Where are all the Production deliveries ??

powdbyrice said:
But the average consumer doesn't buy for racing heritage. I'm a car guy, but have little interest in racing.

What I was getting at was, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, and BMW have a long history of building bad ass street cars.

Though AMG had the Hammer back in the 80s, AMG isn't recognized as building great cars like the 4 aforementioned brands.

McLaren is an outlier, however, they built the most bad ass street car of them all. They, like Acura, took a long hiatus between models. BUT the key difference is, they went back to building freakishly capable street cars. Fast sells. Billionaire doors, visible carbon fiber, and miles of alcantara dont hurt either.
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I agree with all that :)
 
I've always thought the NSX was defined as a near-exotic that could be driven every day, had reasonable operating costs, and was reliable compared to other cars. That's why I had 5 Gen1s and now a Gen2.

I'm ok with the really low production numbers and hope they don't drop the price. One of the reasons I switched from the R8 (which also met the above 3 criteria) is BECAUSE the Gen2 hasn't sold well and Acura has slowed production. IMO, those are great signs that these cars will become collectible in the future.
 
^It took McLaren a long hiatus to come back on the scene but the irony is this is exactly what is hurting them now.

They build TOO MANY models in such a short time each new model kills the resale value of the old model. Add to it a very limited supply of dealerships in their network who can service the car and suddenly you have a very limited market.

(Just imagine every time your car needs a service or fix a problem you need to transport your car 3+ hours away)
 
Way too much of the sour grapes in this thread.

God bless ya if you can afford your whims and the maintenance.

I think the owners of FORD GT's can't get them serviced at just any FORD place either.

FYI when I picked up my NSX (recall work) they told me the NSX "Specialist" wasn't available to talk as he was at another dealership helping with a NSX that had a funky problem.
 
EuroBoutique said:
They build TOO MANY models in such a short time each new model kills the resale value of the old model.
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Ive been saying this for a while but was beginning to think I was a lone voice, thanks for raising the point ...

I really liked the MP4 and saw this as a natural successor to the NA NSX ... it looked to have that timeless quality about it compared to the F car of the time (458 I think) which dated very quickly due to its over styling.

The evolution to the 650 with its sleek wrap around front end suitably updated the car. But then they simply couldn’t stop them selves ... I now have no idea how many options/variants/models there are and whilst all are incredibly quick of course, I struggle to see for road use on as regular basis as I use the NSX, why anyone ‘needs’ more than the Sport 540/570 models ... (which I think are the best styled of all)

Talented as it is, the 720 is not a pretty car ... and that long tail is an abortion on wheels ...
 
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Heavymetals said:
FYI when I picked up my NSX (recall work) they told me the NSX "Specialist" wasn't available to talk as he was at another dealership helping with a NSX that had a funky problem.
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I look forward to the 90 minute drive each way to have my NSX maintained by the only true UK specialist ...

Heavymetals, I have to ask ... what is a ‘funky problem’ on an NSX?
 
That doesnt sound too good ... hope its not terminal for the owner!, Thanks for sharing ...
 
EuroBoutique said:
^It took McLaren a long hiatus to come back on the scene but the irony is this is exactly what is hurting them now.

They build TOO MANY models in such a short time each new model kills the resale value of the old model. Add to it a very limited supply of dealerships in their network who can service the car and suddenly you have a very limited market.

(Just imagine every time your car needs a service or fix a problem you need to transport your car 3+ hours away)
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The McLaren that built the F1 is a very different company to the McLaren that builds / built the 540, 570, 600, 650, 675, 720, P1, Senna, 12C & Speedtail and all variants thereof.
 
dshinke21 said:
The factory has said they are capable of pumping out 6 cars a day but I don't know that they have ever actually produced them at that rate.




I'm dealing with the same thing for a customer of mine. Guy has bought 3 NSX's and the first model was broken and he shipped it back to be replaced over a year ago and still nothing.
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Got a call from the specialist today. My replacement came in the wrong color. Rejected it and sent back. And that was the last run from the manufacturer so no more will be made. Guess that included new sales too.
 
Is the orange paint or wrap? Either way would have done the beak black ... if paint, is this part of a new range of colours for 2019MY?
 
Thanx powdbyrice,

Had a look around the Acura site as the photos appeared to show orange calipers, to which I thought, finally, someone has thought about colour combinations and the small details that mean a lot ... especially as red on orange would look horrible.

But no, to get these you need to drop >$10k and go for ceramics ... and even the red option on stock brakes is $700 ... ceramics cost fortunes but seem to be the must have options for many buyers ... and where do manufacturers get the costs fRom fo their red paint? And at that price, why no other colours?

I then built a few different combos on the site and all was looking good, a easy to use site, good summary and then I tried to build what I would buy .. grey body, saddle interior, only to find you cant have full saddle interior, it only comes with that black fabric centre piece ... and talking interiors ... why oh why do Acura / Honda think blue looks good inside a car??? It looked awful in the ‘90’s Civics and Preludes, it stopped me buying an 05 NSX and it doesn’t look any better on a $200k sports car in 2018!!
 
Senninha said:
Thanx powdbyrice,

Had a look around the Acura site as the photos appeared to show orange calipers, to which I thought, finally, someone has thought about colour combinations and the small details that mean a lot ... especially as red on orange would look horrible.

But no, to get these you need to drop >$10k and go for ceramics ... and even the red option on stock brakes is $700 ... ceramics cost fortunes but seem to be the must have options for many buyers ... and where do manufacturers get the costs fRom fo their red paint? And at that price, why no other colours?

I then built a few different combos on the site and all was looking good, a easy to use site, good summary and then I tried to build what I would buy .. grey body, saddle interior, only to find you cant have full saddle interior, it only comes with that black fabric centre piece ... and talking interiors ... why oh why do Acura / Honda think blue looks good inside a car??? It looked awful in the ‘90’s Civics and Preludes, it stopped me buying an 05 NSX and it doesn’t look any better on a $200k sports car in 2018!!
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Funny to read your blue interior rant. There is a fellow in the FB page pulling his saddle interior out and putting in blue. I personally think the blue looks fine, but like the saddle a lot more.
 
I think the blue interior would look good with a white or black exterior. When I was looking for a new 2004, I almost passed on a yellow/yellow because of the interior. I bought it anyway and ended up really liking the yellow interior.
 
WeakestLink said:
I think the blue interior would look good with a white or black exterior. When I was looking for a new 2004, I almost passed on a yellow/yellow because of the interior. I bought it anyway and ended up really liking the yellow interior.
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Blue does look fine with white or black, not so much with an orange exterior.
 
The blue interior definitely goes with a white or black exterior. It might even go with a blue exterior is you are REALLY into blue. Doesn’t go with orange unless you’re going to do a Gulf livery on your car IMO.

The orange looks great in person! The only minor issue for me would be it’s a pearl and not metallic, but that’s a very minuscule, minor complaint.
 

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