Things you never see

[havoc]

Saw those at lunch today, does make pleasant reading...makes me partly wish I'd stretched to afford PW52 - Ian and Sharon's current steed. That's gotta be close to being a £40k car now...

[Rob_Fenn]

Certainly kicking myself at not getting a facelift a few years back now! As said, the red one has already gone at healthy money considering it had more than garage queen miles. I suppose the dealer assurance always adds a bit though.

Think i'll wait for Senna-mania to die down a bit and see how things go later in the year. Picking up a Turbo S on Thursday (feel better about paying for a car that has depreciated over 40%!) but would drop it in a heart beat for my faves of the Final 12: pearlescent white, pearlescent red or Paul's black one.

[goldtop]

my faves of the Final 12: pearlescent white, pearlescent red or Paul's black one.

On that subject, do we know if the JDM market got any special run-out NSXs? I presume there must have been something to mark the occasion.

[Rob_Fenn]

Hmm... doubt it, bear in mind you had the whole Customisation programme in Japan (where the final 12 colours were taken from) there was a lot you could already do in terms of options which we couldn't get over here.

Wouldn't be surprise if they did a nice model or keyring though!

[Papalazarou]

Certainly kicking myself at not getting a facelift a few years back now! As said, the red one has already gone at healthy money considering it had more than garage queen miles. I suppose the dealer assurance always adds a bit though.

Think i'll wait for Senna-mania to die down a bit and see how things go later in the year. Picking up a Turbo S on Thursday (feel better about paying for a car that has depreciated over 40%!) but would drop it in a heart beat for my faves of the Final 12: pearlescent white, pearlescent red or Paul's black one.

Unfortunately, I think the longer you wait the higher prices will rise. They've still got a way to go before they get anywhere near JDM prices, and that's before you've taxed and imported.

Cheers.

[lotusolly]

Saw those at lunch today, does make pleasant reading...makes me partly wish I'd stretched to afford PW52 - Ian and Sharon's current steed. That's gotta be close to being a £40k car now...

I would have thought any tidy well maintained, manual, facelift car with reasonable mileage would sell at £50k+. Don't know of a good facelift car that has sold for less in the last couple of years, even the early ones!

Olly

[Rob_Fenn]

Unfortunately, I think the longer you wait the higher prices will rise. They've still got a way to go before they get anywhere near JDM prices, and that's before you've taxed and imported.

Cheers.

Getting close though. A 2005 Type S on Car Sensor £73k (before importing) represents good value in my eyes. There is a yellow facelift on there for £63k - not quite the disparity there once was.

It would be great to talk to people who buy the cars; are they first time buyers / repeat owners / colectors / investors?

And as demonstration of supply and demand, you can still get a tidy facelift in the US for the equivalent of £40k or less... if only!

[NZNick]

Closer (for me) but no cigar.....http://www.carsensor.net/usedcar/det...ml?TRCD=200002 only 29k Kms / 18k miles - nice leather and door inserts, just wrong colour. Not keen on the bling-finish wheels. Still big money compared to the UK, but not as steep as before.

That white 2005 Type S has only done 700kms, so virtually as-new !!

[Papalazarou]

Getting close though. A 2005 Type S on Car Sensor £73k (before importing) represents good value in my eyes. There is a yellow facelift on there for £63k - not quite the disparity there once was.

It would be great to talk to people who buy the cars; are they first time buyers / repeat owners / colectors / investors?

And as demonstration of supply and demand, you can still get a tidy facelift in the US for the equivalent of £40k or less... if only!

I don't think I've looked as hard as you;-). Certainly the last time I looked, there was still a sizeable gap. I guess for many it seems like a hassle to import an unknown quantity. I've seen a lot of damage repaired JDM cars in the UK. However, if your agent knows his stuff, it's certainly worth a look.
The LHD market's interesting; if you could put up with having the steering wheel on the wrong side and prefer a targa, there's certainly more of a choice. You might even be able to find a Zanardi?
Still, if you've got to have a facelift, I think you've just got to be quick and flexible on colour/spec. My tactic is to buy what's available until I get a chance to buy the car I really want. Hopefully number eight will be the keeper.

Cheers.

[TheSebringOne]

Does anyone know of this car?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...onda?logcode=p