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    I know we have to careful what we discuss on here. Well at least we have to make fact based comments. But I thought this was interesting because you can ask the owner questions whilst the auction progresses. I am interested to see what a super low mileage early car makes and how well the format works.

    https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1992-honda-nsx-1

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    It seems whenever I see and auction my eyes are caught by electronic and/or audio topics
    The Bose stereo is not working, which is a common fault, but there are no other known electrical issues.
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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
    Give it 10 years and nobody’s stereos will work. But for the sake of originality they will still be fitted. At least my AC controller works ��
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    Quote Originally Posted by Papalazarou View Post
    Give it 10 years and nobody’s stereos will work. But for the sake of originality they will still be fitted. At least my AC controller works ��
    Kaz fixed mine
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    Sold for £76K + 6% = £80,560. Not bad considering the bidders don’t view the cars and there were a few outstanding questions with this one.
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    For those who think the motor trade is without humour -
    https://www.listerclassics.com/listing/2005-Honda-NSX

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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 imagine they looked at the LBB that’s been for sale in Hong Kong for the last couple of years and decided all late facelifts are worth £140k.
    What I found interesting about the one that just sold on Collecting cars was that the engine number had gained a digit, the vin plate had been off at some point and all the body stickers were wrong. And nobody cared. They just kept bidding!!!
    It seems to me that if you are buying collector grade cars, stuff like engine numbers and vin plates are pretty high on your essentials list. But then someone bought the LBB I threw into the pit wall at combe from a well know specialist. So what do I know?

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    It’s a funny old world in classic car sales isn’t it … 25 yrs without any Honda history, missing items as identified above suggesting something may not be as described, blind bidding and someone is happy to drop 80 large … they do say there is bottom for every seat, I hope the one about to descend upon this particular seat enjoys their new leather clad resting place …

    Must make the near perfect sister to this one worth 100 all day long

    As for the Listers car, I dont pay much attention to used NSX but I’m pretty sure they’ve had this long enough to know its not going to make the asking price …
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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
    Just scanning the ad for 2 seconds - the word "saloon" stands out, as does listing all the standard equipment as options/upgrades
    As for the asking price, I doubt that anyone would pay anything near that much, but you never know...
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    The premium that some people are willing to pay for low mileage cars does baffle me.

    The example on Collecting Cars looks like a decent condition early JDM car, with a maintenance history that is untraceable (or at least unproveable) until you actually get your hands on the car. There are things which are evidently to be sorted on it, and potentially a great deal more depending on how much of the age-based maintenance that's not in the service schedule has actually been done. Yet because it only has 7,500km on the clock the premium you'd pay would be . . . what? Approaching 100%?

    I just don't see what you get for the extra money there, unless the goal is to stick it in a vault and wait for that low mileage price escalator to go up a few more years. A car with 60,000km, even 100,000km could be in just as good condition for driving, and with the right maintenance having been done could require less initial outlay on top of the purchase price to get it to a reliable driver.

    The example that Listers have for sale does look gorgeous, and of the assertions made in the listing, the one that resonates most to me is "not to be repeated in this condition". I think they're right - with the reduced quantity of facelift cars available you just won't find another like it. Even so, were I in a position to make them an offer it would have to be for a lot less than they're asking.

    Perhaps the people offering these cars are counting on customers with telephone-numbers money waking up one day and thinking "I want the best NSX there is!" on a whim, and to hell with the price.

    Unrelated: I wince every time I see the term "rust-free!" applied to an aluminium car . . .

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