Any two seater sports car of a certain age has some of the same issues you list. Your post states the obvious. For one person, commuting to work, the NSX is a fantastic car. Who needs a bigger trunk? Who needs rear seats? If you carry a laptop to work, the empty passenger seat works great!
I drive my NSX 2-3 days per week in Texas. I do not choose to drive it on rainy days or days with a good chance of rain. Occasionally I get caught by surprise but otherwise my NSX is a good weather car. I have no problem otherwise with the 27 mile each way drive. If I lived in a northern climate, I would not drive it in bad weather. Just too risky.
I don't think the NSX' maintenance schedule is especially expensive. A 911's maintenance requirements are likely even more expensive. My 97 NSX gets oil changes, tires, etc. But I don't need to worry about a TB for many years (same as any Honda), plugs last a long time, etc.
Right... but the OP admitted to being new to the NSX and is asking for some honest advice. I don't assume people have complete knowledge of owning *any* sports car. There are 1000 reasons why trunk space, cargo space, etc *can* matter. I feel its best to call these things out and let the person decide. For me, on my DD, trunk space matters. Thats why I DD a Ralliart instead of an EVO. For many it doesn't. For the OP? Don't know. So worth pointing out.
When "daily driver" comes up, I err on the side of caution to help someone out. You're basically agreeing with what I said - which is that the NSX is a fair weather DD. Not sure what the difference is.
Saying NSX maintenance isn't expensive because a 911 "might be more" sort of makes my point. For a DD, a $2000 TB/WP change *required every 6 years* is a lot of money.
You are wrong about TB, but I won't rehash it here. There are 1000 threads on it. You can choose to believe a Honda TB never breaks, but a 97, according to HONDA should be on its *second* TB/WP already. Every single service item on the NSX is more money than a "normal" daily driver car.
Less money than *some* sports cars (certainly than a Ferrari or 911), but more than others (S2000, Miata, etc). Again, a point that is worth mentioning to someone. I don't like all of the "its like driving a CIVIC!" type comments because, to be honest, after 10 years of owning NSXs thats bullshit. When properly maintained, its *nothing* like maintaining a Civic or other commodity car. Qualified mechanics are hugely difficult to find. Parts are rare and getting more rare. The car is harder to work on and everything is more expensive. It is extremely high performance so, like any high performance car, maintenance schedules are more strict.
An NSX is "easy" if you basically neglect all of the maintenance, ignore *time* requirements, just put oil in it yourself, drive it a few thousand miles a year, hope for the best over the course of 5 years, get lucky, and then sell it. If 4 people in a row have done that to a 1991, you have a time bomb. MANY do this and then preach it as gospel.
Maybe its obvious (like saying a Boxster is more costly than a Jetta), but because threads ALWAYS come up where folks imply that the NSX is about the same as maintaining an Accord, I feel it isn't that obvious and so doesn't hurt to restate.
The OP sounds like he is in a great position. He has the Accord and the wifes minivan. The NSX would be a "fair weather" daily driver which is great.
I don't think there is anything wrong at all with being very conservative advising people on these kinds of cars.
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