2005 yellow Manual NSX [Archive]

nobby

06-07-2011, 07:15 PM

WOULD LOVE TO BUY THIS CAR.

even with crap pics looks FANTASTIC

she should sell pretty quickly at that price and condition looks decent

Not great photos but cant see it sitting around for long! Got be rare as the last yellow facelift as we know met a sad end.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3006303.htm

Silver Surfer

06-07-2011, 08:03 PM

I bet some trader will buy it within 48Hrs and then put it back for sale at £40K!!

SS

Sudesh

06-07-2011, 08:46 PM

I bet some trader will buy it within 48Hrs and then put it back for sale at £40K!!

SS

Would tend to agree with you Kare.

manisandher

07-07-2011, 12:09 AM

I'm currently out of the country, but had my brother-in-law go and have a look at the car this evening. He's no car expert and hadn't even heard of an NSX before today, but lives near Glasgow and was happy to have a look at it.

Apparently the car is as described. My BIL said that he drove the car and it seemed to handle well.

However...

He said that the driver's door didn't seem totally aligned, i.e. the gap around the door didn't seem even all the way around. Also, the boot didn't seem totally aligned with the car's body panels, i.e. protruded upwards near the hinges. These may be very minor issues that require just a little adjustment - I don't know. However, a much bigger issue (for me at least) is that the car doesn't have a documented service history. The seller has a few receipts from recent work done (cambelt change done by a local non-Honda outfit and new front tyres), but that's about all. This seems strange to me for a car with >30K on the clock.

I don't think I'm going to pursue this car any further. If I were an NSX expert, I probably would, as it seems a great price for a 55 plate with one previous owner (Honda UK). Apparently, there is a guy flying up to Glasgow from London tomorrow to see it. If he's an NSX expert/fan or a dealer, I'm sure he'll buy it. Will be interesting to see if it stays in the UK...

Mani.

WhyOne?

07-07-2011, 08:05 AM

My feeling when looking at the (very poor) ad was that this was too good to be true...............

Nick Graves

07-07-2011, 10:39 AM

Is it just the shockingly bad phone photos, or IS the driver's door a different colour from the rear wing?

Mani's BIL may not know much about NSXs, but he's certainly no fool!

Honestly; I never realised the search for good NSXs could be so difficult - until I started. It's clearly got worse since.

TheQuietOne

07-07-2011, 05:47 PM

manisandher

07-07-2011, 05:48 PM

Is it just the shockingly bad phone photos, or IS the driver's door a different colour from the rear wing?

Far be it for me to accuse anyone of anything, but come to think of it, the seller was very insistent that my BIL come to view it immediately... i.e. in the dark.

Another thing that I remembered from my conversation with the seller was that I asked if the previous owner was Honda UK - my current '04 NSX was owned by Honda UK for 2 years before being owned privately - to which he replied "yes". Seems strange that this was not mentioned in the ad. Also, the previous owner of my car was given a 4-year extended warranty from Bristol Honda (which I've extended for another 3 years for £725), which probably accounts for the car having had a service conducted by Bristol Honda every year irrespective of mileage. If this '55 NSX was bought directly from Honda, would it not have had an extended warranty... and the obligatory full Honda service history?

This is total speculation on my part. Of course there is a part of me that hopes this car is a dud - it's £9K less than I paid for mine, and a year newer... although mine has 13K less miles of the clock and really is totally immaculate inside and out.

Mani.

Papalazarou

07-07-2011, 07:39 PM

Bargain cars come up every now and again. Always tough to know how good they are.
However, we as a forum are pretty critical of NSX adverts in general and although I'm not knocking speculation, I think it's quite common for people to post minimalist adverts. We as enthusiasts know our cars very well, so when it comes to advertising them we'd include all the important bits. To some owners it's just another shiny possession and they couldn't care less about the specifics. It doesn't mean there's anything sinister hidden away.

Cheers,

James.

charlie:one

07-07-2011, 07:56 PM

hi all this nsx did belong to honda uk it was at the launch of the last 12 to come to the uk with jenson button's old car Attached Thumbnails

nobby

07-07-2011, 08:38 PM

CAR IS NOW SOLD ... no real surprise there tbh. hopefully its a new owner and not a st(d)ealer trying to make a quick buck ... and hope she stays in the UK

Sudesh

07-07-2011, 10:10 PM

Any one interested in a betting game! lol

1. Dealer
2. Private
3. Export

Silver Surfer

07-07-2011, 10:17 PM

Any one interested in a betting game! lol

1. re-advert at £40K
2. Re-Advert at £42K
3. Re-Advert at £45K

SS

Marky

07-07-2011, 10:20 PM

My car is a 2005 model with 30,000 miles and was up for £47000 at Honda Chiswick last year. I think anyone with a late model NSX knows a) how rare it is and b) what it's worth.... £35000 is/was too cheap.... I would be suspicious

214nsx

08-07-2011, 12:43 AM

Car up for sale at £45k by dealer in autotrader.

NZNick

08-07-2011, 04:40 AM

Website (http://www.embankmentcars.com/287435/used-cars.htm)

08-07-2011, 05:27 AM

Guys as much as some owners want to talk price, the UK Market has spoken. Those of us who know the NSX know the value of them. Take foreign collectors, clueless fans and dreamer dealers and we all know what this cars are supposed to be.

manisandher

08-07-2011, 05:58 AM

The dealer is claiming that the car has full service history. From what my BIL said, I beg to differ - the seller had NO service book.

Mani.

WhyOne?

08-07-2011, 06:20 AM

Without wishing to stick up for the stealer, if the car has been fully serviced within the Honda dealer network, it's history will be available on Honda's computer system - it is possible that this car has a demonstrable FSH.

Geraint

08-07-2011, 07:06 AM

Anyone interested in a betting game?
Work done by dealer:
1. Full service, TB, brake overhaul, new tyres, refit door, partial respray to match paint
2. Wash with sponge, dress tyres & re-advertise

Senninha

08-07-2011, 07:27 AM

9801 9802 9803

As Nigel says above, it was a HUK vehicle as they brought it along to Gaydon in 2007 together with the newly launched CRV and Civic models. IIRC that may also have been the first outing of the recently refurbed ex-Senna NSX.
Nigel and I viewed the car in some detail and compared it to his fresh Pearl NSX. The two cars were worlds apart. This car needs (needed) to have some serious TLC.

I had a similar conversation about cars with another member at the weekend. If as the potential owner you were able to see past what was in front of you and invest say a couple £k's to have the panels aligned, the wheels refurbed and the bodywork detailed, you could now be the owner of a HUK owner vehicle that was once the regular drive of our most recent F1 World Champion. And as an ex HUK car, I'm sure Ian is right that the history could easily be reconstructed via Honda.

My guess is that if it was genuinely for sale, a trader will have done the above and instead of remianing here in the UK it may soon be off with HUK/F1 tag to another part of the globe .....

Any good NA2 car, pop-up or facelift is hard to find. Look how quickly recent good cars have sold. Stock or carefully tweaked we should be looking after them and keeping them here IMHO.

Regards,

Paul

manisandher

08-07-2011, 07:28 AM

I spoke with the seller a couple of times over the phone. The car has never been back to Honda since he bought it.

Mani

Papalazarou

08-07-2011, 08:14 AM

Well that was a pretty quick turnaround. Who'd have though late model NSXs would make stronger money that 996 GT3?
I guess I better stop using mine.

Cheers,

James.

nobby

08-07-2011, 08:59 AM

Any one local to the 'new' owner on here, be interested in viewing the car and seeing what condition it is in thus removing speculation on the car re bodywork, service history etc?

I hope the car does remain in the UK and the potential buyer does their homework in respect to buying this car ... its a shame that a 10k increase has been put on, but ONLY if the dealer has/will not address the concerns of those that saw/inspected the car on here. If they have carried out remedial work suggested then i guess there would be some justification in price hike ... but IMHO I think this is a car thats going to change hands to make way for a dealer to make a 'quick buck'

the better images do show the car to be in reasonable nick but with any NSX the proof is in the pudding when you actually go and inspect the car!

Marky

08-07-2011, 02:08 PM

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201127399166589/sort/priceasc/usedcars/price-from/25000/model/nsx/make/honda/page/1/radius/1500/postcode/nw34ng?logcode=p

Nick Graves

08-07-2011, 02:13 PM

Nick, I hope you're still enjoying the one you finally ended up with?! :-)

Yes thanks, Matt!

It's a really, truly good example of one as many realise. It drives superbly and is like new.

PS - you haven't by any chance still got the H1 headlight connectors & waterproof covers anywhere have you? I think it possibly might need to go back to those for a day for its next MOT. They're getting very a rsey about these things...

Nick Graves

08-07-2011, 02:16 PM

Far be it for me to accuse anyone of anything, but come to think of it, the seller was very insistent that my BIL come to view it immediately... i.e. in the dark.

Another thing that I remembered from my conversation with the seller was that I asked if the previous owner was Honda UK - my current '04 NSX was owned by Honda UK for 2 years before being owned privately - to which he replied "yes". Seems strange that this was not mentioned in the ad. Also, the previous owner of my car was given a 4-year extended warranty from Bristol Honda (which I've extended for another 3 years for £725), which probably accounts for the car having had a service conducted by Bristol Honda every year irrespective of mileage. If this '55 NSX was bought directly from Honda, would it not have had an extended warranty... and the obligatory full Honda service history?

This is total speculation on my part. Of course there is a part of me that hopes this car is a dud - it's £9K less than I paid for mine, and a year newer... although mine has 13K less miles of the clock and really is totally immaculate inside and out.

Mani.

From the sound of it, it's 9 large well spent! Just try to look after the one you've got.

The yellow one may form the basis of a rude boy NSX with dubious mods for someone, I suppose...

Nick Graves

08-07-2011, 02:21 PM

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201127399166589/sort/priceasc/usedcars/price-from/25000/model/nsx/make/honda/page/1/radius/1500/postcode/nw34ng?logcode=p

There's still an apparent rear wing/bootlid alignmant fail & I'm sure it's still two-tone.

I know the rear wings sometimes move around on their own, but assuming(!) the inner wing is straight, how hard can it be?

matpp

08-07-2011, 05:47 PM

Rear electric windows, Body coloured bumpers?

08-07-2011, 06:28 PM

What would likely happen is that either a clueless buyer will make a big mistake, or the dealer will have to lower the price. IMHO a crashed car like this I'd worth 20 to 25 % less than a straight one so figure it out. Who was the lucky one, the buyer or the dealer???

manisandher

08-07-2011, 07:45 PM

So this is the car that Jensen Button's dad crashed?

Mani.

NSX 2000

08-07-2011, 09:00 PM

Sorry have I missed somrthing? How do we know this car was crashed?

Papalazarou

08-07-2011, 09:51 PM

Sorry have I missed somrthing? How do we know this car was crashed?

I know, there must be a page missing somewhere.

Cheers,

James.

manisandher

08-07-2011, 10:31 PM

I was referring to a post in this thread: http://www.nsxcb.co.uk/showthread.php?194-Magazine-article&highlight=jensen+button

But looking at the date of the post, it couldn't be the yellow '05 car of this thread.

Mani.

Senninha

08-07-2011, 11:23 PM

The car had panel alignment issues when I took the photos at Gaydon. Nothing a little tlc etc could't put right as posted above

Rgds, Paul

amo

08-07-2011, 11:48 PM

ok just to let ppl know the new owner is on my facebook says he bought it 2 days ago told him about this site he said he'll have a look
thx amo

Papalazarou

09-07-2011, 08:28 AM

ok just to let ppl know the new owner is on my facebook says he bought it 2 days ago told him about this site he said he'll have a look
thx amo

He's going to love this thread.

Cheers,

James.

P.s; long time no see Amo. How's the tractor coming? Is it back on the road yet?

09-07-2011, 09:18 AM

He's going to love this thread.

Cheers,

James.

P.s; long time no see Amo. How's the tractor coming? Is it back on the road yet?

Well "caveat emptor" takes a whole different meaning!!!

amo

09-07-2011, 09:35 PM

ya mate long long time now moved up north cars in south wales tunning aka hyeline hopin to have it this month run it in then mmmmmmm lots of fun hows u

Sudesh

10-07-2011, 10:24 PM

Amazing,

The same car advertised on pistonheads for almost £10k more!!! and 500 miles less lol

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3014530.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3006303.htm

Silver Surfer

10-07-2011, 10:33 PM

Headlight washers?????

I hope PH leaves the other advert on for the duration of the 'new' advert.

SS

Senninha

11-07-2011, 06:37 AM

Even in these new photos you can see the boot is out of alignment .... common Tom, your potential buyer needs you to do more then simple wash it and dress the tyres ....this thread highlights what's needed. Complete them all and you'll still make a nice enough margin.

Amazing,

The same car advertised on pistonheads for almost £10k more!!! and 500 miles less lol

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3014530.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3006303.htm

L696ULO

11-07-2011, 09:58 AM

The 'new' advert has been 'rejected by Pistonheads' but still on Autotrader

simonprelude

11-07-2011, 12:09 PM

Is this the car that Honda brought to Gaydon a couple of years ago, it was in a terrible state then if it was...............

simonprelude

11-07-2011, 12:13 PM

http://www.nsxcb.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=6495&d=1263845479

simonprelude

11-07-2011, 12:47 PM

Yes it is the one that was at Gaydon.......9828

AB5150

02-08-2011, 09:36 AM

& you'd be right , now 45K on a dealers yard.

02-08-2011, 11:28 AM

With the new Honda Sports Vehicle right around the corner with a V8 / V6 turbo you'll be mad to be thinking of this LOL!

WhyOne?

02-08-2011, 11:36 AM

With the new Honda Sports Vehicle right around the corner with a V8 / V6 turbo you'll be mad to be thinking of this LOL!

a/ I'll believe it when I see it & b/ I suspect it will cost more than 100% more than this car!

(Though it does appear that this is not the pristine example the advertiser(s) would have us believe)

Sudesh

09-08-2011, 10:20 AM

ON PH now for £44900

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3104794.htm

Lowndes

10-08-2011, 04:09 PM

First post so treat with caution!

I rang about this car this morning and was told it had been sold. As is often the way of things I then found this forum and read this thread. So a lucky break perhaps.

For now i just wish is to thank the contributors who take the time trouble to post on here. It will become an integral part of my search for a car in what seems to be a pretty thin market at the moment.

Sudesh

10-08-2011, 04:20 PM

Senninha

11-08-2011, 04:23 PM

Hi and Welcome,

There are a few around and it would probably help you to put up a wanted post with the spec model preference you are looking for. As you note, there is a fairly small number of cars about so try not to limit yourself to colour choice too much. Usual advise is to look at the buying guides on here and NSXPrime.com and take time to review the refresh and health check threads on here. A health check might seem strange if you're looking at a late car, but even Mark's black one, which is one of the last out of the factory, is already 6 yrs old.

If you find one feel free to ask those who might know a car to pm their thoughts, and good luck. See you soon

Rgds Paul

First post so treat with caution!

I rang about this car this morning and was told it had been sold. As is often the way of things I then found this forum and read this thread. So a lucky break perhaps.

For now i just wish is to thank the contributors who take the time trouble to post on here. It will become an integral part of my search for a car in what seems to be a pretty thin market at the moment.

Nick Graves

11-08-2011, 07:19 PM

Welcome indeed.

Bear in mind the search for a good NSX can be a long one.

ConorNZ

12-08-2011, 05:06 PM

Yes, a very long one that you end up giving up on because you're too impatient and so end up buying something else instead, like an Aston DB9 Volante in manual for example.

http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/ss226/conornz/IMG_4536small.jpg

(sorry it's taken so long to post a pic, but then I guess this is an NSX forum, not an Aston one! See if you can guess where I'm parked).

Nick Graves

12-08-2011, 05:15 PM

Nice car, Conor!

At least it's aluminimuminum.

There's an ex-S2000 owner who refers to his V8 Vantage Roadster as a "Honda S4000" so I suppose it's apt.

NSX 2000

12-08-2011, 05:19 PM

ConorNZ

14-08-2011, 05:06 PM

Casino Sq in Monte Carlo?

Spot on! These cars actually save you money, as you can park for free in expensive places like Monaco or central London. Nice. However, it's actually too big and heavy for my tastes, despite being alum, alumni, aluminuygdfdvrnn... despite being made of a light weight metal.