Have you ever tried counting?

[jlindy]

Lately, I been counting the number of mustangs and corvettes that I see when I get out on the road. I have been shocked with the numbers that I come up with when I actually look for it. I took a trip to the YMCA the other day which was only 3-4 miles from my house. Even though is was not on any highways and mostly traveled the backroads through suburbia Midwestern America, I counted 16 mustangs and 6 corvettes on that one way trip alone.

By comparison, I have seen 1 NSX on the road (besides get togethers or events) in the last year. It really shows you that the NSX is truly an exotic. Anyone ever done this or do I just have too much time?

 

[NetViper]

No, I do it too. Mostly to piss off my dad when he thinks his vette is cooler than my NSX.

 

[loNfastNSX]

No, I do it too. Mostly to piss off my dad when he thinks his vette is cooler than my NSX.

Me and my dad have the exact same problem. He loves the NSX but he said he would choose his vette anyday.

 

[NeoNSX]

Come live in Australia: I've seen more NSX's than vette's. It's wonderful.

Mustangs ROCK!

 

[loNfastNSX]

Come live in Australia: I've seen more NSX's than vette's. It's wonderful.

Mustangs ROCK!

Here in Texas you can get a Mustang GT 2002 for about 14,000. What do they go for in Australia?

Oh and you can get a 2002 c5 for about 28,000.

 

[gheba_nsx]

Here we have a 1:1 with the NSX and the C5 or 1:2 with the NSX and all the corvette series...

But I see way more Ferrari than Corvette+Mustang+NSX combined!

 

[jlindy]

Here we have a 1:1 with the NSX and the C5 or 1:2 with the NSX and all the corvette series...

But I see way more Ferrari than Corvette+Mustang+NSX combined!

Man, I would love to see that. At least a Ferrari brings some class to the table. I don't have as much of a problem with the vettes, but really grow tired of all the mustangs. You can get them for next to nothing.

 

[gheba_nsx]

Problem is that the price for a new C5 here is 5k more than a used 355 or 5k less than a used 360.

Who buys them?


(ok, same holds true for the NSX price... )

 

[JOPRIMO]

What a co-inkie-dink! I did the same thing last Sunday during a drive down through Laguna and Newport. Saw over 20 vette's and lost count on the stangs. Oh... and I saw 5 Ferrari's...........












....all parked on the showroom floor at a dealer in Newport!

 

[jcjcf1]

Lately, I been counting the number of mustangs and corvettes that I see when I get out on the road.

By comparison, I have seen 1 NSX on the road (besides get togethers or events) in the last year. It really shows you that the NSX is truly an exotic.

So, I saw a Yugo the other day - the first one I've seen in years. I guess that makes it an exotic too.

Let's face it, if Honda had originally priced the the NSX at Corvette prices we would be seeing a lot of them today.

 

[jlindy]

Problem is that the price for a new C5 here is 5k more than a used 355 or 5k less than a used 360.

Who buys them?


(ok, same holds true for the NSX price... )

What? Provide specifics please. A C5 goes for more than a 360? How old?

Damn, I may want to buy one over there and have it shipped back. I could make a vacation out of it.

 

[loNfastNSX]

What? Provide specifics please. A C5 goes for more than a 360? How old?

Damn, I may want to buy one over there and have it shipped back. I could make a vacation out of it.

How about doing a group buy on a few C5 and shipping them over. Then we can sell them or trade them for some F cars.


Anybody got ship???

 

[deedubb]

I count them too sometimes here in colorado. There are WAYY too many mustangs here.

 

[apapada]

Here we have a 1:1 with the NSX and the C5 or 1:2 with the NSX and all the corvette series...

But I see way more Ferrari than Corvette+Mustang+NSX combined!

being originally from overseas too, seeing a Vette there was like seing a Lambo or F-car in the States, something highly exotic. Later on I realized that Vettes in the states were nothing more than blue-collar man's dream car, many actually realizing their dream (more power to them!) but something even a european white-collar man doesn't even dare to dream of !

 

[0ctan3]

the porsche 911 is the "Mustang" of San Francisco.
I swear I must see 100 of them every day.

 

[gheba_nsx]

What? Provide specifics please. A C5 goes for more than a 360? How old?

Damn, I may want to buy one over there and have it shipped back. I could make a vacation out of it.

There is a slight problem converting the Ferraris for your DOT, you should add around 10k for that. Many US car dealers come here for grey inporting them to the USA.

FYI, a new C5 costs here about 65k Euros. A 1996/1997 355 costs 60k Euros. A 2000 360 costs around 70k Euros...

 

[jlindy]

There is a slight problem converting the Ferraris for your DOT, you should add around 10k for that. Many US car dealers come here for grey inporting them to the USA.

FYI, a new C5 costs here about 65k Euros. A 1996/1997 355 costs 60k Euros. A 2000 360 costs around 70k Euros...

So for about 85k US dollars, you could get a 2000 360. Not that I am taking out my checkbook right now, but they go for a lot more than that here even with the added 10k don't they?

I just checked ebay and they are looking to get 135-150k for a 2000. Does it require a lot of change to meet US specs too?

 

[NeoNSX]

Here in Texas you can get a Mustang GT 2002 for about 14,000. What do they go for in Australia?

Mustangs are too expensive here in Australia. Way too expensive. Here's some 2nd hand Aussie prices.

1995 Mustang Coupe - AUD$30,000
1994 Mustang Convertible - AUD$35,000 (59,000kms)
1998 Mustang Red GT Convertible - AUD$52,000 (52,000kms)
1998 Mustang Supercharged - AUD$89,000

Sorry Mustang-lovers, but I would NOT be buying one of these. For this money, i could be driving a skank Prelude or have my NSX at last.


Out of interest here's some classic Mustang prices in Australia:
1969 Mustang Mach1 scj Coupe AUD$74,500 (20,000kms)
1968 Mustang White Shelby GT500 WHITE AUD$120,000 (25,750kms)

 

[KGP]

Had to run out yesterday to get a car inspected, and decided to count vettes and stangs along the way (darn you, Jeff ). 1mile of city streets and ~10 miles of highway yielded 9 C5's, 1 C4 and 11 stangs. Of course I saw no NSX's, but I did see 1 GT-2.

 

[jlindy]

Had to run out yesterday to get a car inspected, and decided to count vettes and stangs along the way (darn you, Jeff ). 1mile of city streets and ~10 miles of highway yielded 9 C5's, 1 C4 and 11 stangs. Of course I saw no NSX's, but I did see 1 GT-2.

Ha, it's addicting isn't it. Just don't try so hard to search for these vehicles that you don't pay attention to the road. I did that a couple of times.

 

[steveny]

Anyone ever done this or do I just have too much time?

I do it all the time. I have the same results as you do except on a smaller scale because I live in a one horse town. I have only come across one other NSX in the last 10 years besides the one the Acura dealer has two towns North of here.

 

[MF-DIF]

The city I live in now is riddled with Mustangs. It's an epidemic. Back where my parents live in Tampa, Vettes run rampent....but no matter where I go in the country, an NSX sighting is rare.

 

[ajnsx]

I see an 80's corvette everyday and an 80's convertible camaro, two mustangs and one old stingray corvette (live in my area). Oh and a monkey riding a bike! Other than that not too many here!

While riding my bike, it goes.........onnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeee mustang

 

[Briank]

When I was looking for an NSX 2 years ago there were less then 2 dozen on ebay, hundreds of Vets and I did not even look at the Pony cars.

Is there even a over head cam Vet or Stang available today?