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    Quote Originally Posted by Heineken View Post
    It seems whenever I see and auction my eyes are caught by electronic and/or audio topics
    I listened to a podcast recently in which an American journalist recounted their experience of driving an NA1 NSX-R for the first time. They loved it, but apparently the km/h speedo was under-reading to the extent that they thought it was in mph.

    "Aha," I thought "I know what that is . . . "


    By comparison with the Ferrari and Porsche markets, the NSX market seems to be small enough/ordinary enough that the specialists and historians pass it by. Were these cars in an equivalent of those markets then there would be a tremendous hue and cry over matching engine and chassis numbers, original paint, whether the car was certified by a nebulous body validating that all of the accessories exactly match the spec sheet hewn into a stone tablet and installed into the frunk by a mythical superman, without which the car could not possibly be sold; there would be specialists aplenty to repair your VANOS, your cooling pipes, your bore-scoring, your wonky bearings, your cracked exhaust manifolds and your sticky buttons.

    Yet for the NSX that doesn't happen. Those who know the issues in enough detail to comment on them seem to already own the cars.

    I guess it's a further extension of the problem that's plagued the NSX its whole life - it just doesn't have the same kind of prestige that you get from having a horse on your badge.

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    Quote Originally Posted by duncan View Post
    For those who think the motor trade is without humour -
    https://www.listerclassics.com/listing/2005-Honda-NSX

    I would like to suggest that somebody at Lister Classics has been on the old wacky backy, I'm sure Honda UK sold more than 19 RHD fixed headlamp facelift cars. But it's the 1989 Jaguar XJR-S that is the biggest laugh, £50K, no way, they have been a little bit wild in their discription, with the history of the XJR-S! They really should do more basic research.
    2005 NA2 NSX, Berlina Black with full red leather interior.
    2016 NC1 NSX, Casino White Pearl with red semi-aniline leather and alcantara.

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    'Matching numbers' is not so relevant in the Honda-world. Based on the silly (and proven wrong) statement of Enzo Ferrari that aerodynamics is for people who are not capable to build engines (haha), one would say a 'matching number' certificate is only needed for the junk engines build in the F- and P-cars of that aera. Moreoverthis, such cars are bought by people having very little technical clue or two left hands, to round that prejudice off. No wonder, they jump after x certificates to justify that THEIR object of desire is the best available toy out there. Of course, there are plenty of false certificates and false cars out there for sure. Thanks goodness, that kind of uncessary 'industry' can't evolve in the NSX-market.

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    Hoping to send my OEM radio over to Kaz and see if he will fix it up for me. I was able to find a working radio from a 2004 and going to install it. My original radio has quit doing anything but static but the c/d player is still in fine nick after it warms up.
    Seems no one over here in the colonies can or will do the repair without doing some bodged up job or doing some “retro fit” rubbish for a stupid price.
    If I have to pay a ton of the Queens best I want someone like the Kaz to do some work on it so I know it will have the best eyes and hands there.

    Cheers
    nigel

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    Note that all radios will suffer and potentially succumb to capacitor leakage at some point in time. Since it's much easier to fix when it's not fatal yet I would get both radios fixed, if possible.
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    Thanks for the advice.
    I actually have another OEM radio as well, three total, the original one that came in my car from 1992. It went bad back in 2006, it just was having static noise so it was at the beginning of failure, and before I knew this was a recurring problem I changed it and thought that was fixed for good.
    Seems I should see if Kaz would have a look see and if they both and the 2004 I have not yet installed, he could fix them and I could pass the two spares on to some others there in the UK and have the newest one I bought sent back to have for myself.
    I welcome any suggestions at all.

    Cheers
    nigel
    Last edited by nigel; 08-07-2021 at 11:14 PM.

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    Another Collecting Cars auction, this time a 97 targa with 95k miles went for £76,000 + 6% premium.

    Pretty strong market still
    1991 Red/Black manual NSX 5 53,000 miles.
    2016 BAC Mono 7,000 miles (just mind blowing, how is it road legal?)

    Daily driver 2005 Porsche 997.1 C2S manual (Peak 911 IMHO)

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    Quote Originally Posted by NSX 2000 View Post
    I would like to suggest that somebody at Lister Classics has been on the old wacky backy, I'm sure Honda UK sold more than 19 RHD fixed headlamp facelift cars. But it's the 1989 Jaguar XJR-S that is the biggest laugh, £50K, no way, they have been a little bit wild in their discription, with the history of the XJR-S! They really should do more basic research.
    I had a count-up a while back. I believe fixed light face-lifts to be well in the 30’s. How many are left in the UK now, I don’t know.
    The car that sold on collecting cars looked well maintained and you don’t see many midnight purple cars any
    more. I liked the colour combo. Definitely shows where the market is going.
    I am Godzilla, you are Japan!

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    Quote Originally Posted by rkanaga View Post
    Another Collecting Cars auction, this time a 97 targa with 95k miles went for £76,000 + 6% premium.

    Pretty strong market still
    An almost identical one coming up in the UK on October 2nd: https://auctions.doreandrees.com/cat...-cars-lot-212/

    Guide price of 30-40k is presumably standard auctioneer practice?

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    Its an Auto - so probably the reason it will be lower. Still not a lot of money for a lovely car. More people should try the Auto - they would be pleasantly surprised just how good they are - even side by side with the 5 speed.
    Mike

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