Upstate Chat Thread XXI
06-27-2011, 04:16 PM
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Holy cow, lots going on! Congrats on the house! Are you still near where you used to rent the house?
06-27-2011, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by NH_s2k_Guy' timestamp='1309201332' post='20724192
Jeff eluded to this subject in the D&D thread and rather than go off-topic in there I thought I'd bring the question up here...
What does everyone think about buying up "spare" stuff for their S? If you are planning on keeping your S long-term, what items
would you buy and put away to have when Honda no longer makes them?
What does everyone think about buying up "spare" stuff for their S? If you are planning on keeping your S long-term, what items
would you buy and put away to have when Honda no longer makes them?
It will NOT be that long before Honda starts discontinuing items for this car... it was a low production model and once it hits 10 years plus out of production you will slowly find it's harder and harder to get "stuff" you want.
When I had my Prelude, a friend bought me a set of OEM NOS tail lights - $10 each!
They probably retailed for $75 new back in 1980 and had been "not available" for 10 years at that point 
The only good side is that with the cult following world wide people will probably begin production of un-obtainable parts - many people are doing this with the S600 popular replacement parts. I have bought parts here in the US for Prelude owners and shipped them to several countries where the owners could not buy them. Buy the parts while you can get 'em
Trying to prune down that list a little and buy things that a) will wear over time and make the car look
like crap and/or b) parts that are not likely to ever be reproduced by aftermarket companies. I know no
one can predict that, but, if folks know of parts that someone should definitely stock up on now, that's
what I'm looking for.
06-28-2011, 02:58 AM
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If money were no issue I would have several S put away in a bubble for later use 
Anything color specific will be the first to go. For ex: Spa windshield washer fluid squirters are no longer available...
Tom ordered the person two new Rio colored squirters and they replaced both sides so it would not be quite so obvious.
Other things that fade sooner are items that are readily available by aftermarket or in the S case performance replacements (brakes, exhaust), body panels become hard to get after 15 years or so.
It is impossible to know but we can only hope the large following will help parts stay available for our life times
Anything color specific will be the first to go. For ex: Spa windshield washer fluid squirters are no longer available...
Tom ordered the person two new Rio colored squirters and they replaced both sides so it would not be quite so obvious.
Other things that fade sooner are items that are readily available by aftermarket or in the S case performance replacements (brakes, exhaust), body panels become hard to get after 15 years or so.
It is impossible to know but we can only hope the large following will help parts stay available for our life times
and then 
06-28-2011, 03:21 AM
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Never had a car with a spoiler - except the 2010 Civic 
Would love to have one on the S someday but there are just too many other things I want and need more I think I'm going to order the knockoff and take the chance on getting it painted
I want to pay Skip a visit this weekend and see how his paint guy matched Spa
The ABS Dynamic knockoff is only $130, fiberglass, a perfectly fine material, I don't need no stinking carbon fiber thing if it is only going to be painted
06-28-2011, 04:04 AM
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Originally Posted by daktruckie99' timestamp='1309206375' post='20724580
I have been good. Busy but good. Since the Dragon I've bought a house, moved into said house, track day at Watkins Glen, track day at Lime Rock, and took a promotion and new task at work.
Summer is flying by!
How are you enjoying the working life as opposed to school?
Summer is flying by!
How are you enjoying the working life as opposed to school?
Originally Posted by daktruckie99' timestamp='1309206375' post='20724580
I have been good. Busy but good. Since the Dragon I've bought a house, moved into said house, track day at Watkins Glen, track day at Lime Rock, and took a promotion and new task at work.
06-28-2011, 04:38 AM
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