Greetings to all -
So this Saturday (6/25) I finally went to pick the NSX up from the seller in Tustin SoCal. His wife was nice enough to meet me at the Train Station to complete the transaction.
On the way to Tustin, I drove my 97 Accord and took the I-5 and of course even on a Saturday @ 2PM there was GRIDLOCK..I HATE Los Angeles, Orange County traffic. Went to the Train Station , parked the car, and waited to get picked up. I was hoping that she was NOT going to drive the NSX there as I don't like making deals on PUBLIC properties. (But she was a very nice looking lady, so I didn't mind :biggrin: )
In Any case, she showed up IN the NSX and with the top off (not hers :biggrin: sickos) and parked in front of me while I waited on one of those benches. Dammit, she IS going to make me pay for this car here!
After all is said and done, I drove her home and OFF I went and this time I was taking the 405N freeway hoping to "avoid" traffic
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Got on the ramp and WOW!!! This car is definitely SEX on wheels! With the top off, NO radio, windows rolled down @ a very gracious 73 degrees Southern California weather and just the SWEET sound of the Comptech Exhaust and header rumbling behind me, ALL that gridlock traffic issues I had earlier just faded away.
The Sparco Torino seats fit like a glove, the semi Lexus ride quality is unheard of with a Sports Car as SEXY as the NSX, the almost panoramic view from the cockpit, the buttery gear box shifted effortless, and the most beautiful sound of VTEC makes you want to keep it there....BUT, "BRAKE LIGHTS"
!
I'm going through the different gears trying to get used to them and found that even on HEAVY traffic, the NSX is very comfortable, no grinding at all (It's been about 7 years since my last Manual Tranny vehicle). The only gripe I had was my shoes hitting this dead pedal as I push the clutch in, but is easily correctable (I think I'm going to have to remove this almost useless piece).
Stop n Go from Long Beach all the way to LAX (Spotted a Yellow NSX on the other side going South...But he was ALSO stuck and busy looking ahead as I waved) and I get this weird feeling that I'm being followed or watched
.. All of a sudden, this SUV (Honda Passport) gets next to me on the driver side almost hitting the car in front of them and I hear these angelic voices eminating from inside this vehicle! So I look over to my left and what do I see, 3 LOVELY young ladies sticking their head out of their SUV and giving me the wave and yelling.."WOW, thats a very nice car.." (giggles)... One girl yelled out, "we were trying to catch up to you for at least 8 miles..!!"
Not a bad deal for the FIRST HOUR in the NSX! This may cause some issues at the homefront if the Lady reads this post, so I will finish this with, ALL I DID was wave back and smiled and thankd them for the compliment..
I forgot to mention that I didn't get home till 3:30AM Sunday!
Mike...
P.S. Pictures will come later this week.
So this Saturday (6/25) I finally went to pick the NSX up from the seller in Tustin SoCal. His wife was nice enough to meet me at the Train Station to complete the transaction.
On the way to Tustin, I drove my 97 Accord and took the I-5 and of course even on a Saturday @ 2PM there was GRIDLOCK..I HATE Los Angeles, Orange County traffic. Went to the Train Station , parked the car, and waited to get picked up. I was hoping that she was NOT going to drive the NSX there as I don't like making deals on PUBLIC properties. (But she was a very nice looking lady, so I didn't mind :biggrin: )
In Any case, she showed up IN the NSX and with the top off (not hers :biggrin: sickos) and parked in front of me while I waited on one of those benches. Dammit, she IS going to make me pay for this car here!
After all is said and done, I drove her home and OFF I went and this time I was taking the 405N freeway hoping to "avoid" traffic
.Got on the ramp and WOW!!! This car is definitely SEX on wheels! With the top off, NO radio, windows rolled down @ a very gracious 73 degrees Southern California weather and just the SWEET sound of the Comptech Exhaust and header rumbling behind me, ALL that gridlock traffic issues I had earlier just faded away.
The Sparco Torino seats fit like a glove, the semi Lexus ride quality is unheard of with a Sports Car as SEXY as the NSX, the almost panoramic view from the cockpit, the buttery gear box shifted effortless, and the most beautiful sound of VTEC makes you want to keep it there....BUT, "BRAKE LIGHTS"
! I'm going through the different gears trying to get used to them and found that even on HEAVY traffic, the NSX is very comfortable, no grinding at all (It's been about 7 years since my last Manual Tranny vehicle). The only gripe I had was my shoes hitting this dead pedal as I push the clutch in, but is easily correctable (I think I'm going to have to remove this almost useless piece).
Stop n Go from Long Beach all the way to LAX (Spotted a Yellow NSX on the other side going South...But he was ALSO stuck and busy looking ahead as I waved) and I get this weird feeling that I'm being followed or watched
.. All of a sudden, this SUV (Honda Passport) gets next to me on the driver side almost hitting the car in front of them and I hear these angelic voices eminating from inside this vehicle! So I look over to my left and what do I see, 3 LOVELY young ladies sticking their head out of their SUV and giving me the wave and yelling.."WOW, thats a very nice car.." (giggles)... One girl yelled out, "we were trying to catch up to you for at least 8 miles..!!"Not a bad deal for the FIRST HOUR in the NSX! This may cause some issues at the homefront if the Lady reads this post, so I will finish this with, ALL I DID was wave back and smiled and thankd them for the compliment..
I forgot to mention that I didn't get home till 3:30AM Sunday!
Mike...
P.S. Pictures will come later this week.
