Dragonlady
16-08-2009, 08:52 AM
Now we have taken the decision to look for a 96 onwards NSX. So yesterday we started off from Lincoln to Derbyshire to look at a 96 NSX-T.
My husband was reserved about this with it only being a 3 litre, but as it was relatively local we went and had a look. He was pleasantly surprised at the performance but was concerned at the condition of the bodywork. The paintwork was dull, flat and scratched and the front splitter was split and worn from grounding out. The interior was showing its age but the leather was not ripped.
The engine didn't look too bad, had a full history, cambelt done at 51k and clutch was done at 71k and there was 88k on the clock.
The only concerns were three advisorys on the last MOT, rear brake pipes showing corrosion, near side play in steering rack and spare wheel split.
On the test drive the car felt very tight apart from the brakes. Is this a common feature that the brakes are either on or off? There didn't seem to feel that there was any progressive braking.
After seeing this car I gave in to my husband and agreed to go and see a 3.2 NSX-T in Lancashire that he had been watching. The write up for the car seemed quite possitive, three hours later we arrived at the dealers.
Unfortunately we were disappointed at what we saw.
At first glance we spotted areas of paint work bubbling on various areas of the car, all the rubber seals were badly worn and torn, all the wheels were curbed around all the edges and spokes were all pitted. The drivers seat was badly worn and ripped on the side bolster, also the steering wheel was very shiney (was suprising since it had only 51k on the clock). After a further look aruond the bodywork my husband found evidence of a respray as there was over spray on the washer jet and wing mirror rubbers, as well as paint runs at the bottom of the wings and bad orange peel.
We just glanced at the engine and found the oil filler cap was broken and the oil was very black. At this point we thought it best to walk away.
Absolutely gutted after all that driving.
Our dilemma now is whether to contact the Honda garage who services the first one to get the low down on the car, and if to think about it as a project car, however I'm not sure if it will be worth the 19.5k asking price given the work required as we would want to bring it up to a pristine condition again.
We would welcome any opinions, or any details of anyone who wants to sell a post '96 NSX ( preferably a 3.2 litre ) as we are still looking.
Sharon
My husband was reserved about this with it only being a 3 litre, but as it was relatively local we went and had a look. He was pleasantly surprised at the performance but was concerned at the condition of the bodywork. The paintwork was dull, flat and scratched and the front splitter was split and worn from grounding out. The interior was showing its age but the leather was not ripped.
The engine didn't look too bad, had a full history, cambelt done at 51k and clutch was done at 71k and there was 88k on the clock.
The only concerns were three advisorys on the last MOT, rear brake pipes showing corrosion, near side play in steering rack and spare wheel split.
On the test drive the car felt very tight apart from the brakes. Is this a common feature that the brakes are either on or off? There didn't seem to feel that there was any progressive braking.
After seeing this car I gave in to my husband and agreed to go and see a 3.2 NSX-T in Lancashire that he had been watching. The write up for the car seemed quite possitive, three hours later we arrived at the dealers.
Unfortunately we were disappointed at what we saw.
At first glance we spotted areas of paint work bubbling on various areas of the car, all the rubber seals were badly worn and torn, all the wheels were curbed around all the edges and spokes were all pitted. The drivers seat was badly worn and ripped on the side bolster, also the steering wheel was very shiney (was suprising since it had only 51k on the clock). After a further look aruond the bodywork my husband found evidence of a respray as there was over spray on the washer jet and wing mirror rubbers, as well as paint runs at the bottom of the wings and bad orange peel.
We just glanced at the engine and found the oil filler cap was broken and the oil was very black. At this point we thought it best to walk away.
Absolutely gutted after all that driving.
Our dilemma now is whether to contact the Honda garage who services the first one to get the low down on the car, and if to think about it as a project car, however I'm not sure if it will be worth the 19.5k asking price given the work required as we would want to bring it up to a pristine condition again.
We would welcome any opinions, or any details of anyone who wants to sell a post '96 NSX ( preferably a 3.2 litre ) as we are still looking.
Sharon