Get a black Lambo Gallardo!!! F-N sweet.....
When do you abandon the NSX?? Help me decide, please....may sell it.
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Not a bad idea. CTSCs have meant renewed excitement for many in Mitch's position.Larry Bastanza said:CTSC
"Bare necessities," "conservative," cmon, gimme a break. Intake isn't necessary as the stock is just as good (or better) than aftermarket (plus Mitch already has the cantelli, so it's a sunk cost). You don't need to spend $3-5k on headers and exhaust (and it sounds like he already has a taitec). Stock brakes are just fine in my experience (especially with proper fluid and good pads like the race compounds from Hawk) unless you're going to be at the track every week and getting really competitive. Ditto for suspension (though type-r front sway bar and strut/chassis bar set might be nice).NsSeX said:
Here's a better price list:
CTSC (installed): $9,500
Headers: $1,200
Better Pads: $150
Brake Fluid: $30
Suspension Bits (optional): $400
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Total: $10,880-11,280
latzke said:
Again it was just my opinon^^ :redface: As to the brakes, I feel that the stock brakes are good enough when your car is left untouched, but when you start adding "serious" power, well........ just my 0.02
NsSeX said:
Well....something about paying $180,000 for a Porsche 911 is not in the cards for me.
OutbackKY said:
Some good ideas. I have done the Jeep / SUV thing before and that was very short lived. Something about having to actually slow down for corners, getting crappy gas mileage, and just generally being bored while driving killed that. Going mudding was fun though.
Funny enough I am in the process of doing the 'make it like new again' thing in an attempt to regain the enthusiasm again. I had the front fully repainted (hitting the fuzzy critter just gave me a reason), ordered new floor mats, new trunk shocks, new OEM tires, new Comptech sway bars, new exhaust (Taitec JGTC), Cantrell cold air intake, UNI filter, new turn signal lenses to refresh the front, and all sorts of other stuff. We will see how it goes. I am even thinking of taking a multi-day road trip next week to see what happens.
Texas91Brent said:Get a black Lambo Gallardo!!! F-N sweet.....
Not a fan of a Lambo that does not have Lambo-doors. If I was going to get a Lamborghini it would be a Countach or a Diablo, and neither of those is remotely close to being a regular driver.
latzke said:
I need to drive one then. I have never driven an NSX with the Comptech Supercharger. Of course, there are not any around here to sample, so that makes things difficult.
Meeyatch1 said:I need to drive one then. I have never driven an NSX with the Comptech Supercharger. Of course, there are not any around here to sample, so that makes things difficult.
I don't think the CTSC is the answer. It is still a NSX, just with more power, which you will get used to soon enough and you will be in the same boat.
Time for a change.
NetViper said:
Yeah I wholehardly agree with that. It seems to me, you need to take a totally different direction.
Meeyatch1 said:I need to drive one then. I have never driven an NSX with the Comptech Supercharger. Of course, there are not any around here to sample, so that makes things difficult.
An Idea!! Drive over to Vegas, try out Factor X's 'getup' ..... and if you do decide to go that route, throw the keys at me for a couple
:biggrin:A new toy and a couple days without her, your heart will grow fonder by the minute.....
Meeyatch1 said:Well....something about paying $180,000 for a Porsche 911 is not in the cards for me.
You can buy a clean low mileage GT2 for $110K all day long. If you are patient or dont care about the mileage, Ive seen some that were asking around $100K. 996 Turbo prices have been dropping, on the other hand 993 Turbos have been steady, and even going up a little. If you are interested, I know a guy who has been trying to sell his 996 Turbo for many months. The car has about 43K miles, Techart wheels, high end audio components, full leather interior. He is asking $62K, PM me!
Meeyatch1 said:Well....something about paying $180,000 for a Porsche 911 is not in the cards for me.
lol point taken, but like someone else said, you can find nice GT2's for around 100-120ish:smile:
Also, if you are looking for a car that has a lot of power/speed the 996 tt can be your answer. It already has plenty of power and speed as is in stock form. I know from first hand experience that a 996tt with just a free flowing exhaust, is faster than a BPU supra that has about 400-420 RWHP hands down. if you want to go out and hunt C6 z06's, well just be ready to pony up around 10-20k :biggrin:
I have had an NSX for almost 14 years. I have also always had another car or two. Currently, in my little fleet I have a 350Z. Sell one of your NSX's, get something fun, then don't drive your remaining NSX for a month or two. The excitement will be back...
As I mentioned before, the NSX is like a disease that never leaves you - actually more like allergy (especially summer allergy)
Everytime I think about selling the NSX mainly because I am trying to be wise and mature due to having two kids, I go back in the decision. I put it for sale last week and was determined to sell it for sure this time, then for the last two days, I am having second thoughts again and again - I just keep wasting money on ads in the trader instead of putting that money towards the cantrell intake - I simply don't know what to do or how to think anymore.
Everytime I think about selling the NSX mainly because I am trying to be wise and mature due to having two kids, I go back in the decision. I put it for sale last week and was determined to sell it for sure this time, then for the last two days, I am having second thoughts again and again - I just keep wasting money on ads in the trader instead of putting that money towards the cantrell intake - I simply don't know what to do or how to think anymore.
NSX7 said:
I am in the same boat. I sold my first one because we were building a house and I thought with starting a family I would never drive it much anyway, but I always kept thinking about it. Then I bought another back around 02-03 and was very happy with it (98 model), but then a business opportunity (buying out my partner here at ATV Outfitters) presented itself, and I needed cash to make it happen, so there goes NSX #2. It was only months later that I started looking again, trying to figure out how to financially make one feasible with my cash poor situation, and less than a year later I was an owner again (97, but same color combo as the 98). It really is a little like an addiction. I have lately been curious about a 360, GT, Gallardo, or even a 355. I may try one of those $$$-in the bank permittting, but I am not sure if it could replace the NSX is my heart. Hell I may wait for the NSX replacement, only to find it can not even do the trick! If it looks like the front drive POS we have seen "spy shots" of, it will be like the 68 Vette, driving prices of our cars back up like it did the C2 (63-67) Vette!
Here's a rather simple yet possibly powerful solution.
Driving shoes
Since I drive my car about 40,000 miles per year having the right shoe makes a big difference to me. The Simpsons are very very comfortable and make driving the car an absolute pleasure. I have the Accelarators in black which is a nice low key color. I got into the car yesterday with normal sneakers and it was just all wrong. The sneakers felt awkward and clumsy.
I just checked the Simpson website and the shoes are on sale right now for $70.00, they're normally $95.00. If you decide to order a pair, they run large. I wear a size 11 sneaker and I had to get the Simpsons in US size 10.
Driving shoes
Since I drive my car about 40,000 miles per year having the right shoe makes a big difference to me. The Simpsons are very very comfortable and make driving the car an absolute pleasure. I have the Accelarators in black which is a nice low key color. I got into the car yesterday with normal sneakers and it was just all wrong. The sneakers felt awkward and clumsy.
I just checked the Simpson website and the shoes are on sale right now for $70.00, they're normally $95.00. If you decide to order a pair, they run large. I wear a size 11 sneaker and I had to get the Simpsons in US size 10.
Hugh said:
Or..... he could always try driving in stilettos... that's a fun challenge ~ for ya ** :biggrin:
MiamiMermaid said:
He'd look good in a pair of FMPs! :biggrin:
Some matching lipstick, a touch of mascara, a little blush......
Yeah, I can picture it!
Hugh said:
Now we're talking!! ** :biggrin: :tongue:
He was talking about coming to Michigan this weekend,,,, I will be sure to have my camera handy !
MiamiMermaid said:Now we're talking!! ** :biggrin: :tongue:
He was talking about coming to Michigan this weekend,,,, I will be sure to have my camera handy !
Perfect! He'll be able to use your photo for his new avatar when he changes his screen name to Beeyatch1.
Hugh said:
LOL... ... I'll take several different shots of it and promise to keep the photos at cost...
:tongue: 
Meeyatch1 said:
I think this statement is very telling about your future direction...think about it :smile:
I myself am comfortable knowing that I'm going to have my NSX for a very, very long time.
I don't think I'll ever practically be able to buy and maintain a $200K car. I certainly can't now. I bring this up because the only other cars I would ever want to replace the NSX with are in that price range or above. Particularly after I do the SOS 3.8L engine, I couldn't think of how the NSX wouldn't meet my needs as a car, both now and in 20 years.
To me, a F355 or F360 or a used 911TT just isn't enough for me to trade in the NSX for good. Now, the F430 is quite a car and I'd love to get handed the keys to a 599GTB but there's another problem--I still want to DRIVE it all the time! And you just can't drive an F car all the time. You just can't.
If I had enough money to burn and time to haul it in to the shop, sure I would trade in the NSX for a F430 or a Vanquish or a CGT, etc. But that's about what it would take.
I think upgrading my NSX to my specifications is just a natural progression of technology that Honda failed to implement themselves. After 15 years there's a lot of good technicians and mechanics, such as SOS, who have worked hard to put out a product that rivals Honda in terms of R&D and quality. I think tasteful modifications are totaly acceptable and don't really change the core of what the NSX is/was or what Honda intended it to be.
Your statement about not wanting to really commit to make the NSX what you want basically means to me that you are ready for a change. You're realizing that you were young and you never got to experience a lot of what's out there. That's OK. But don't sell the NSX just yet--keep it as long as you can and only get rid of it after owning/driving something else for 6 months.
