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328
25-06-2013, 07:10 PM
Well, i thought it would be interesting to see how many miles people have actually done in their NSX?

The reason I ask is that I had my MOT today...passed with flying colours :) but the mileage between a year ago and now is only 304 miles........i dont know whether i should feel proud or feel that we had a really bad year of weather and not enough opportunities to get the NSX out......:(


anyone done less? or more?

Senna88
25-06-2013, 07:19 PM
Andy I've done 7000 miles in the past 2 months!! ....must try harder! :p

Problem Child
25-06-2013, 07:20 PM
Well, i thought it would be interesting to see how many miles people have actually done in their NSX?

The reason I ask is that I had my MOT today...passed with flying colours :) but the mileage between a year ago and now is only 304 miles........i dont know whether i should feel proud or feel that we had a really bad year of weather and not enough opportunities to get the NSX out......:(


anyone done less? or more? As per my insurance <6000

nobby
25-06-2013, 10:13 PM
same as Geoff and I plan to use ALL OF THEM ... cars are for DRIVING not sitting in the damn garage! :)

328
25-06-2013, 10:42 PM
same as Geoff and I plan to use ALL OF THEM ... cars are for DRIVING not sitting in the damn garage! :)


lol....cant argue with that......i guess 304 miles is definitely a little low!! lol

Papalazarou
26-06-2013, 05:54 AM
Around 6-8K a year. In nearly eight years of ownership around 50K miles. But in six different cars.

Cheers.

WhyOne?
26-06-2013, 06:20 AM
I was also shocked at a recent MOT to find I had covered very few miles in the previous year - about 850.

Since then (about 2 months) I have covered nearly 1000....much more like it!

328
26-06-2013, 06:22 AM
Around 6-8K a year. In nearly eight years of ownership around 50K miles. But in six different cars.

Cheers.


Hi James,

Hope your keeping well !

I think my goal is to beat my mileage every year :) - shouldnt be too difficult this year....hopefully

328
26-06-2013, 06:24 AM
I was also shocked at a recent MOT to find I had covered very few miles in the previous year - about 850.

Since then (about 2 months) I have covered nearly 1000....much more like it!

I bought a car that was a practical supercar.....and then didnt drive it! I guess I am called a hypocrite!....I think I need to rectify this :)

Kaz-kzukNA1
26-06-2013, 11:37 AM
Hi, 328.

You really need to put more mileage.
Just to persuade you, based on my experience, I find more issues on the low annual mileage NSX than the regularly driven ones.

Next month, my NSX will be 19 years old and I have just hit 142,500 miles on the clock so on average, about 7,500 miles per annum.
However, these days, I’m only doing about 4,500 – 5,000 miles.
It’s my every day car so driven in all sorts of weather conditions, I’m the sole owner from Day1 of this NSX and I still enjoy every moment driving it.

Kaz

NSXGB
26-06-2013, 11:47 AM
39000 miles in nearly 10 years ownership. Try to use it at least once a week to keep it well, don't want it to catch Garagequeenalitus.

tapav
26-06-2013, 11:52 AM
In a year and a half of ownership, i have done approx 12k miles ('98 NSX now on 103k). First month about 2k! The last 3 months it has been my daily drive and have covered 3k. I have been rebuilding my 2nd gen crx engine thats on 180k, which will thankfully soon be complete (fingers crossed).

Cars are definately for driving and may I say what a pleasure both have been!

328
26-06-2013, 02:04 PM
Hi, 328.

You really need to put more mileage.
Just to persuade you, based on my experience, I find more issues on the low annual mileage NSX than the regularly driven ones.

Next month, my NSX will be 19 years old and I have just hit 142,500 miles on the clock so on average, about 7,500 miles per annum.
However, these days, I’m only doing about 4,500 – 5,000 miles.
It’s my every day car so driven in all sorts of weather conditions, I’m the sole owner from Day1 of this NSX and I still enjoy every moment driving it.

Kaz

Hi Kaz,

yeah definitely something I need to improve on. I do turn the car over every two weeks for about 20mins or so, but I should extend this to just driving it :)

328
26-06-2013, 02:06 PM
I think the conclusion is most people drive their Nsx s for the purpose they were built for :)

scottg
26-06-2013, 03:32 PM
Right taking mine to work tomorrow, I feel too guilty leaving it tucked up in the garage for no good reason

b1gbrad
26-06-2013, 04:07 PM
I covered nearly 2/3 of my annual mileage allowance in the first month of ownership! :-)

328
26-06-2013, 05:17 PM
Right taking mine to work tomorrow, I feel too guilty leaving it tucked up in the garage for no good reason
Brilliant answer! :)

gumball
27-06-2013, 07:46 AM
Brilliant answer! :)

Not if you are a builder.

Me. One at a time.

scottg
27-06-2013, 08:40 AM
Brilliant answer! :)



11826

Kept to my commitment. Had to park on the top floor so as to avoid too many other cars but thats another 3 miles of my annual allowance on my insurance this morning.

Nick Graves
27-06-2013, 09:03 AM
Only about a bag a year in both the NSX and S2000.

Then again, only about five bag in the 'Lude.

Too many cars & nowhere to go...

simonprelude
27-06-2013, 09:21 AM
Fancy a BBQ Saturday night, that'll put a few miles on it lol.


Only about a bag a year in both the NSX and S2000.

Then again, only about five bag in the 'Lude.

Too many cars & nowhere to go...

328
27-06-2013, 11:05 AM
11826

Kept to my commitment. Had to park on the top floor so as to avoid too many other cars but thats another 3 miles of my annual allowance on my insurance this morning.



Well done mate!!

I drove mine out the garage to wash...so covered about 10metres ...but better than 0!! :)

Problem Child
27-06-2013, 12:43 PM
Well done mate!!

I drove mine out the garage to wash...so covered about 10metres ...but better than 0!! :)

Since I started driving mine more frequently the O2 sensor warning has gone away!

Nick Graves
27-06-2013, 02:21 PM
Fancy a BBQ Saturday night, that'll put a few miles on it lol.

I'll be popping down to Berkshire Saturday - half way there, almost!

warrenw
27-06-2013, 04:13 PM
I average 3000 miles a year. ( 6 months parked every year due to winter). Last year I put 4000 on in one trip. Edmonton AB to Denver and back. The car loves those trips. It always seems to run better after a workout.

328
27-06-2013, 05:36 PM
Since I started driving mine more frequently the O2 sensor warning has gone away!

Cheers Geoff,

advice taken on board :)

britlude
27-06-2013, 06:25 PM
keeping a car in a garage wrapped in cotton wool does it no favours! they need to be exercised to keep them lean and happy!

328
27-06-2013, 07:47 PM
keeping a car in a garage wrapped in cotton wool does it no favours! they need to be exercised to keep them lean and happy!

Cheers Jonathan :)

Senninha
27-06-2013, 08:13 PM
Hi Kaz,

yeah definitely something I need to improve on. I do turn the car over every two weeks for about 20mins or so, but I should extend this to just driving it :)

so instead of just watching it tick over, take it for a drive, even that 20mins would probably double your mileage ....

had mine 6 years and covered 37k miles ... You must try harder my friend!

rgds, Paul

Problem Child
27-06-2013, 08:17 PM
so instead of just watching it tick over, take it for a drive, even that 20mins would probably double your mileage ....

had mine 6 years and covered 37k miles ... You must try harder my friend!

rgds, Paul....some decent petrol helps too I find

328
27-06-2013, 08:27 PM
so instead of just watching it tick over, take it for a drive, even that 20mins would probably double your mileage ....

had mine 6 years and covered 37k miles ... You must try harder my friend!

rgds, Paul

yes definitely mate! Will try and improve :)

328
27-06-2013, 08:27 PM
....some decent petrol helps too I find

Yes I always fill up with super unleaded :)

TheSebringOne
29-06-2013, 07:13 PM
Sorry, somewhere between 0 to 1000 miles!

328
29-06-2013, 08:23 PM
Sorry, somewhere between 0 to 1000 miles!


Hmmmm....5? ;) by the sounds of that it seems promisingly less than me!

Chris W
02-07-2013, 07:05 PM
In 8 years I have done over 50k, which I did feel a bit guilty about. But this looks quite normal compared to you all. In fact 500 miles per month seems just fine.

Now, where did I put my car keys?

CW.

NSX 2000
29-04-2022, 09:36 AM
Found this old thread, and thought it was worth a revisit as 1, the pamdemic of the last 2 years, 2, prices of NSX's are going up, 3, I've just had mine MoT'd.

So between 2012 and 2019 I was doing about 2K miles a year, I then manged 1K miles for the next MoT in June 2020. Then for the MoT done this month, (nearly 2 years later) I've manged just over 200 miles, of which 10% was driving to the garage for the MoT! (If you are wondering it passed the MoT with out a single problem).

The King
29-04-2022, 12:57 PM
11K miles in eleven and a half years. If and when decent driving weather returns here, another hundred miles or so will see her hit 20K!

sorepaws
29-04-2022, 07:18 PM
I average close to 2k a year, 2020 was only 500 though. 60k on the clock.

mutley
30-04-2022, 09:34 PM
I've not done any in the last 6 months (due to my car being in a million bits and slowly getting put back together), but hopefully I'll be out in it a lot over the summer, and booked in for Silverstone Classic in August.

Cheers
Jim

Senninha
01-05-2022, 04:20 PM
11826

Kept to my commitment. Had to park on the top floor so as to avoid too many other cars but thats another 3 miles of my annual allowance on my insurance this morning.

I hope you went home via the scenic route to at least get into double figure mileage for the drive home …

Senninha
01-05-2022, 04:25 PM
Well done mate!!

I drove mine out the garage to wash...so covered about 10metres ...but better than 0!! :)

And IM guessing from your post though then pus it away with the chassis and brakes etc still wet … at least drive it around the block to blow of the residual washing/hosing water … you’ll creat more issue for yourself if you dont …

And as with your other post about turning it over and letting it run (in the garage) for 20 minutes, it would be far healthier for the NSX if you just drive it for 20 minutes …

Whatever you do, enjoy it … as for my mileage … C-19 and lack of meets have meant little mileage last two yrs, certainly sub1k … however this year is already of to a great start having clocked 1400 in past 6 weeks … and I have the NC500 later in the year which will add at least another 1500 so going to be a great year … and as Kaz says, I smile everytime I drive mine …

wixer
01-05-2022, 06:06 PM
I do 5K every year, apart from 2020, 2K of those are usually a Euro trip, taking in some of the 'Driving Roads', Europe has to offer. This year's is planned to be the Black Forest B500 & any suitable roads in that area. The car is used daily during the summer months, alternating it weekly with the S2000. It's now done over 190K miles, which I guess could be one of the highest of any car in the forum.

Kaz-kzukNA1
02-05-2022, 12:11 PM
Found this old thread, and thought it was worth a revisit as 1, the pamdemic of the last 2 years, 2, prices of NSX's are going up, 3, I've just had mine MoT'd.

So between 2012 and 2019 I was doing about 2K miles a year, I then manged 1K miles for the next MoT in June 2020. Then for the MoT done this month, (nearly 2 years later) I've manged just over 200 miles, of which 10% was driving to the garage for the MoT! (If you are wondering it passed the MoT with out a single problem).
Nice findings, Paul.

Used to do like over 12K miles a year but gradually dropped down to somewhere around 6K, then to 5K before below 4K miles per annum.

2020 was only about 2K miles but I didn't drive on the motorway at all for whole year, in fact until Aug/21 so 20 months of no motorway journey.
Considering that, not too bad.

2021 was about 3K miles.
Not great….
My TB/WP are more than 10 years old now but only covered like 32K miles….

Kaz

warrenw
12-09-2022, 11:33 PM
Nice findings, Paul.

Used to do like over 12K miles a year but gradually dropped down to somewhere around 6K, then to 5K before below 4K miles per annum.

2020 was only about 2K miles but I didn't drive on the motorway at all for whole year, in fact until Aug/21 so 20 months of no motorway journey.
Considering that, not too bad.

2021 was about 3K miles.
Not great….
My TB/WP are more than 10 years old now but only covered like 32K miles….

Kaz
My car has averaged 2050 miles / year over 32 years. But now that I have two NSXs, I only put on 500-1000 miles a year. (2 -3 tanks of fuel.)

Papalazarou
13-09-2022, 06:14 AM
In the early days (for me at least; 2005) about 8-10k per year. In the last 4 years around 500 miles a year if that. Depressing when you think about it. Why? A mixture of rising values, not having a garage for 3 years, so the car being in storage and the total lack of anywhere to take it. To clarify this, I mean nowhere within 100 miles. When I first got into these cars, there was a group of us who would organise events, meet up at weekends and contribute to the forum regularly. I guess life gets in the way and the interests take a back seat. Most of those people have moved on. I suppose that nothing is forever. I also find car shows a bit of a conflict; I like meeting up and chatting, but in another way I find it a bit vain. Oh my fragile little mind!

Nick Graves
15-09-2022, 04:01 PM
I'm too embarrassed to say...

Same sort of thing as James - too many brain-damaged on the roads, too much traffic, etc.

Especially since parts are becoming harder to find right now.

I'd sooner go walk the dawg than drive, quite frankly.

Mind you, it does feel damned special on the rare occasions...

Senninha
16-09-2022, 08:07 PM
So back in May I’d already covered 1400 miles … since then I’ve added almost the same again with a couple of trips to Goodwood, a few runs with some like minded enthusiasts and the recent Essex meet and runs … this weekend the NSX is in the shop for its AC service and repair before being treated to another oil change in preparation for the NC500 …

WhyOne?
22-09-2022, 07:44 AM
Hi Paul.....what needs doing to your AC?

I bit the bullet and had the system overhauled on Y1 last year - with the front bumper coming off, it's quite a performance!

I knew one of the condensers was shot, so had new replacements for both. But when the AC guy got in there a couple of the pipes were also suspect. One I managed to order from Japan, the other was unavailable everywhere, so had to be refabricated from scratch!

I hope things go more smoothly for you!!!

PeterW
23-09-2022, 10:34 AM
About 2k so far this year. Took it up the hill at Prescott, Silverstone Classic and a few days in the Yorkshire Dales with a friend who has an F Type. Needless to say the NSX got more attention than the Jag :). Driving in the Dales was fun.

NSX 2000
15-04-2024, 08:20 PM
Nice findings, Paul.

Used to do like over 12K miles a year but gradually dropped down to somewhere around 6K, then to 5K before below 4K miles per annum.

2020 was only about 2K miles but I didn't drive on the motorway at all for whole year, in fact until Aug/21 so 20 months of no motorway journey.
Considering that, not too bad.

2021 was about 3K miles.
Not great….
My TB/WP are more than 10 years old now but only covered like 32K miles….

Kaz


Found this old thread, and thought it was worth a revisit as 1, the pamdemic of the last 2 years, 2, prices of NSX's are going up, 3, I've just had mine MoT'd.

So between 2012 and 2019 I was doing about 2K miles a year, I then manged 1K miles for the next MoT in June 2020. Then for the MoT done this month, (nearly 2 years later) I've manged just over 200 miles, of which 10% was driving to the garage for the MoT! (If you are wondering it passed the MoT with out a single problem).

OMG have just got the car MoT'd again and looking at the Mileage history for 2023 I did an extra 52 miles and for 2024 I've only done 22 miles! No wonder it felt so odd driving it to the Honda dealer! But it's now had a full service and I will be taking it to Europe shortly so will probably have over 40K miles by the time I get back. :(

sorepaws
16-04-2024, 06:36 AM
74 miles in 2 years! Time to give to someone who will enjoy driving it :-P
Mine has averaged 2,000 miles a year - who is next?

wixer
16-04-2024, 05:56 PM
I do 5000 miles a year & have done for the 8 years of ownership. This year will see my car achieve 200,000 miles. Less use during the winter months but that's usually when I do any renovation. I also do the same mileage a year, in my S2000 & it will pass 140,000 miles this year. Both are driven like they should be, pointless having VTEC & not using at every possible opportunity.....:D:D

NZNick
16-04-2024, 10:10 PM
Mine has done about 20,000km in the 9 years that I have owned it. It has been used for supermarket shopping, but is mostly used for weekend drives and the occasional longer trip, mostly in the summer months.
VTEC is exercised at every opportunity, plus the brakes get a workout too.

unclebob
17-04-2024, 08:41 AM
In 16 years of ownership ive done 5000 miles:(

The King
17-04-2024, 02:25 PM
In 16 years of ownership ive done 5000 miles:(

Wow, I thought my 12000 miles in 12 summers was low! This year is going to be different, as I'm not getting any younger...:violin::violin::violin::violin::violin: :violin::violin:

unclebob
17-04-2024, 03:29 PM
I Say that every year;)


Wow, I thought my 12000 miles in 12 summers was low! This year is going to be different, as I'm not getting any younger...:violin::violin::violin::violin::violin: :violin::violin:

Heineken
17-04-2024, 07:00 PM
Less than 1000 km, I'm afraid - probably too busy repairing NSX electronics than driving them around ..

goldtop
19-04-2024, 07:53 AM
I did more miles yesterday than I have in the last few years combined! Just a shakedown after the top-to-bottom recommissioning.

And after so many years of driving autos (including radar adaptive cruise control in the EV), my left leg has turned into puny string. It was a bit of a workout, especially with the non-PAS steering. :rolleyes:

NSX 2000
19-04-2024, 10:26 AM
I did more miles yesterday than I have in the last few years combined! Just a shakedown after the top-to-bottom recommissioning.

And after so many years of driving autos (including radar adaptive cruise control in the EV), my left leg has turned into puny string. It was a bit of a workout, especially with the non-PAS steering. :rolleyes:

It's amazing how quick you get use to certain things, evrey time I put the NSX in reverse, I wonder why it is not beeping at me :(

wixer
19-04-2024, 04:56 PM
It's amazing how quick you get use to certain things, evrey time I put the NSX in reverse, I wonder why it is not beeping at me :(

That's what I love about them, no unnecessary electronics, screens to trawl through, to find the feature you want but then give up coz you can't find it.....