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Hey All,
Year: 1998
Model: NSX-T
Color: Spa Yellow
Mileage: 170k
VIN: JH4NA1263WT00011
I was hoping the joint minds of prime could aid me in pricing/deciding if I should grab this NSX. It's got a bit of an interesting history, and I'm unsure how much it's worth and if I should get it or not. I've got a PPI scheduled with Mechanics Direct in Lowell, MA. They seem to be the place to go for NSXs in MA. If the PPI doesn't find anything major, I'd consider purchasing the car, but I'm unsure how much I should pay for it. He wanted 32k, and I was happy to pay that before I knew about the following details.
Three interesting things:
1.The car has been in 3 accidents. I actually uncovered this by searching the VIN on prime. What's more astonishing, the current owner seems to have genuinely not known about them because he didn't think to pull a carfax/autocheck when he bought the car. This means he likely overpaid
"I have had 3 small accidents a wheel hit the front driver side, I spun after hydroplaning and tagged the rear and a guy pulled in front of me. The last accident was very minor and i actually still have that front end at the house as it could be easily fixed but i wanted a different front end. The rear accident broker the spoiler, tail lights and bent the exhaust which i replaced with an anytime exhaust. First accident dented in the front quarter panel and the drivers headlight all was replaced and the car looks great. While only the portions that were hit were repainted the paint overall is in great condition with only some small dings from the road see the pictures that are recent 1 week old."
2. The dealership he bought the car from (ES Motorsports, Inc) didn't disclose the accidents, and was generally slimy. In fact, the owner of the dealership got charged with 80+ felonies for defrauding out of state car purchasers.
https://myfox8.com/2012/02/23/n-c-dmv-arrests-greensboro-car-dealer-for-charging-illegal-fee/
The thread on prime says that this dealer made some changes to the car before selling it : "he lowered it, put on new wheels, did some engine work, looks like he changed the front end and may have put in a new steering rack. " . Given this reputation, I wonder about the quality of this work.
3. Current owner has had the car since 2012, but it has roughly the same mileage
Before the recent inspection (5/13/2019), the current owner hadn't had once since 9/30/2013. He's only put ~350 miles total on the car since he's owned it. He claims it has just sat in his garage the whole time. An NSX with 170k miles isn't a garage queen, and it seems very strange that it just sat up. There was a non-functional Qvale Mangusta in his driveway when I came to look at the NSX.
Original prime thread with pictures and description of accidents:
http://www.nsxprime.com/forum/showthread.php/157896-1998-spa-yellow-VIn-JH4NA1263WT00011-Savanah-GA
Current pictures:
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...&key=WHd1N0Y0cWlDVGl1Ty16U09BeWlhYk1DdXZCRmhB
Year: 1998
Model: NSX-T
Color: Spa Yellow
Mileage: 170k
VIN: JH4NA1263WT00011
I was hoping the joint minds of prime could aid me in pricing/deciding if I should grab this NSX. It's got a bit of an interesting history, and I'm unsure how much it's worth and if I should get it or not. I've got a PPI scheduled with Mechanics Direct in Lowell, MA. They seem to be the place to go for NSXs in MA. If the PPI doesn't find anything major, I'd consider purchasing the car, but I'm unsure how much I should pay for it. He wanted 32k, and I was happy to pay that before I knew about the following details.
Three interesting things:
1.The car has been in 3 accidents. I actually uncovered this by searching the VIN on prime. What's more astonishing, the current owner seems to have genuinely not known about them because he didn't think to pull a carfax/autocheck when he bought the car. This means he likely overpaid
"I have had 3 small accidents a wheel hit the front driver side, I spun after hydroplaning and tagged the rear and a guy pulled in front of me. The last accident was very minor and i actually still have that front end at the house as it could be easily fixed but i wanted a different front end. The rear accident broker the spoiler, tail lights and bent the exhaust which i replaced with an anytime exhaust. First accident dented in the front quarter panel and the drivers headlight all was replaced and the car looks great. While only the portions that were hit were repainted the paint overall is in great condition with only some small dings from the road see the pictures that are recent 1 week old."
2. The dealership he bought the car from (ES Motorsports, Inc) didn't disclose the accidents, and was generally slimy. In fact, the owner of the dealership got charged with 80+ felonies for defrauding out of state car purchasers.
https://myfox8.com/2012/02/23/n-c-dmv-arrests-greensboro-car-dealer-for-charging-illegal-fee/
The thread on prime says that this dealer made some changes to the car before selling it : "he lowered it, put on new wheels, did some engine work, looks like he changed the front end and may have put in a new steering rack. " . Given this reputation, I wonder about the quality of this work.
3. Current owner has had the car since 2012, but it has roughly the same mileage
Before the recent inspection (5/13/2019), the current owner hadn't had once since 9/30/2013. He's only put ~350 miles total on the car since he's owned it. He claims it has just sat in his garage the whole time. An NSX with 170k miles isn't a garage queen, and it seems very strange that it just sat up. There was a non-functional Qvale Mangusta in his driveway when I came to look at the NSX.
Original prime thread with pictures and description of accidents:
http://www.nsxprime.com/forum/showthread.php/157896-1998-spa-yellow-VIn-JH4NA1263WT00011-Savanah-GA
Current pictures:
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...&key=WHd1N0Y0cWlDVGl1Ty16U09BeWlhYk1DdXZCRmhB
