Originally Posted by sanee515,Jan 12 2005, 05:19 PM

i searched and found out that the 91-93 and 97+ are the better years when shopping for nsx because the 91-93 can be made quite fast with type r final drive gears. they are also lighter because powersteering does not come with the nsx during 91-93. the 97+ are 6spd and are faster than the earlier years. i also read about the tranny "ring" somewhere can cause some problems which needs to be fixed. correct me if im wrong on any of this are there any other things i should look out for ......for example how s2000 (2001) has the plastic window, no tweeters, clutch buzz, things like that which you should avoid when in the market for a used s2000. thanks for the help guys. i hope can get my nsx soon

Originally Posted by acuraintegraman,Jan 12 2005, 05:51 PM

...the old nsx's are stiffer because they are a fixed roof and not the targa top. I don't remember off the top of my head what year that took place, but I just remember when I was thinking about one that I was looking for a 94 because it had the updated ac and dual airbags...

Originally Posted by kitwetzler,Jan 12 2005, 06:06 PM

94 cars have the color matched roof and newer style wheels, they look exactly the same as the 97 cars. They are slower but respond slightly better to mods, like headers, etc. That's prolly what I'd get...

Originally Posted by AP2kyle,Jan 12 2005, 07:55 PM

Speaking of valve jobs, maintenance on those cars is astronomical. My brother spent something like $3500 for a valve job, timing belt repl., clutch repl., and new brakes. Car (MY92) drives great again, but dang!!

Originally Posted by JSR_AP2,Jan 12 2005, 07:51 PM

...Too bad we can't get the hardtop 3.2L 6sp version in the US...that's why I prefaced everything with "US" up top, cuz the hardtop 3.2L 6sp (any) would be my top pic.

Originally Posted by sanee515,Jan 13 2005, 05:45 PM

hmm......i guess ill look into 94 and 97 and up.....wow thanks for all the great info but im kind of scared to buy the car. not because of the price itself but because of the price of maintenance

Originally Posted by Saint_Spinner,Jan 13 2005, 06:14 PM

Don't worry about the maintenance...the only expensive maintenance is:timing belt/water pump and clutch...everything else is the same. Valve job might be a little bit more expensive than other cars, but not that much more.

Originally Posted by sanee515,Jan 14 2005, 04:21 PM

and i read somewhere that with spirited driving, that the tires last about 5-6 k. am i wrong?

Originally Posted by simons2k,Jan 22 2005, 04:24 PM

I just picked up a '91. You definitely get the exotic car feel behind the wheel of the NSX.

It's heading for the mod shop (wheels/tires, suspn)