friends is probably selling his 1994 NSX. I always told him that if he sold it I wanted first right of refusal. So yesterday I got the call. Ironically, I was about to pull the trigger on a new M6. I know those two cars couldn't be farther apart as far a technology and power, but the NSX is probably the only car that I have always wanted and never actually owned. Per my wife, I'm only allowed to have one fun car. My daily is a 2013 550Xi, so I definitely want something that is fun to drive and enjoyable to look at. The 550 is extremely powerful and looks good, but it's a complete bore to drive.
A little about the NSX I'm looking at. It's a 1994. It has 14,000 miles on it. 2 owner car. All services are up to date, including timing belt, water pump, and thermostat changed less than 2 years ago. New Bilstein struts were also installed at that time, because my friend said even though it sat all the time, he thought they should be replaced by time. He over-maintains everything he owns just like me.
Here is what I want to know about the 94's. Do they have any known issues like I've read some people say the earlier 91 and 92's had. I swear I read something about the casting of the engine or something like that could be a problem. I'm not sure what I read that was negative, but I know I saw something to the effect of if your engine has this problem say goodbye to the motor. I can't imagine putting too many miles a year on this car, anymore than I do any fun car I've owned, so I don't want to open a can of worms with a car when I don't know what I'm getting myself into.
I do wish the car was a 3.2 with the 6-speed, but my friend bought this one because he didn't want power steering, so I'll have to deal with what it is. It's still a beautiful and historic car as far as I'm concerned.
Here's what I am planning to do if I get it, and I know everyone is going to have an opinion, but the little bit of searching I've done has probably confused me more than anything. I want to make sure any mods I do to the car can easily and safely be taken back off the car, since it's completely stock right now. One of the first things I'd like to do is lower the car. It looks like it's riding on a rancho kit. I thought about just trying to find some Comptech springs, but they have already proven to be difficult to find since the company is out of business. I read some people write that you can just lower the spring perch, but then right under that post someone else wrote the car rides awful when you do that, because there's not enough suspension travel. Anyway, input on this would be nice. I also plan on putting an exhaust on the car. Again, Comptech probably would have been my first choice, since it's not too loud. The one other thing I would like to do is put some kind of Aux adapter in. I haven't checked, but I would assume Dice makes something for the NSX. I was thinking about putting a different stereo in the car, but then I realized that would take a lot of modifications and I really don't want to do too much to it to take it away from its stock condition.
Sorry for all of the questions, but I figure if I'm going to buy an almost 20 year old car I better do some research first. Thanks guys!
-Chris
