Originally posted by Blk&Tan:
Is it worth $7000 to get Comptech goodies?
There are several possible ways to answer that question.
First, you can't assume that the $7000 difference is attributable entirely, and solely, to the mods. The two cars are probably not identical in every respect, so the difference in value might be attributed to many other differences, not just the mods.
Second, these mods should not be worth an increase of $7000 in the value of the car, IMHO. Headers and exhaust and springs and wheels, together, probably cost somewhere around $7000 when new. You should never be paying full value for mods when you are buying a used car. IMO even if these are the exact mods you want, you should still not need to pay more than 50 percent over the value of an unmodded car for them.
Finally, there is the question of whether these mods are worth $7000
to you. Many people don't care whether the car has mods or not (and many others prefer an unmodded car). So that's a matter of your own preferences and financial priorities. They may be worth $0 or $1000 or $7000 to you - depending on how YOU value them.
I think it's also worth noting that the '95-96 is the worst model year of the NSX for performance, and is also (for that and other years) the worst choice for an NSX to modify. It's worst in performance because it has the added weight of the NSX-T (introduced in '95) without the added power of the 3.2-liter engine ('97+). Furthermore, it has the softest suspension because it is the least rigid version of the NSX-T; it has some reinforcement for the -T roof but not as much as the '97+. Making the suspension firmer is going to bring out the lack of rigidity, and you are going to feel that. If performance is a big concern (and it usually is, for those who are interested in mods), you are better off getting a '91-94 or a '97+.
