I took delivery of my 1991 Black/Ivory manual NSX one month ago. I have put over 2200 miles on it in that time and I love it!
My car is relatively stock other than a Shine GT front lip, Taitec GTLW exhaust, 18/19 rims and D2 suspension (lowered pretty aggressively).
The ride is a little firm for my tastes with the 18/19 and lowered suspension, bumps on the highway are not too friendly and I have to pay close attention to where I drive to limit scraping the front lip. I put on the stock 15/16 with who know how old tires and drove a few miles around town to feel the difference. IMO the ride is much more enjoyable with the stock size rims/tires than with the big rims/tires; though I do really like the look of the 18/19 rims.
Other than the ride being a little firm, the car is quite enjoyable for my daily commute of about 100 miles. The ergonomics in this car are phenomenal, everything within an extension of your fingers.
I love the sounds of the Taitec exhaust and would eventually like to install aftermarket headers sometime down the road. Other than headers, I do not really have plans to mod the car further. But I am still quite green in my ownership of this car.
The handling of the car is obviously phenomenal, the car is quite responsive and really helps build confidence as I continue to learn the limits and push it a little further. The car has not (yet) really scare me, I am cautiously confident.
My normal DD is a 2007 Accord Sedan. The first time I got back into the Accord after driving the NSX for a week, it felt like a Cadillac. The ride is so much higher and the car almost feels to float down the highway, as the NSX just feels so planted to the road. I have even consistently gotten 25 MPG in the NSX!
The NSX is not without faults, mainly just the normal items; even after lubricating the antenna only fully retracts about 25% of the time. The aspirator fan is loud, CD changer does not work and CCU only works on high.
I am also amazed at the attention the car gets. Each time I stop at a gas station, I get at least one person ask about the car, and nobody knows what it is. I have gotten a "some new Mitsubishi" to a Ferrari. Dads have asked to take pictures of their son with the car. Teens drool over it and ask to drive it or try to get a street race going. Then I have co-workers think that I must have gotten a big bonus this year. The first thing I tell people is that the car was made in 1990, they cannot believe it.
I love this car and plan to keep it for some time! I will be sad to put it away for winter here sometime soon.
Lastly, here are a few pictures...
My car is relatively stock other than a Shine GT front lip, Taitec GTLW exhaust, 18/19 rims and D2 suspension (lowered pretty aggressively).
The ride is a little firm for my tastes with the 18/19 and lowered suspension, bumps on the highway are not too friendly and I have to pay close attention to where I drive to limit scraping the front lip. I put on the stock 15/16 with who know how old tires and drove a few miles around town to feel the difference. IMO the ride is much more enjoyable with the stock size rims/tires than with the big rims/tires; though I do really like the look of the 18/19 rims.
Other than the ride being a little firm, the car is quite enjoyable for my daily commute of about 100 miles. The ergonomics in this car are phenomenal, everything within an extension of your fingers.
I love the sounds of the Taitec exhaust and would eventually like to install aftermarket headers sometime down the road. Other than headers, I do not really have plans to mod the car further. But I am still quite green in my ownership of this car.
The handling of the car is obviously phenomenal, the car is quite responsive and really helps build confidence as I continue to learn the limits and push it a little further. The car has not (yet) really scare me, I am cautiously confident.
My normal DD is a 2007 Accord Sedan. The first time I got back into the Accord after driving the NSX for a week, it felt like a Cadillac. The ride is so much higher and the car almost feels to float down the highway, as the NSX just feels so planted to the road. I have even consistently gotten 25 MPG in the NSX!
The NSX is not without faults, mainly just the normal items; even after lubricating the antenna only fully retracts about 25% of the time. The aspirator fan is loud, CD changer does not work and CCU only works on high.
I am also amazed at the attention the car gets. Each time I stop at a gas station, I get at least one person ask about the car, and nobody knows what it is. I have gotten a "some new Mitsubishi" to a Ferrari. Dads have asked to take pictures of their son with the car. Teens drool over it and ask to drive it or try to get a street race going. Then I have co-workers think that I must have gotten a big bonus this year. The first thing I tell people is that the car was made in 1990, they cannot believe it.
I love this car and plan to keep it for some time! I will be sad to put it away for winter here sometime soon.
Lastly, here are a few pictures...
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