So long past due, here's the story of my car buy and our first highway trip...
This is a car that I had been dreaming out for like 10 years and never thought I would be able to afford having one.. well, after finally earning some dough, I figured you only live once... So after scanning autotrader for about 3 months looking for the right NSX for me, I finally found... about a month ago... a gorgeous '00 NSX-T with 12K miles sitting in a dealership in Chicago, crying out to me 1000 miles away from where I live, here in Dallas.
I quickly put a deposit on the car, and bought a 1 way plane ticket to Chicago... My wife was set to join me in Chicago and if the car checked out, we would drive it down to Dallas over the weekend...
I started reading the posts on NSXprime and made the aquaintance of Sean Williams and Mystican who agreed to meet me on the Saturday I was flying in to help me check out the car...
Well, once I arrived, I was hooked. The car looked awesome, shimmering in the sunlight.. I was ready to buy right there and then, but Sean and Mystican brought me to my senses and enlightened as to the wisdom of checking out the car first. Sean and Mystican checked it very carefully, gave me some great pointers and other than imperceptible rock chips, told me it looked clean as a whistle. We then took the car down to get it inspected by a certified acura tech who said it was mechanically 100% perfect. The day was getting late and I had to make time to make it back by Monday morning for work. I'd like to once again thank Sean and Mystican here and I am sorry we did not have time for lunch and I will definitely treat you guys to lunch and drinks at a future NSX event.
Anyways, late afternoon, my wife and I started to cruise down the highway towards Dallas. It took a few moments to get used to the tight suspension on the highway, but once we did, the ride was the most comfortable ride my wife and I had ever driven - and we've driven cross country twice in several different sedan comfort cars. The only thing I did not expect was all the attention the car would get... on the highway, many people would point and stare and at most gas stations, people would come up and say, "wow... what a beautiful car.. what kind of car is that?" As for performance, most cars I have driven would protest somewhat when you stepped on the gas and revved the RPMs past 4 or 5... not the NSX.. it was very very difficult to drive it at only 60MPH.. when you stepped on the gas, the sound the exhaust made was a sigh of relief.. like... finally, the lion can stretch out... no protest... just a happy-to-be-alive kind of sound.... the exhaust made such a beautiful melody, that we had no need to listen to the car radio or cassette deck, even though we brought all these cassettes for the trip. Anyways, the trip was a total pleasure.
We stayed at a Best Western motel on the first night of the trip and would check on the car every five minutes to make sure it was still there... it felt eerily dreamlike to have this car.. The next morning, it was raining and we were both very concerned about the NSX getting wet.. well it turned out to be a very cool experience in itself.. the NSX felt far more stable in the rain than any sedan I have had... maintaining great traction and control on the highway. Also, as the rain was falling lightly, the water would clear along the aerodynamic lines of the car, without using any wipers... my wife likened it to being in a jet-plane, and evaoprating the water droplets on contact.. we actually took pictures and i'm not sure if they turned out well, but you can judge for yourself below....within a couple of hours, the rain cleared up and we made good time the next day, arriving earlier than anticipated in Dallas.
Overall, the trip was a fantastic experience and I am so happy and excited with this car.. even almost two weeks later, I still cant believe I own a car of such craftsmanship and beauty. It inspired my wife and me to take some pictures which I tried uploading below and it also inspired my wife (an amazing musician) to pen a few songs, which I will upload at some point if I ever have time... Well, that's the story of my NSX buy and first drive..
Originally, I thought this would be a daily driver, but at this point, I feel like pampering the car with trafficless open roads and this will probably be just a fun weekend car from now on...
Now for some props...
Once again, big thanks to Sean Williams and Mystican
Sorry... O-Ace, that we never got in touch... my schedule was kind of hectic that weekend...
Shout out to Susan at Goodson Acura who hooked me up with a car cover, and gave me an awesome tour of the dealership
Also, big props to big-D in Dallas, who has helped me tremendously with my buy, NSX enthusiasm and who will soon be getting an NSX of his own!
This is a car that I had been dreaming out for like 10 years and never thought I would be able to afford having one.. well, after finally earning some dough, I figured you only live once... So after scanning autotrader for about 3 months looking for the right NSX for me, I finally found... about a month ago... a gorgeous '00 NSX-T with 12K miles sitting in a dealership in Chicago, crying out to me 1000 miles away from where I live, here in Dallas.
I quickly put a deposit on the car, and bought a 1 way plane ticket to Chicago... My wife was set to join me in Chicago and if the car checked out, we would drive it down to Dallas over the weekend...
I started reading the posts on NSXprime and made the aquaintance of Sean Williams and Mystican who agreed to meet me on the Saturday I was flying in to help me check out the car...
Well, once I arrived, I was hooked. The car looked awesome, shimmering in the sunlight.. I was ready to buy right there and then, but Sean and Mystican brought me to my senses and enlightened as to the wisdom of checking out the car first. Sean and Mystican checked it very carefully, gave me some great pointers and other than imperceptible rock chips, told me it looked clean as a whistle. We then took the car down to get it inspected by a certified acura tech who said it was mechanically 100% perfect. The day was getting late and I had to make time to make it back by Monday morning for work. I'd like to once again thank Sean and Mystican here and I am sorry we did not have time for lunch and I will definitely treat you guys to lunch and drinks at a future NSX event.
Anyways, late afternoon, my wife and I started to cruise down the highway towards Dallas. It took a few moments to get used to the tight suspension on the highway, but once we did, the ride was the most comfortable ride my wife and I had ever driven - and we've driven cross country twice in several different sedan comfort cars. The only thing I did not expect was all the attention the car would get... on the highway, many people would point and stare and at most gas stations, people would come up and say, "wow... what a beautiful car.. what kind of car is that?" As for performance, most cars I have driven would protest somewhat when you stepped on the gas and revved the RPMs past 4 or 5... not the NSX.. it was very very difficult to drive it at only 60MPH.. when you stepped on the gas, the sound the exhaust made was a sigh of relief.. like... finally, the lion can stretch out... no protest... just a happy-to-be-alive kind of sound.... the exhaust made such a beautiful melody, that we had no need to listen to the car radio or cassette deck, even though we brought all these cassettes for the trip. Anyways, the trip was a total pleasure.
We stayed at a Best Western motel on the first night of the trip and would check on the car every five minutes to make sure it was still there... it felt eerily dreamlike to have this car.. The next morning, it was raining and we were both very concerned about the NSX getting wet.. well it turned out to be a very cool experience in itself.. the NSX felt far more stable in the rain than any sedan I have had... maintaining great traction and control on the highway. Also, as the rain was falling lightly, the water would clear along the aerodynamic lines of the car, without using any wipers... my wife likened it to being in a jet-plane, and evaoprating the water droplets on contact.. we actually took pictures and i'm not sure if they turned out well, but you can judge for yourself below....within a couple of hours, the rain cleared up and we made good time the next day, arriving earlier than anticipated in Dallas.
Overall, the trip was a fantastic experience and I am so happy and excited with this car.. even almost two weeks later, I still cant believe I own a car of such craftsmanship and beauty. It inspired my wife and me to take some pictures which I tried uploading below and it also inspired my wife (an amazing musician) to pen a few songs, which I will upload at some point if I ever have time... Well, that's the story of my NSX buy and first drive..
Originally, I thought this would be a daily driver, but at this point, I feel like pampering the car with trafficless open roads and this will probably be just a fun weekend car from now on...
Now for some props...
Once again, big thanks to Sean Williams and Mystican
Sorry... O-Ace, that we never got in touch... my schedule was kind of hectic that weekend...
Shout out to Susan at Goodson Acura who hooked me up with a car cover, and gave me an awesome tour of the dealership
Also, big props to big-D in Dallas, who has helped me tremendously with my buy, NSX enthusiasm and who will soon be getting an NSX of his own!
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