I agree the garage queens only wish they could drive it to the store for the hell of it, since they are so worried that their car GOD FORBID is going to go down in value, that they are really missing the point of having the car. its a Freaking car and thats it.
Totally agree, though my NSX is not my DD. Any reluctance I have to take it out is not derived from a fear of damage- after all it's just sheet metal and paint. It can be fixed, buffed, painted, etc. Instead, it's fear of
theft. I have put so much time, blood, sweat and MONEY into this car that I cannot imagine some knucklehead hot wiring the damn thing and then wrapping it around a telephone pole while running from the cops. I have an alarm with starter kill, but alarms are pretty much useless these days.
My car is without a doubt a "garage queen" and I really don't drive it a whole lot because its a toy, a 3rd car, and I don't need to.
That said, the one place I *do* drive it is the grocery store, ironically
Nice post Honcho! I was in Denver on business a few weeks back and while putting along in the rental crap box I saw an NSX fly by just as my coworker and I were discussing my car. It may have been you on the way back with some ice cream!
Probably not me, as the car was delivered from my home in NYC only 2 or 3 weeks ago.
Still has NY plates.
then you should change your signature
LOL :biggrin: Nah, RDX is still king of the grocery hill. My wife and I met some friends for dinner last week in north denver- about a 25 mile ride from our house. I immediately defaulted to the RDX, but decided to take the NSX instead since it was a nice evening. When we got home my wife told me she was glad we took the NSX because using it as an actual car to transport us places made it seem less like a toy/trophy to her. I've tried to take that to heart and am using it more for DD on the weekends, hence my trip to King Soopers for our weekly grocery shop. I'll be taking it up to Vail in July for our company legal retreat as well. I'm nervous, but know deep down the car will be fine.
I take mine to the store too. Get looks but not as much as some I guess. My shopping center is rather small and has a lot of trophy wives in MBs and they don't pay attention really. The young guys do - sometimes I get a stare from women but when I drive generally it's not to the store.
My drives are sporting drives around a the twisties in my area at low traffic times so I can enjoy it some. It's such a pleasure to drive -it just runs so good. They are great cars - when mine sells it will be a sad day. I have vowed to get another one day. Till then you guys will just have to listen to my old stories and there aren't enough of em.
Say it ain't so Tim!! Well, I know you deep down want a NA2 so I guess it's not that surprising.
The only car I would sell my 91 to get would be a NA2 coupe, which I would Type-S the hell out of.
But my chances of finding one are slim to none and I've pretty much made my NA1 coupe the same performance-wise. I hope you get back in a NSX soon and fight the urge to buy another 911- they always come back, you know!