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Edmunds Buys a Used NSX For a Long Term Test
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I think they should have bought your car. That would prove that a well maintaned NSX can stand up to years of use including the track.
I would be willing to bet that they would not have had to replace trunk struts if they got your car.
I sure hope they mention something about the best part of this car. The driving position. It is the one thing that continuously sticks out at me everytime I get in another sports car like an M3 or a corvette. I keep thinking "this position sucks" when I am in the other cars. I cannot believe how this ONE THING makes the NSX so great, and how it continues to go unnoticed by so many people. If it wasn't for this, I'd be driving a GT-R right now.
Good call on the driving position in the NSX. Seats are also awesome in their own right. Best Honda has ever offered, with the S2000 seats possibly there at 1-a.
1988 to 2001 Preludes had awesome seats. In fact, they were targeted by thieves back in the days.
so its been what about a week and no updates...anyone know whats going on with their car?
Yesterday I saw the NSX at MD Automotive in Westminster, CA. They were repairing the rear tail light seals. Edmunds does a lot of dyno testing at this shop. You can check out Edmunds on youtube under "InsideLineVideo". I remember seeing an LFA there awhile back for dyno test.
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They mentioned driving position in their blog entry about their recent trip to Vegas.
For a Japanese sports car from 1991, it's a pleasant surprise that 6-foot-3 me not only fits comfortably in the NSX, but the driving position is just about spot on. The passenger footwell is much smaller thanks to the aftermarket subwoofer (didn't know about that when I wrote the intro), so legroom isn't so great over there but I don't think it was as big of a deal for Mark.
As the photo above shows, we were able to fit a weekend's worth of luggage inside the trunk along with books of CDs (Riswick) and tapes (Takahashi). We would've had room for our computers, but why on Earth would we have needed those? Oh right. As for that pesky leaky trunk issue, stayed tuned for a second blog later.
Poor gas mileage? Well, we got 24.5 mpg, which is better than the EPA's modern calculation of 22 mpg. Actually, it's better than the old school 1991 calculation of 24 as well. Just imagine the fuel economy a sixth gear in the box could achieve, not to mention mitigating noise. Sure, the engine wasn't nearly as noisy as we figured it would be, but there'd be a big difference between cruising at 75 mph with 3,000 rpm and 2,000 rpm.
The ride was probably the most surprising. Even over the crappiest of Interstate 10's crappy pavement, the NSX was never punishing or tiresome. Actually, it's downright comfortable and rides better than a whole ton of modern cars -- sports or otherwise.
Confusing controls? Nope. We had to figure out that the "Prog" button shown in the stereo screen is how you cycle through the CDs in the changer, but otherwise, this is classic Honda at its best.
Things don't work? Well, we need to get the oxygen sensor fixed and I'm getting tired of propping up the trunk with my head. Also, the A/C was a little flummoxed at times to pump out cold air to both sides of the car, while at others pumping out too much cold air. So there's work to be done, but nothing that really hurt our enjoyment of the trip. Furthermore, it's 20 years old.
In total, the NSX is a wonderful car and I'm looking forward to taking many other trips in it. Promise fulfilled.
Caught up on the edmunds blog today and am pleased to note that they haven't had any "real" issues with the car other than a bad O2 sensor.
It seems one of the cro-magnon editors managed to break one of the door handles and some bean counter put girlie-man tires on it but other than that, nada.
It seems one of the cro-magnon editors managed to break one of the door handles and some bean counter put girlie-man tires on it but other than that, nada.
The water in the trunk is also a big problem on the S2000. Mine is an 04 and it does it. i never knew until i pulled out the foam piece that holds the tool kit. one you get to the very bottom of the trunk where you never see most show signs of water leaking. My S2000 sees rain since its a daily driver
LOL... He probably should not be in charge of that department and stick to bean counting not decision making.
When I push my "Prog" button it cycles through Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, and ELP.
Oh yeah, those are the discs I got loaded :biggrin:
Ah a little of the Fripp-o-tronics.... :wink:
That's funny as sh*t!
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Here she is in the Edmunds parking deck.........
Wow, she sure looks good next to the fat German chicks!
That Panamera looks like an SUV next to an NSX, lol!
I think there was a typo there. You probably meant "those are the disks I got loaded with.
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