Wide boy from Japan

[Sudesh]

Just seen this on PH.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2222608.htm

[havoc]

Hmmm...
- it was a red car
- that front bumper looks awful
- the rear diffuser looks cheap but is probably very expensive (and total overkill for the car, unless it's got a full flat undertray as well)
- the spoiler is OTT, but not as bad as the rest. If it wasn't for the residual 'buttresses' I'd let that go.
- if it's a "6-speed" then why are the rocker covers black and the door-inserts rouched leather not perforated?


That said:-
- the side skirts aren't bad
- it's got some real presence
- the alloys work reasonably well

[AR]

It takes all sorts but all that Jazz and no extra Juice!!!

[Silver Surfer]

It takes all sorts but all that Jazz and no extra Juice!!!


Much prefer yours and your's cheaper!!;)

SS

[Sudesh]

Would love to know how they are importing it for that price because as it stands in Japan its around £29,500 give or take; add shipping, insurance, vat, import duty, tax mot reg fee etc, it works out MORE than the price advertised before even making a profit!! Unless they are getting it for much less than advertised in Japan, however from my dealings in there, they dont discount cars by that much £££.

I could be wrong but, I recall these guys or a similar crowd advertising in a "similar manner" they had a red wide NSX for sale last year or previous year. Which in turn was not on route to the UK and stayed in Japan.

[Senninha]

....... if it's a "6-speed" then why are the rocker covers black and the door-inserts rouched leather not perforated?.........

Because you can bolt on a 6 speed box to the 3.0 engine without too much effort ... a couple of owners here are in the process of doing this upgrade

I agree with Ary, why all the show if there's no go ... unless of course we cant 'see' the uplift in power??

regards, Paul

[Sudesh]

The add for the car suggests the following

Translation via google

"Rare! Honda NSX 3.0 KSP Speed 6 M / T is the receipt of certified wide-body vehicles with caterpillar muffler manifold air cleared EX clutch and Brembo front and rear LSD."

3.0l with 120,000km

[jaytip]

- if it's a "6-speed" then why are the rocker covers black and the door-inserts rouched leather not perforated?


Also as well as what Paul has said you can get a 6speed with rouched leather and not perforated. Perforated leather came in on the 99 year models.

[AR]

I would no doubt that this car could have been an A/T car transformed to speed.

[havoc]

Thanks guys. I'd thought about a 'box swap but I'd wondered "why bother if there was nothing wrong?".

Auto-to-manual makes more sense though...

[jaffaz32]

wow!!

That looks awesome!!

Think i've seen that before but not for sale.

[Justin]

Has anyone here driven a widebody NSX? I'm assuming that (rather like the factory widebody on the NSX's contemporary, the 993) increasing track like this ruins the car's handling on the road - but it would be good to have some empirical / anecodotal info...

[AR]

Well is safe to say that spacers will put extra strain on the bearings.

[AR]

Budget a few quids too for a dcent set of headlights as the old GT Rom are crap and new hardware for the install, £££

[Nick Graves]

Poor thing.

What a way to end up.