trinis2001

Sad but true.

Sad but true

trinis2001

MB,

I understand your position. There a auto enthusiasts and there are marque enthusiasts. I happen to be a marque enthusiast, with Honda at #1 for me and the other two simply pipe dreams.

Heck I still have 2 The Who , 2 Pink Floyd and 2 Zep CDs in my changer - never really got passed this lot as they are good enough for me (and all masterpieces in their own right ). I am probably missing out on some really great music out there but WTF.

Same with cars - yes there are things I may miss because of my Honda mist. Haven't run into many of them yet. Only the F430 ever put a new kind of smile on my face when I went for a ride. And that is in the face of having driven a couple o Evo RS II's in anger and a 911 around a track in Australia in my limited exposure to these things. I suspect the Lotus will do the same for me as the F430 - but all pipe dreams in this bloody hell hole.

It takes all types to make the world go round (and to upset some people in the background ).

jml

It wont ...cfr Lexus

Nick Graves

Don't worry; although I do re-stack, they are invariably represented in my Autochagers, too!

You're only really missing out on Deep Purple, another band that rarely leaves.

Yes, there are some other true greats, but as masterpieces go, nothing quite shakes the mojo like the aforementioned.

"Careful with that axe, Eugene" and "Trampled Underfoot" are great S2000 driving songs!

jml

"April is a cruel month".....

Subaru2000

NSX replacement?

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Nick Graves

NSX's residuals are actually pretty strong, because of its rarity.

The car will be much more luxurious and more expensive than the Nissan; but constant model fiddling means that no expensive car really holds its value any more; the once-solid SL drops like a stone now. Many speculators have caught colds on the latest thing.

Trouble is; you're right about the constant fiddling; people have ADHD and believe that newer is always better. Where Honda missed the point, which Porsche understands, is that you have to be seen to fiddle with it constantly like an adolescent, otherwise people stop buying.

But yes, the Japanese still suffer from brand stigma, as we well know! Only time will fix that.

MRmike

A question - Do you think NSX values are strong? They certainly look strong when you scout Autotrader and Pistonheads, but often I wonder because there are so few other cars to 'base' the value on a lot of the values are based on perceived worth. I wonder if cars sit at those values for months not selling until the price drops significantly?

I don't think

Nick Graves

Yes; good cars get snapped up, whilst a lot of rubbish sits there for ages.

Although some good car sit, because they're the wrong colour or whatever.

Again, some manufacturers' cars LOOK to hold their value as well; but that's because it's impossible to buy one without 10 large worth of options. Factor that in & they're not so good.

There have been rumours that the car could be $150,000. That means it could be

Subaru2000

True over the longer term, but it's one of those cars which dropped rapidly in value when you drove it off the forecourt then levelled out over a few years, like the CSL. Initial big loss then steady. Puts many off