maybe for sale 55 plate

[Papalazarou]

That 2CV is excellent!

I also regret selling mine ( a more mundane red example). it was great fun to drive and taught me more about preserving momentum than any other car I have owned.

I used to push ours to school when I was ten.
Ref. keeping the old 'classics.' I sold my mk1 Mexico when I was 18 for less than 2K. I remember at the time, it was near impossible to sell. Now they're making very good money. I also has a 205 and a Strada Abarth. If I miss any of those it was the Fiat.

Cheers.

[scottg]

I used to push ours to school when I was ten.
Ref. keeping the old 'classics.' I sold my mk1 Mexico when I was 18 for less than 2K. I remember at the time, it was near impossible to sell. Now they're making very good money. I also has a 205 and a Strada Abarth. If I miss any of those it was the Fiat.

Cheers.

I had two Mk 1 Escort mexicos both sold for about £800 back in the day, if only I had kept them. Also had a Mk1 cortina 1500 GT in Lotus colours, that rarer still and I've seen them make 15-20k. It's all down to us fourty somethings reliving our youth.
I took the NSX to an open day at The Wheel Specialst in Ferndown a few weeks back and a guy there took loads of photos and told me both he and his mate thought it the best car there. This was high praise as it was in the company of a Lambo and a DB9. There is a great deal of affection out there for our Japansses Supercar and as these people move through life and acquire some disposable income they will buy the dream cars of their youth, that's what will make them a classic.

[TheSebringOne]

Interesting car now on PH.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...t-1998/1073078

[simonprelude]

So is it a 1991, 1994 or 1998?

[WhyOne?]

1991......

[Marky]

I regret selling my 1991 BMW E30 M3 Sport Evo for £15,500 back in 1999. They are now fetching around £65,000 at Munich Legends. What a great car too, dog leg gearbox and sublime handling and 238bhp from a four pot. The NSX is a special car, but Porsche and Ferrari have moved the game on. Honda could really have upgraded the brakes in 2002 and given the car another 30bhp (at least outside of Japan), that would have made it the same as the Porsche 996 4S which at the time was its closest rival (and beat it in a group test). Fortunately for us the NSX has slowly crept back up to the asking price of £60,000 whilst the 996 4S has dropped to £25,000 (great value now).

[WhyOne?]

Interesting though isnt it....the 996, being an iteration of the 911, a car which no one could ever accuse Porsche of not beating with the development-stick on a regular basis, is languishing price-wise whilst the poor, neglected NSX is going through something of a renaissance with buyers.

[Sudesh]

I regret selling my 1991 BMW E30 M3 Sport Evo for £15,500 back in 1999. They are now fetching around £65,000 at Munich Legends. What a great car too, dog leg gearbox and sublime handling and 238bhp from a four pot. The NSX is a special car, but Porsche and Ferrari have moved the game on. Honda could really have upgraded the brakes in 2002 and given the car another 30bhp (at least outside of Japan), that would have made it the same as the Porsche 996 4S which at the time was its closest rival (and beat it in a group test). Fortunately for us the NSX has slowly crept back up to the asking price of £60,000 whilst the 996 4S has dropped to £25,000 (great value now).

You can buy 4s models for allot less than that! The 996 was not the sought after model either, its the 993 which are fetching good money now.

[Papalazarou]

Interesting though isnt it....the 996, being an iteration of the 911, a car which no one could ever accuse Porsche of not beating with the development-stick on a regular basis, is languishing price-wise whilst the poor, neglected NSX is going through something of a renaissance with buyers.

NA2's seem to be matching and in many cases surpassing the so called sought after models from a number of manufactures.
The 996 had none of the beauty of the 964 or the build quality of the 993. If it had, the 996 GT3 would be making serious money now and not being compressed by the subsequent incarnation.
I never really viewed the C4 as the direct competitor for the NSX. The C2 and S would be a fairer comparison.
The NSXR comparable to the GT3.
The NSX I think is a non threatening ownership proposition distant from a world of horrific bills, level 2 over-revs, rear main seal and intermediate shaft failure, ovalized bores, bore scoring and questionable residuals. I'm not saying the NSX is free from issues. Just none of those mentioned. And all these issues from the 'reliable German sports car.' GT3 excluded.
Probably the worst insult for 996-997 pre-DI owner is the need for expensive warranty, and the continual slip in residuals.
Put into perspective, a well specced 997 CS was an £80K car.

Cheers.

[Marky]

Very true, but the 996 4S was the car they compared it to as it was the closest I terms of price and power output. I totally agree, the air cooled cars are the best.