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[Sudesh]

Just have to echo what the rest said and sorry to hear.

Find it a tad strange myself and would like to hear who worked on the car?? My own NSX, [although not driven often] has been caught out in the odd wet spell; my car has no traction control and I have felt very comfortable driving in wet conditions, and to be honest unless really pushing it hard, never stepped out.

I'm sorry to hear that. One additional route would be going with Downforce parts to cut the costs down. That's what my friend did when he had his fender-bender-thingy.

This would only work if he was repairing himself/fitting the bill and not going through insurance.
If its an insurance claim, then they will insist on it being repaired with all new parts from Honda, hence why it could be written off after an inspection and parts valuation.

[forumadmin]

This is quite a well known occurance unfortunately. The NSX must have 4mm at least of rear tread on the tyres. Famously AutoCar had their test car start doing 360 spins while driving straight down a motorway. Over the years a few people here have had the same thing, and also guys in the States. The exact cause has never been known, some suggest the alignment of the wheels even if it is within factory spec. Maybe something else was a factor here, but everyone should remember this. Look through the old posts and you might find the previous incidents.

[214nsx]

Just had a new clutch, cam belt service and fixed the aircon. Massive bill for just under £6,000. Took the car out yesterday in the dry and the rear end felt as though the rear tyres were soft but nothing too dramatic.

Today I was giving a lift home to a friend, pissing down but we were only going about 50. Pretty neutral throttle. Car leapt across the road and attacked the hedge on the other side of the road. Two or three complete revolutions. All four corners had a go at attacking the innocent hedge.
Most of the visible damage is to the near side, door, front and rear wings. I'm pretty sure that the underneath is pretty well rearranged. No airbag deployment.
Has anyone else ever had a similar incident ? I can still not believe the speed that this happened. I would say less than 1/2 second from driving straight and even to being buried in a hedge.

Will see what the insurers make of it but I'm not that confident that it can be fixed for a reasonable fee.

sorry to hear this, just to let you know that i have the N/S door completed with glass if you need it.

regards
Phill

[batmobile]

Sorry - in my ignorance - what are downforce parts?

Regards
Leo

[NSX 2000]

Sorry - in my ignorance - what are downforce parts?

Regards
Leo

Hi Leo

Downforce are a company in the US that do aftermarket parts, mainly in carbon fibre.

http://downforce.biz/cart/home.php

Paul

[Nick Graves]

S hit, man - sorry to hear it.

It's what's known as an S2000-specific Diesel spill on the road. Only it must've been NSX-specific Diesel, if other cars weren't affected at the same spot.

1. The dealers have reduced your rear toe-in or camber settings (or have increased front grip) , so the car is twitchier than you are used to (before/after printouts?) and you didn't have long enough to adapt to it.
2. Dealers invariably let down my tyres, so probably do yours. That would make its responses less sharp.
3. The tyres are sensitive to wear; they tend to go 'off' once the sticky tread has gone.
4. It's very greasy, Auntie. Jenny! One gets used to throwing the car round like a toy in a dry spell and its limits are a lot lower in the wet. One needs to adjust until the roads clear of rubber/oil and you probably didn't.

If it's any consolation, I expect several hundred S2000s are being reversed through hedges as I type. They will all be blaming S2000-specific Diesel instead of greasy-road/driver error.

I hope you get it sorted painlessly. Especially after throwing so much dough at it of late.

[AR]

S hit, man - sorry to hear it.

It's what's known as an S2000-specific Diesel spill on the road. Only it must've been NSX-specific Diesel, if other cars weren't affected at the same spot.

1. The dealers have reduced your rear toe-in or camber settings (or have increased front grip) , so the car is twitchier than you are used to (before/after printouts?) and you didn't have long enough to adapt to it.
2. Dealers invariably let down my tyres, so probably do yours. That would make its responses less sharp.
3. The tyres are sensitive to wear; they tend to go 'off' once the sticky tread has gone.
4. It's very greasy, Auntie. Jenny! One gets used to throwing the car round like a toy in a dry spell and its limits are a lot lower in the wet. One needs to adjust until the roads clear of rubber/oil and you probably didn't.

If it's any consolation, I expect several hundred S2000s are being reversed through hedges as I type. They will all be blaming S2000-specific Diesel instead of greasy-road/driver error.

I hope you get it sorted painlessly. Especially after throwing so much dough at it of late.

I am almost 100 percent sure that something was not right as Matt has a lot of competitive driving experience AFAIK an is a good driver who will know what to do.

No doubt something was off with the car or the road.

[Rob_Fenn]

When my old man first got his NSX he had a massive moment in the wet. Tyres had loads of tread. That is, until we looked at the insides; they were through to the canvas!

Very sorry to hear the news, must be gutting. Sounds a bit suspicious that the car just had work on, but then it could be a combination of things that resulted in your bad luck.

[PeterW]

Argghh! This sounds horrible. I've just bought a car off PH (link below), and drove it home yesterday up the A14 and M6. It's my first NSX, so it would be an understatement to call me a novice NSX driver. At times it was chucking it down, and I wasn't taking any more care in the wet than I would in a "normal" car. Actually I have to admit there was the odd occasion when I drove a little harder than normal. But the car felt rock solid.

I love the car by the way, but am now relieved I got it home in one piece!
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2797389.htm

[nobby]

hi Pete

welcome on board ... great to hear you have picked up a very nice NSX! Congrats

Also great to see you contributing to the owners forum

Don't get too concerned, I am only into a year of ownership and I myself have driven my NSX in all weather conditions even snow, and for this type of car she is very stable, so dont be too alarmed re above. Until Matt can get more of an idea of what happened, and maybe why it happened dont be scared to drive your new pride and joy, get out there and ENJOY it.

Good luck

Argghh! This sounds horrible. I've just bought a car off PH (link below), and drove it home yesterday up the A14 and M6. It's my first NSX, so it would be an understatement to call me a novice NSX driver. At times it was chucking it down, and I wasn't taking any more care in the wet than I would in a "normal" car. Actually I have to admit there was the odd occasion when I drove a little harder than normal. But the car felt rock solid.

I love the car by the way, but am now relieved I got it home in one piece!
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2797389.htm