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I never did think I would get all the way to actually owning one of these. I am still having some buyers remorse, and of course worrying about every little thing about the car. The abridged story:
About 5 months ago, I discovered a place in Cinci that sells salvaged JDM motors (huh... what does this have to do with an NSX?) I owned a 1999 Civic hatch and really wanted a JDM Type R Civic or replica... so I began to save cash for the engine, then cash for a whole front clip, eventually had a fairly good chunk of money. So one day while surfing through EBAY looking at JDMI discover these NSXs that are selling at like incredibly low prices,in fact as much as I had saved up for a front clip for my hatch.So I said screw the hatchback, lets get an NSX, only to discover they were hoax listings... but it got the ball rolling because, it sent me down a path to start saving more money for an NSX. So I started selling gutars and other audio hardware, and raised a fair amount of money but not NSX money. Then outof the blue, I came into some inheritance that I didnt know about, that literally got me into the NSX money territory...
So then the real quest started, I missed an opportunity for one in FL. There was one in Columbus, but it was very expensive, there was one in cinci had to many miles, and then a semihoax one in Cali. At that point I set some parameters for the purchase and the searches, 500 mile radius, $35k and under in price, as close to stock as possible, any color, That led me to a rather obscure listing in a Tennessee CL for the car I bought. After about amonth of negotiations and tracking and timing issues, my son got down to Tenn to check the car out, and 2 weeks later I went down and finished the deal.
the good:blk/blk 92 with 39k miles, TB/WP/Valves and hoses replaced about 5 yrs ago, complete service history, all manuals even the window sticker. All the options, phone, CD changer and Radar!!! Completely stock, just a K&N filter, and I have the orig airbox. New tires. Interior in excellent shape and the car runs really strong, drove it ~400 miles back to Ohio with zero issues
the bad:He just had the A/C brain replaced but it doesnt seem to be working with A/C unless I am missing something about the way it is supposed to work... I can hear the compressor kick in, but no cold air,like the flap isnt flapping or something. one minor ding thru the paint on the passenger side front fender, and 5-6 small scratches and parking lot dings, a little bolster wear and one or 2 dings on the console. The clutch seems a little grabby/shaky on take off but the car runs smoother than my TL Type S.
All in all even with the issues I think I got a pretty good deal, there is no way to buy miles back on a car, or undo some mods,or their after-effects and the rest of these issues are fixable.
I just washed it and here are some pics, thanks to everyone on the site who helped me, offered to help me, or even helped me without knowing it
MPX
About 5 months ago, I discovered a place in Cinci that sells salvaged JDM motors (huh... what does this have to do with an NSX?) I owned a 1999 Civic hatch and really wanted a JDM Type R Civic or replica... so I began to save cash for the engine, then cash for a whole front clip, eventually had a fairly good chunk of money. So one day while surfing through EBAY looking at JDMI discover these NSXs that are selling at like incredibly low prices,in fact as much as I had saved up for a front clip for my hatch.So I said screw the hatchback, lets get an NSX, only to discover they were hoax listings... but it got the ball rolling because, it sent me down a path to start saving more money for an NSX. So I started selling gutars and other audio hardware, and raised a fair amount of money but not NSX money. Then outof the blue, I came into some inheritance that I didnt know about, that literally got me into the NSX money territory...
So then the real quest started, I missed an opportunity for one in FL. There was one in Columbus, but it was very expensive, there was one in cinci had to many miles, and then a semihoax one in Cali. At that point I set some parameters for the purchase and the searches, 500 mile radius, $35k and under in price, as close to stock as possible, any color, That led me to a rather obscure listing in a Tennessee CL for the car I bought. After about amonth of negotiations and tracking and timing issues, my son got down to Tenn to check the car out, and 2 weeks later I went down and finished the deal.
the good:blk/blk 92 with 39k miles, TB/WP/Valves and hoses replaced about 5 yrs ago, complete service history, all manuals even the window sticker. All the options, phone, CD changer and Radar!!! Completely stock, just a K&N filter, and I have the orig airbox. New tires. Interior in excellent shape and the car runs really strong, drove it ~400 miles back to Ohio with zero issues
the bad:He just had the A/C brain replaced but it doesnt seem to be working with A/C unless I am missing something about the way it is supposed to work... I can hear the compressor kick in, but no cold air,like the flap isnt flapping or something. one minor ding thru the paint on the passenger side front fender, and 5-6 small scratches and parking lot dings, a little bolster wear and one or 2 dings on the console. The clutch seems a little grabby/shaky on take off but the car runs smoother than my TL Type S.
All in all even with the issues I think I got a pretty good deal, there is no way to buy miles back on a car, or undo some mods,or their after-effects and the rest of these issues are fixable.
I just washed it and here are some pics, thanks to everyone on the site who helped me, offered to help me, or even helped me without knowing it
MPX
