NA2 facelift closing in on NC1 ... or the other way round?

[Senninha]

Just noticed Nigel’s old car pop up on the interweb at an asking price even Plans have not ventured towards for the last 12 .... so I thought I’d have a hunt for the nearest NC1 ... and after a little digging I could get close to a £30k delta ...

To my thinking, if you’ve got £100k to splash on a weekend toy, going an extra £30 is probably do-able ... so what would you choose ... a 50k mile 13yr old car or one with the latest tech, under a year old and only a few thousand miles?

If I was in the position to do so, I’d take the NC1 ...

[NZNick]

I saw that too - and don't quite understand "the market". I know the numbers of RHD NA2's in the UK (& worldwide) are small, but so are the number of NC1's....
I'd try the NC1 too.

[Nick Graves]

Interesting question. It's crossed between my ears with the ludicrous prices of late.

Beancounter head says the old banger will depreciate less, probably be more reliable(!) and fits down country lanes more easily.

And I just like it better. So there's a bit of confirmation bias going on.

Ask me again, when the NC is down to junk money and the NA in the stratosphere...

[Senninha]

Interesting question.

Ask me again, when the NC is down to junk money and the NA in the stratosphere...

Quality response as always Nick ... and I like this thinking!

[NoelWatson]

In the absence of actual sold prices it's going to be tough to get an idea of where the market currently is.

When getting up towards £100k, the lure of the manual V10 R8 gets ever so tempting....

[dcnsx]

I personally cannot see the NA selling way past 100k, there’s just not enough badge there. For a lot of people it is just a Honda, which is a lot of the reason why it never was a great seller in the first place. I do hope tho of course to be proved wrong and I will eat my shorts!

[goldnsx]

... so what would you choose ... a 50k mile 13yr old car or one with the latest tech, under a year old and only a few thousand miles?

If I was in the position to do so, I’d take the NC1 ...

On the continental EU the prices for Gen1 are not as high as in the UK. Also, the price relation of Gen1 to Gen2 vary from 1:3 to 1:2 but neither of them sell really well. So the UK prices for standard Gen1 might be a little bit too high (maybe not for the Type R, you lucky guys ). If I could get one for the prices in the US (around $140-150k) I might take the NC1 but maybe wouldn't keep it as long as a Gen1.

Future technology: I'm driving hybrids since 9 years on a daily base and every other technology would put me far back at the moment + I guess for the next 10 years too. Even though I wouldn't buy electric I respect Elon Musks effort. At least his investing his revenues from his first big deal back in the economy and will deserve place in automotive history for sure, regardless if electric cars are the future or not.

[dcnsx]

I’ve always been led to believe that fast charging batteries can damage them? If this is the case unless they reinvent the battery fast charging times are always going to be a problem.

[WhyOne?]

I’ve always been led to believe that fast charging batteries can damage them? If this is the case unless they reinvent the battery fast charging times are always going to be a problem.

Very much depends on the battery technology....solid state and graphene based (potential) solutions are very, very different to those currently available.