Money is certainly a consideration for me.
At £160k it is very close in price to some very special competition.
When I put my deposit down I was prepared to spend maybe £120k, but I have a house to build and the extra £40k is not so easy to come by right now.
So, assuming I am prepared to pay the entire cost I need it to be something really special.
In looks department, I think it absolutely is. I didn't at first but it is unlike anything else and I think it will age well.
So then it needs to perform elsewhere and this is where it starts to fall down for me.
It's not the fastest accelerating, it's not the fastest around a track, it's not the lowest emitting, it's not the best handling, it's not the most economical.
What it seems to be great at is changing its personality between daily driver and special supercar - that doesn't excite me so much. I'm not really looking for a one stop shop car. I'd rather the NSX feels special all the time, rather than making it less of an event to drive in "easy" mode.
I would forgive it all of this and give it a go if I thought its value would hold up and it would remain in demand for a long time, but all the messages I'm getting, even with all the UK deposits taken and an apparent waiting list for the next 200, is that they can't turn the deposits into firm orders.
Then last but not least, is after I take the plunge and step into the interior of my £160k I want it to feel special, but to me it looks too japanese to warranty the price tag. I would hope they'd take a leaf out of Audi's or ferrari/lamborghini's book.
Even the i8 interior and door opening for example is much more of an event.
Please don't get me wrong, I desperately wanted to love this car, but after such a long wait, I can't help but feel that it is failing to deliver on so many fronts.
They benchmarked it against all the last generation cars. It hasn't even started delivering in the UK and already all those bench marks are last generation.
I'm not a hater, or a dreamer, just a disillusioned prospective buyer.