I'm not sure what you're trying to convince me of. I laid out exactly what you'd need to do to bring over a Type-S zero. You would either:
1) pay for the process of NTSB certification on that model if it is deemed significantly different than the base NSX
Or
2) replace all Type-S zero parts with base model parts (US spec), import the car, and then swap back. This assumes that the Type-S zero is not considered significantly different enough than the base model to qualify as a different car.
I never said that it can't be done. I said that it couldn't be done in such a way that it would make the imported car *cheaper* than buying a US model.
Wasn't your original point that it would be cheaper to import the JDM car? Now you are talking about how anything is possible with enough money and the NSX is common in Asia while the M5 is more exclusive.
What is your real point here?
And by the way, Honda doesn't need my money so badly that they are going to devote an engineering team to building me a customized 900hp NSX. What would be in it for them? This is silly.
BUT... *even if they did*... I STILL wouldn't be able to get it into the US (after spending all those millions) without getting it NTSB certified (which would mean having a bunch more spare cars to destroy in crash testing)...
[This message has been edited by spookyp (edited 06 May 2002).]
1) pay for the process of NTSB certification on that model if it is deemed significantly different than the base NSX
Or
2) replace all Type-S zero parts with base model parts (US spec), import the car, and then swap back. This assumes that the Type-S zero is not considered significantly different enough than the base model to qualify as a different car.
I never said that it can't be done. I said that it couldn't be done in such a way that it would make the imported car *cheaper* than buying a US model.
Wasn't your original point that it would be cheaper to import the JDM car? Now you are talking about how anything is possible with enough money and the NSX is common in Asia while the M5 is more exclusive.
What is your real point here?
And by the way, Honda doesn't need my money so badly that they are going to devote an engineering team to building me a customized 900hp NSX. What would be in it for them? This is silly.
BUT... *even if they did*... I STILL wouldn't be able to get it into the US (after spending all those millions) without getting it NTSB certified (which would mean having a bunch more spare cars to destroy in crash testing)...
[This message has been edited by spookyp (edited 06 May 2002).]