Hi everyone. I just wanted to introduce myself and provide a little background. I've been out of the sports car scene for a number of years, but have owned everything from Vettes to Ferraris. After months of looking at the various sports cars currently available, I've decided the Gen I Acura NSX offers the best of both worlds - the beauty of a Ferrari with the dependability of a Honda.
I have spent the last six months specifically looking for a black on black NSX targa with a manual transmission and recently found one at a dealership outside of Chicago. I'm a little apprehensive, however, flying across the country and spending a sizable amount of money on a car I know very little about. It's a 1995 (JH4NA1183ST000054) with around 57k miles that comes back with a clean CarFax. However, the dealer (Exclusive Auto Exchange / 13437 S. Komar Lane in Crestwood) has had this car on eBay a couple of times without success and recently put it on NSXPrime. The other thing that concerns me is that this same dealer has been running ads indicating they buy salvage NSXs, which makes me wonder if there has been some repairs made that aren't reflected on the CarFax.
Aside from having the local Acura dealer do a PPI on the car, any other suggestions to ensure it's up to par? It looks like this is MISSNSX's old car, but I've been unable to reach her for input. Also, has anyone done business with this company or live close enough to possibly take a look before I purchase a plane ticket? Thanks in advance for any help with this and I look forward to joining the NSX community.
Chris
I have spent the last six months specifically looking for a black on black NSX targa with a manual transmission and recently found one at a dealership outside of Chicago. I'm a little apprehensive, however, flying across the country and spending a sizable amount of money on a car I know very little about. It's a 1995 (JH4NA1183ST000054) with around 57k miles that comes back with a clean CarFax. However, the dealer (Exclusive Auto Exchange / 13437 S. Komar Lane in Crestwood) has had this car on eBay a couple of times without success and recently put it on NSXPrime. The other thing that concerns me is that this same dealer has been running ads indicating they buy salvage NSXs, which makes me wonder if there has been some repairs made that aren't reflected on the CarFax.
Aside from having the local Acura dealer do a PPI on the car, any other suggestions to ensure it's up to par? It looks like this is MISSNSX's old car, but I've been unable to reach her for input. Also, has anyone done business with this company or live close enough to possibly take a look before I purchase a plane ticket? Thanks in advance for any help with this and I look forward to joining the NSX community.
Chris
