It really isn't worth it. You'll be driving and thinking to yourself "hmmm... A 50k car shouldn't rattle there... Or squeak here..." Plus, you'll eventually be thinking that you spent 50k on what by today's standards isn't all that crazy handling. I mean, it's good, but 50k can get you a lot better, faster, more modern and newer cars.

In my mind, the only reason to buy one is solely for the looks. Oddly enough, only other dudes will ever look at you though the problem now is people who've always wanted one, will buy one, drive it for a bit and then likely sell it. It's crazy how many NSXs are 4+ owner cars. I've seen some as high as 7 owners. Just a rotating door of owners. And you have no idea what the previous 6 owners did with the car either.

I have the opportunity to technically buy an NSX next year. But I won't. For the same money, I can either get a multi owner NA2 NSX, or a brand new 2016 GT350 Mustang, with a 530hp DOHC V8 that revs just as high as the NA2, magnetic ride suspension, RWD, LSD, stupid large brakes, independent rear suspension and overall a very nice track tuned suspension, you name it. And the beauty is, the GT350 will likely hold it's value, especially when it gets to a certain age.

If you absolutely love the look of the NSX (which many do, including myself) and you like nostalgic cars, then buy one. Otherwise, why bother? If you want to stay with Honda, buy an s2000 instead. Or two. And still have money left over

 

^He don't need an S2k........

 

Everybody needs a S2k...except for Mustang owners.

 

Mustang owners need a Prius.

 

You spelled bus pass wrong.

 

B-U-S P-A-S-S


I spelled Ass....

 

it's likely the image - although will check the alignment when I change the tires

 

you do have valid points - the only issue is that you can't replace the driving feel of any of these older cars especially the NSX - 800 lbs more in the GT350 does not cut it in that department - it's a great car though and a great engine

 

I like the NSX because of its heritage, its design, and its mid engine layout.

Maybe it is because I'm not really a very fast track driver but I have become less focused on outright performance. I like the variety that having a range of cars can provide.

Regardless of how good the Shelby GT350 performs on paper and in the real world, it suffers from two things:

1) Modern crash standards that have resulted in huge bulky cars

2) A very conventional drivetrain layout

#2 is straightforward. FR, MR, RR cars all feel different and right now I am missing an MR car in my lineup.

#1 is something that I've noticed after driving and riding around in a lot of cars. Modern cars feel like somebody put a huge box in front of me. There's only two modern sports cars (that I have driven) where I didn't feel this. That was the Ferrari 458 Italia and the McLaren MP4-12C.

But then I hop into any early to mid 2000s sports car and they feel great. I really think that era might have been the pinnacle of driver's oriented cars.

The other day, I was watching a review and the reviewer was talking about browsing Facebook on the infotainment system. What the hell? Also, one day a friend of mine borrowed my truck. He texted me to ask if the headunit supported Bluetooth audio streaming. I texted him back, "no but it is even better. Aux cable. No compression, doesn't drain your battery."

 

^ Look into an Elise/Exige...

 

The Elise was on my shortlist for a while. After more research and first hand experience, I took it off from frontrunner status, although I still think about them from time to time.

The driving experience is very pure. That's a big thing for it.

The downsides are the poor build quality, and complete absence of an interior. I've never been big on those stripped down R models of other cars, and the Elise is like that. I don't need a fancy interior, but getting into the Elise reminds me of getting into a roller coaster ride.

I have a friend who had one, and he owned it for about two years. He drove it for 9 months and then it spent the rest of the time at a body shop waiting for parts after he was lightly rear ended. The car was not totaled. It just needed to wait for parts from England.

Finally, the exterior styling makes it look like an insect to me. I like the Exige a lot more, but prices are still high. I like buying these toys at the bottom of their depreciation.

 

I'd love an Elise as a toy/track day fun. I've only driven 1 in Austin & took a ride on an autocross course in 1 in College Station.
Even more go-kart-like than a Miata, IMO.

Though, given your dislike of the stripper interior, I doubt an Exige, which I assume to be even more stripped than an Elise, would do it.

 

I drove an Exige 260 on the track and it is such an amazing car. If it wasn't still very expensive and the space, and the wife, it would be car #5 without a doubt

 

What am I missing here?

Humble brags about all these cars in his poors mans garage then posts rando pics and only one of them is in fact in a garage. An unpainted messy single car at that.

Post at least three of them together, side by side.