The day you joined this site you announced to all that you had "locked up the first NSX at your friend's dealership".
It would be interesting to know how your dealership friend handled any others who had put their name down on the NSX 2.0 wait list before you came along.
Were you the first and only to show an interest?
Since that auspicious announcement you've been consistently negative and critical of the coming NSX and have a long list of all the things the car must be lest it be deemed an abject failure.
There is simply no possibility the NSX can measure up to your long and large list of requirements so you will surely deem it to be a failure.
It begs the question why you would bother to "lock up" a car that you have and will surely continue to criticize loudly.
Perhaps you can shed some light on which dealership you sourced your NSX from and how to got to be first inline ahead of any others.
Would also enjoy understanding why you would buy a car you already deem to be a failure.
My sincere apologies if that is the message I have conveyed. To be clear, I love absolutely everything I have read about the NSX, and I continue to strongly believe that it will meet or exceed my expectations and desires. I am unclear why you state that I have been "consistently negative and critical of the coming NSX" and "loudly criticize" the car. Respectfully, I think you have misread and misunderstood my posts. Other than the chrome beak, I don't think I have said anything negative or critical of the NSX. Likewise, I have never "deemed the car a failure." Rather, I have merely noted the considerable competition and the increasing bar that, IMHO, the NSX must meet or exceed in order to be successful. I did not choose the NSX in a vacuum. Rather, I compared and contrasted it with other available cars. That comparison is difficult given that Acura has not yet published performance specifications for the NSX. Therefore, I can only speak to my hopes and aspirations for the NSX, using the competition as benchmarks. While undertaking these comparisons, and sharing my hopes for the NSX, I have not, as you suggest, criticized or disparaged the NSX. To the contrary, I have endeavored to exalt the NSX and its superior technology that will almost certainly produce a superlative sports car. Will I be disappointed if the NSX does not meet or exceed certain benchmarks established by the competition? Absolutely! I suspect I will not be alone.
I started this thread because, before I decided on the NSX, I strongly considered the MB GT-S; in fact, but for the NSX, I would likely purchase a GT-S. Thus, I have watched the recent release of the GT-S. Notwithstanding the noteworthy differences between the GT-S and the NSX, there is undeniably a good amount of overlap in their target markets/customers. Therefore, the performance specs for the GT-S are an appropriate data point for comparison to the NSX. I hope and believe that the NSX will exceed the GT-S' performance specs. The NSX's far more advanced drive train should trump the GT-S. Hence the reason I chose the NSX over the GT-S.
Some here speak of "the joys of driving" and other subjective considerations. I am the first to agree that these subjective factors are critically important and cannot be overlooked. On the other hand, objective benchmarks are also critically important, and also cannot be overlooked. I have endeavored to discuss these objective benchmarks here. It appears that my attempts have evoked unintended and unexpected hostility. I apologize for that.
You asked about my friend who has offered me the NSX, and how he would feel if I backed out. Given that he has agreed to sell me the NSX for MSRP, notwithstanding that he will likely sell the car to others for a considerable premium above MSRP, he would have no problem if I backed out and allowed him to earn a greater profit on the car. That said, I have no intention of backing out. I love the NSX and, wherever the performance specs ultimately come in, I remain very, very confident that the total package will be spectacular!
Again, I apologize if my comments have come across as disparagement or criticism. That was never my intent. I am thoroughly excited to own and drive a NSX. I believe the car will be an unmitigated success. The next 7-9 months are going to be tortuous.
