<94 NSX Wanted

[Mr_Spanners]

WANTED....

Pre-94 facelift (e.g. non-pas) in Red with black roof

MUST be a UK car and have under 70k miles on the clock. Manual gearbox and FHSH are essential (ideally properly documented not just a few stamps in a service book!)

Please PM me if you have (or know of) something that fits the bill!!

Cheers

~Phil.

[simonprelude]

Good luck :)

[Mr_Spanners]

Thanks Simon - I think I'm gonna need that luck though... loads of autos around but nothing with 'stick shift' :roll:

... the search goes on!!!

[Paul G]

Hi Phil,

Just sending you a PM

Cheers

PG

[BrownBear]

Here's one..

http://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/iad/car/object?emcode=7028500&sid=2cyoTpATS965658&pos=5&tot=5

[Mr_Spanners]

Thanks Paul - read and replied! :wink:

IMO at £20,495 for an original '91 car I think it's steeply over-priced (even if it's A1\minty mint!!!) - to compare, there's a 1996 5-speed with 70k on the clock (and FHSH) on Autotrader for under 20k!!!

~Phil.

[simonprelude]

Horses for courses, if you want an A1 early car you are going to have to pay for it. If you want a later car then..........


Thanks Paul - read and replied! :wink:

IMO at £20,495 for an original '91 car I think it's steeply over-priced (even if it's A1\minty mint!!!) - to compare, there's a 1996 5-speed with 70k on the clock (and FHSH) on Autotrader for under 20k!!!

~Phil.

[Mr_Spanners]

Horses for courses, if you want an A1 early car you are going to have to pay for it. If you want a later car then..........


I fully agree with what you're saying but the used NSX market is something of a jungle. Having studied the market for a few years now the price for one car to the next seems to vary wildly and working purely on mileage\history there seems (to me) to be no justification for the huge range of prices....

Case in point, there's also a 1996 car for 10k over and above the one I mentioned earlier. Now, unless the cheaper car is a rebuilt write off (which it isn't) there's absolutely no way that one car can be worth 10k more than the other.... or can it???? :roll:

It's a minefield!!! :shock:

Out of interest here's what I'd roughly expect to pay on a private sale based on recent (last 12 months) sales...

91-92 Good Condition with FHSH and 60-80k miles £14-£16k
91-92 A1 with under 60k Miles £15-18k
93-94 Good Condition with FHSH and 60-80k miles £16-£19k
93-94 A1 with under 60k Miles £18-20k

94\95 Facelift 19k-23k


~Phil.

[Papalazarou]

I think there's always a few optomists, like the very low mileage auto targa that's been for sale easily for the last 12 months for the same price you'd expect to pay for a late 90's model.

I thought your price guide was pretty accurate though, it's just not the same kind of market as the S2000 or Boxster where there's almost too much choice.

James.

[simonprelude]

The main issue now though is there are 7 cars for sale on autotrader, of which 3 are facelift cars so out of most peoples equasions.

6 months ago there were 30 cars for sale on there.

Supply and demand.


Out of interest here's what I'd roughly expect to pay on a private sale based on recent (last 12 months) sales...

91-92 Good Condition with FHSH and 60-80k miles £14-£16k
91-92 A1 with under 60k Miles £15-18k
93-94 Good Condition with FHSH and 60-80k miles £16-£19k
93-94 A1 with under 60k Miles £18-20k

94\95 Facelift 19k-23k


~Phil.

[Senninha]

Hi Phil,

Finding the right condition at the right price is as we all know, not easy.

FWIW, I've seen/driven the "mint" during my hunt and its not as mint as described.

As Simon rightly points out though, 12 months ago AutoTrader has 4 pages of cars, today just 1!

Good luck in the hunt, hope you find one soon. In my opinion, good ones will reach better retained values and buyers will pay for quality, history and originality.

regards

[Martin]

I'd just like to say I've seen PG's car many times, and I know it is one of the best out there, and is worth the money he is looking for.

It depends what you want and what you can afford. If you want an excellent early original condition NSX that has been loved, go for PG's car.

On the other hand, if you are happy with a ropey old banger, spend 15k.

Its easy really.

Cheers
Martin

[Paul G]

Hi Martin,

Sorry, think I have may have given the wrong impression, it's not my car for sale, just sent details of one I found. I really don't no what to replace mine with, and after looking at a few options the NSX takes some beating! unless I want to spend a bucket load of money! and I'm tight! :lol:

Will call you soon, sorry for not being in touch for some time

Cheers

PG

[Mr_Spanners]

It looks like it's a really bad time to (try and) buy an NSX. With prices and the quality of examples varying wildly it seems to me that you've got to be prepared to pay well over the odds to land a good example. The problem (for me!) in doing this is that you're likely to have to 'take a big hit' when it comes time to sell especially if the market has shifted and there's plenty of choice available at the time of sale. Since I'm of Northern persuasion (e.g a bit tight with money!) the idea of buying into a 'short supply' market (which it is at the moment) doesn't appeal to me....

... looks like I'll have to go down the S2 Elise\ S1 Exige route instead!! (but hey, thats no real hardship I guess!!!) 8)

~Phil.

[Lankstarr]

tbh I don't think that there will all of a sudden be a huge influx of NSXs into the market!

If you research prices over the last few years you'll find that a good example '94 has held very steady.. but I guess you already knew that :)

[simonprelude]

With the availability and condition of NSX's I can only see the value of good cars going up :)

[AR]

But let's not forget that the HSC will come out and then who knows.

I for one would not buy an NSX for over £ 35K as they are still going down.

I think it will take a long time before the NSX goes up in value, as there are still available and a lot of people that buy NSX's are not enthusiast and therefore do not know what to look for.

Cheers

AR

[Martin]

I completely agree with you Simon.

There is no doubt that it is a collectors car.

Apart from the fact that it is a collectors car, what else can you get for 20k (early NSX of course!) with its combination of performance, comfort, reliability & exclusivity?

Cheers
Martin

[Mr_Spanners]

No longer looking - given the market I've opted to go elsewhere. Thanks to all the people who contacted me and kept an eye out!!!

Cheers

~Phil.