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A local checked the car out and posted the findings on the local forum

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Went to check out this nsx
First up owners is pretty chill lets me inspect and do a compression test!

The goods
-The body is nice, although its been resprayed with blue flakes which is visible when the sun hits it.
-The interior is mint minus the center console (a NOOB moment for me if you look at the seats it looks like a fixed bucket but its actually reclinable. lol! )
-There is no play on each side of the wheels
- Further inspection all the lower/upperarm/bushings/ ball joints looks good (which is very crucial to this car because In my research they are not cheap!!)

Now the bad
-The clutch and the leak
-The leak is actually not from the valve cover, but the cam plugs which is close to the valve cover
-Additional oil leaks from the oil pan and the cam seals
-The center console is cracked and damage
-The driver side toe arm the boot on the ball joint is ripped, although there's no play yet
-Started the car up and at idle it surges (in my Honda this symptom can be from air in the coolant system or the IACV/FITV I don't know if nsx has those components)
- I can also feel it misfire a little checked the spark plugs and they definitely need replacing

Now the compression test
The reading on head close to the front were (200,200,200) The rear were a little disappointing! It was (190,180 ,120)
I redid the last one just in case I didn't put the tester right and it only bumped to 130
(prior to the test when i remove the coil and spark plug on that cylinder there was rust residue all over!)

Overall the body and suspension are in great shape, but the motor is not 220k miles finally taking its toll!

Again thanks to the owner for letting me check the car as I was pretty serious on getting it I even brought a diposit!
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<blockquote data-quote="apexmen" data-source="post: 1841829" data-attributes="member: 31022">A local checked the car out and posted the findings on the local forum**copy and pasted**[TABLE=&quot;class: tborder, align: center&quot;]&lt;tbody&gt;[TR][TD=&quot;class: alt1&quot;] <a href="http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/rds/cto/4892030516.html" target="_blank">http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/rds/cto/4892030516.html</a>&nbsp;Went to check out this nsx First up owners is pretty chill lets me inspect and do a compression test! &nbsp;The goods -The body is nice, although its been resprayed with blue flakes which is visible when the sun hits it. -The interior is mint minus the center console (a NOOB moment for me if&nbsp; you look at the seats it looks like a fixed bucket but its actually&nbsp; reclinable. lol! ) -There is no play on each side of the wheels - Further inspection all the lower/upperarm/bushings/ ball joints looks&nbsp; good (which is very crucial to this car because In my research they are&nbsp; not cheap!!) &nbsp;Now the bad -The clutch and the leak -The leak is actually not from the valve cover, but the cam plugs which is close to the valve cover -Additional oil leaks from the oil pan and the cam seals -The center console is cracked and damage -The driver side toe arm the boot on the ball joint is ripped, although&nbsp; there&#039;s no play yet&nbsp;-Started the car up and at idle it surges (in my&nbsp; Honda this symptom can be from air in the coolant system or the&nbsp; IACV/FITV I don&#039;t know if nsx has those components)- I can also feel it misfire a little checked the spark plugs and they definitely need replacing &nbsp;Now the compression test The reading on head close to the front were (200,200,200) The rear were a little disappointing! <img src="http://www.revscene.net/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /> It was (190,180 ,120)I redid the last one just in case I didn&#039;t put the tester right and it only bumped to 130 (prior to the test when i remove the coil and spark plug on that cylinder there was rust residue all over!)&nbsp;Overall the body and suspension are in great shape, but the motor is not 220k miles finally taking its toll!&nbsp;Again thanks to the owner for letting me check the car as I was pretty serious on getting it I even brought a diposit! [/TD][/TR][TR][TD=&quot;class: alt2&quot;] <img src="http://www.revscene.net/forums/images/statusicon/user_offline.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[/TD][TD=&quot;class: alt1, align: right&quot;] <a href="http://www.revscene.net/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&amp;p=8597186" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.revscene.net/styles/darklight/images/buttons/quote.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></a>[/TD][/TR]&lt;/tbody&gt;[/TABLE]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="apexmen, post: 1841829, member: 31022"] A local checked the car out and posted the findings on the local forum **copy and pasted** [TABLE="class: tborder, align: center"] <tbody>[TR] [TD="class: alt1"] [URL]http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/rds/cto/4892030516.html[/URL] Went to check out this nsx First up owners is pretty chill lets me inspect and do a compression test! The goods -The body is nice, although its been resprayed with blue flakes which is visible when the sun hits it. -The interior is mint minus the center console (a NOOB moment for me if you look at the seats it looks like a fixed bucket but its actually reclinable. lol! ) -There is no play on each side of the wheels - Further inspection all the lower/upperarm/bushings/ ball joints looks good (which is very crucial to this car because In my research they are not cheap!!) Now the bad -The clutch and the leak -The leak is actually not from the valve cover, but the cam plugs which is close to the valve cover -Additional oil leaks from the oil pan and the cam seals -The center console is cracked and damage -The driver side toe arm the boot on the ball joint is ripped, although there's no play yet -Started the car up and at idle it surges (in my Honda this symptom can be from air in the coolant system or the IACV/FITV I don't know if nsx has those components) - I can also feel it misfire a little checked the spark plugs and they definitely need replacing Now the compression test The reading on head close to the front were (200,200,200) The rear were a little disappointing! [IMG]http://www.revscene.net/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif[/IMG] It was (190,180 ,120) I redid the last one just in case I didn't put the tester right and it only bumped to 130 (prior to the test when i remove the coil and spark plug on that cylinder there was rust residue all over!) Overall the body and suspension are in great shape, but the motor is not 220k miles finally taking its toll! Again thanks to the owner for letting me check the car as I was pretty serious on getting it I even brought a diposit! [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="class: alt2"] [IMG]http://www.revscene.net/forums/images/statusicon/user_offline.gif[/IMG][/TD] [TD="class: alt1, align: right"] [URL="http://www.revscene.net/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=8597186"][IMG]http://www.revscene.net/styles/darklight/images/buttons/quote.gif[/IMG][/URL][/TD] [/TR] </tbody>[/TABLE] [/QUOTE]

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