Well, I did it! Got home Saturday night with my 92 BBSC NSX. Can't get enough of it! First, I want to thank Lud and all the contributors of Prime for the information amassed here. It helps a newbie a great deal. I have been lurking on Prime for about a year and a half, just sponging in the information, etc. This forum is a benchmark that few others will ever attain, primarily because of the mature nature of the contributions/posts.
While I have long thought that the NSX was an appealing car and an engineering milestone of sorts, my lust for the X did not develop until a few years ago. It was at a birthday party where a cousin happened to show up in an NSX he had purchased not too long before. I asked him to take my 7 year-old son for a spin, as he was already a car nut like dad. Instead, my cousin threw me the keys and said "go ahead and take him yourself". Hey, who am I to argue with that I thought! Well, about 10 minutes later I knew that I would have to have one at some point in time. I was "sold".
Then, because of my newfound lust of the NSX, I decided that I needed to learn more about it, what made it tick, etc. Thus I found nsxprime.com. After a short time reading through the forum posts I found what had to have been some posts by my cousin, who I did not know was a Prime contributor/member. In fact, his prime "name" reflected the initials in his name. So, I had to at least try to play with him, set him up or something. I made a few posts asking things like "can I drive your car" etc., but he never took the bait. Anyway, that cousin is SJS. Thanks to him, I now own a timeless, beautiful sports-car. Or, maybe I can thank him for emptying my wallet...depends on how I look at it.
It was a few months ago that I thought it was time for a new toy. At that time, I was thinking something a bit cheaper...maybe an RX7. However, my wife said "you know you will never be happy until you have an NSX like your cousin's, so go ahead and get one". Hey, who am I to argue with that logic! I pretty much knew I wanted an NSX with more power than stock, plus a few other 'wants'. Always keeping an eye on the new NSX for sale posts, a few months ago a black 92 caught my attention, but I had not decided to purchase yet. That 92 was pulled off the market because the guy wasn't getting anyone to come look at the car, and the offers over the phone were not to his liking, etc. At that time I said to myself 'that would be pretty much what I want' when I were to be ready to buy.
Then a few weeks ago I noticed that the same car was put back on the market, but at a reduced price. Sounded good to me, so I consulted with my NSX Guru - SJS. Shortly thereafter, a deal was struck and the rest is history. Flew down Friday and drove it back from Tampa Saturday. So far, so good. I can't keep the grin off my face.
Ride home was great, and I'm glad I did it. Originally, I anticipated trailering it back behind my Excursion, but the former owner convinced me that a religious experience awaited me by driving it home. Well, it was a good experience, but a bit shorter drive would have been welcome. I am also now acquainted with some of the typical happenings the rest of you experience when out on the road with your NSX:
A. Erratic driving by others to see "what it is."
B. Every moron in an Integra, Civic (or other ricer) with a bologna-can on it wants "to go", or has to drive up your a@$ to get you to stomp on it.
C. Two most common questions when I stopped:
- What is that?
- Is that a Corvette?
Already, the rest of the wives in the area are mad at my wife, as their husbands are commenting on what she let me buy. Hehehe, I love it. It's going to be a fun summer!
Oh, one more benefit of Prime; When I get my company's new helpdesk software up and running, I think I have found the perfect guy to run it! I am going to have to make Ken an offer.
I think he has a future as a help-desk customer service rep!
Regards,
Gene
[This message has been edited by KGP (edited 11 March 2003).]
While I have long thought that the NSX was an appealing car and an engineering milestone of sorts, my lust for the X did not develop until a few years ago. It was at a birthday party where a cousin happened to show up in an NSX he had purchased not too long before. I asked him to take my 7 year-old son for a spin, as he was already a car nut like dad. Instead, my cousin threw me the keys and said "go ahead and take him yourself". Hey, who am I to argue with that I thought! Well, about 10 minutes later I knew that I would have to have one at some point in time. I was "sold".
Then, because of my newfound lust of the NSX, I decided that I needed to learn more about it, what made it tick, etc. Thus I found nsxprime.com. After a short time reading through the forum posts I found what had to have been some posts by my cousin, who I did not know was a Prime contributor/member. In fact, his prime "name" reflected the initials in his name. So, I had to at least try to play with him, set him up or something. I made a few posts asking things like "can I drive your car" etc., but he never took the bait. Anyway, that cousin is SJS. Thanks to him, I now own a timeless, beautiful sports-car. Or, maybe I can thank him for emptying my wallet...depends on how I look at it.
It was a few months ago that I thought it was time for a new toy. At that time, I was thinking something a bit cheaper...maybe an RX7. However, my wife said "you know you will never be happy until you have an NSX like your cousin's, so go ahead and get one". Hey, who am I to argue with that logic! I pretty much knew I wanted an NSX with more power than stock, plus a few other 'wants'. Always keeping an eye on the new NSX for sale posts, a few months ago a black 92 caught my attention, but I had not decided to purchase yet. That 92 was pulled off the market because the guy wasn't getting anyone to come look at the car, and the offers over the phone were not to his liking, etc. At that time I said to myself 'that would be pretty much what I want' when I were to be ready to buy.
Then a few weeks ago I noticed that the same car was put back on the market, but at a reduced price. Sounded good to me, so I consulted with my NSX Guru - SJS. Shortly thereafter, a deal was struck and the rest is history. Flew down Friday and drove it back from Tampa Saturday. So far, so good. I can't keep the grin off my face.
Ride home was great, and I'm glad I did it. Originally, I anticipated trailering it back behind my Excursion, but the former owner convinced me that a religious experience awaited me by driving it home. Well, it was a good experience, but a bit shorter drive would have been welcome. I am also now acquainted with some of the typical happenings the rest of you experience when out on the road with your NSX:
A. Erratic driving by others to see "what it is."
B. Every moron in an Integra, Civic (or other ricer) with a bologna-can on it wants "to go", or has to drive up your a@$ to get you to stomp on it.
C. Two most common questions when I stopped:
- What is that?
- Is that a Corvette?
Already, the rest of the wives in the area are mad at my wife, as their husbands are commenting on what she let me buy. Hehehe, I love it. It's going to be a fun summer!
Oh, one more benefit of Prime; When I get my company's new helpdesk software up and running, I think I have found the perfect guy to run it! I am going to have to make Ken an offer.
Regards,
Gene
[This message has been edited by KGP (edited 11 March 2003).]
