I bought the cheapest NSX ever

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  • Richard always dreamt of owning an Acura NSX but wanted to find a cheap one. His search led to an interesting eBay find and an adventure of going to get it.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 567

  • @brettbilger1390
    @brettbilger1390 6 років тому +831

    Wow. We need the story "I daily drove an NSX for 200k+ miles"

    • @diddy2612
      @diddy2612 6 років тому +88

      Brett Bilger I daily drive mine, it has 196k miles

    • @EdBolian
      @EdBolian 6 років тому +57

      Awesome!

    • @diddy2612
      @diddy2612 6 років тому +30

      Ed Bolian I couldn’t click fast enough when I saw a NSX story pop up lol

    • @15buggie
      @15buggie 6 років тому +8

      I agree. We desperately need the "how we got to where it is now" story of it. What an interesting story as to the purchase.

    • @JTSG15
      @JTSG15 6 років тому +13

      My uncle has been dailying his since the late 90's and he hasnt seem to have had any problems. as far as 90's supercars (for lack of a better term), the nsx is probably the best daily

  • @Deoxide
    @Deoxide 6 років тому +614

    _Hoovies _*_Hates_*_ Him!_
    See how he got the cheapest hoopty with one simple trick

  • @XxdskaterxX
    @XxdskaterxX 6 років тому +79

    not the cheapest one ever sold. my friend bought his for $11,000 usd with 200,000 miles on it. also clean title, manual, and black

    • @EdBolian
      @EdBolian 6 років тому +13

      Wow

    • @danielzychniewicz2633
      @danielzychniewicz2633 6 років тому

      very good deal. id flip it right away lol.

    • @robmath2
      @robmath2 3 роки тому +1

      yup missed one on cl in LA in 2007 for 12k 200,000 miles manual black on black

    • @amirmurray9916
      @amirmurray9916 3 роки тому

      I think he couldve bargained at least to $10G ..but...

    • @vincencohan3626
      @vincencohan3626 2 роки тому

      @@amirmurray9916 hahaa

  • @mhicks31
    @mhicks31 5 років тому +68

    Well, if its been stored in a garage full of cats, at least you know there's no rodent nests in it.

    • @Curi0u50ne
      @Curi0u50ne 3 роки тому +1

      Best motoring... I mean comment.

  • @kwilevideopost
    @kwilevideopost 5 років тому +193

    I am the guy that sold this car!!! A friend of mine just sent me the link.

    • @brianmcilwain440
      @brianmcilwain440 5 років тому +10

      Ken Wile sure you are ........

    • @kwilevideopost
      @kwilevideopost 5 років тому +34

      Marc Bryant
      Excellent question. Yes I am! She didn’t even like the car. Women like the way it looks, but it’s very low and not the most comfortable for the passenger. As the driver, it feels perfect.

    • @williamlevy1981
      @williamlevy1981 5 років тому +28

      Shame on you for neglecting it.

    • @LapoftheWorld
      @LapoftheWorld 5 років тому +36

      VINwiki missed connections wins again. Hi there! Hope you're well ~11 years on. 278,000 miles on the car at this point. It's still going strong. Fortunately for me my wife does really like the car and it's been across the country a few times with us.

    • @TF23DayRespawn
      @TF23DayRespawn 4 роки тому +14

      Jesus you have a 9 year old cat video, this might actually be the guy....

  • @LapoftheWorld
    @LapoftheWorld 6 років тому +130

    Many thanks to Ed for the opportunity to contribute to the VINWiki archives, and thanks for the love in the comments! Not to disappoint, I drove this NSX on a ~700 mile loop of the southeast (the scenic route from from Knoxville to Atlanta) to record this, doing some filming for my own channel along the way. 'Still a great car, even ~10 years on.

    • @EdBolian
      @EdBolian 6 років тому +12

      Great having you.

    • @jsquared1013
      @jsquared1013 6 років тому +3

      Lap of the World it was nice to hear the story. I'm subscribed to you now and I'm going to take a browse through the videos later, but I have a bit of a rabbit-trail question (one that would rate it's own video even? Or maybe you already addressed it and I just haven't watched it yet 😂):
      How does a properly-maintained very-high-mileage car compare to a low-ish-mileage example with similar mods, as far as driving feel on the street and the track? I.e. the bushings and shocks and etc on the high-miles car AND the low-miles car have been replaced/upgraded in a similar manner, so the comparison would be more about chassis structure with use rather than outright age or maintenance. I've had high-mileage older cars and low-mileage late model cars, but it is hard to tell how much of the improved feel and chassis stiffness is just from the improvements in design and engineering in subsequent generations, vs how much is from less miles on the chassis.
      Part of what sparks this is that I have owned a 1995 M3 for the past year or so, and since it is originally Japan-spec before being imported to the middle east, it's fairly low miles for a car of its age (about 113k). I have buddies stateside that have owned numerous E36s, but they all have generally been much higher in mileage (many of them near or over the 200k mark). We both have done the same typical upgrades (e.g. fresh bushings, KW coilovers, all tie rods and balljoints replaced in the last year, etc), but I'm too far on the other side of the planet to drive them back to back 😂. I did have the opportunity to derive my friend's dad's S2000 back to back with my high-mileage S2000 years ago, but it was a short drive without a real chance to compare, although they did feel rather similar with some minor, but noticeable, differences (his was a 2002, which had some slight revisions at the factory, with about 16k at the time, and mine was a 2000 with about 125k at the time)
      So, I'm wondering if you've had a chance to drive a low-miles NSX with similar upgrades back to back with, or in close temporal proximity to, your (very 😬) high-mileage car, and if so was there noticeable difference?

    • @LapoftheWorld
      @LapoftheWorld 6 років тому +2

      Thanks for popping over and checking out the channel! That's definitely a pretty deep question and is, as you say, probably good video fodder. Maybe I can set something up at NSXPO this year (as that will be probably the best odds of finding a similarly modded car but with maybe 50k miles or under). The quick answer would be that I think the NSX holds up better than a lot of 90's Sportscars with respect to rigidity and retaining a "tight" feel but, having ridden in several more pristine examples as a track instructor, I know mine has a few more occasional squeaks and rattles. I don't get the feeling that the input/output response to the controls and the feedback from the chassis has suffered too much though, if at all. The pristine cars I've driven (just casually) have all been nearly bone stock, which means they are by-default a bit quieter and softer riding, so a bad comparison for your question.

    • @Agret
      @Agret 6 років тому +1

      Just sent a sub over your way, cool channel.

    • @LapoftheWorld
      @LapoftheWorld 6 років тому

      That's awesome, thanks!

  • @1XSTEALTHTWINTURBOX1
    @1XSTEALTHTWINTURBOX1 6 років тому +51

    I am so dumb. I could of nearly got one for 12-15k a few times in 06'-10' because people were freaking out because of the recession. But he did get it for a great deal.

    • @ColAngus
      @ColAngus 6 років тому +1

      Same here, I saw several even up to 5 years ago with 100+k for $14k and was really tempted.

  • @BerryUnusual
    @BerryUnusual 6 років тому +53

    I love everyone's description of driving through VA, I've lived here my whole life and it's the WORST state to drive in period!!!! Registering a car is a nightmare inspections are a nightmare. Virginia is a nightmare.

    • @jimmygrant3212
      @jimmygrant3212 6 років тому +12

      They also have radar detector that detects radar detectors.

    • @pgtmr2713
      @pgtmr2713 6 років тому +3

      Someone needs to invent a radar detector detector detector and Klingon warship cloaking.

    • @WizardofGOP
      @WizardofGOP 6 років тому +8

      Screw catch-all laws. Fight for some freedom. A traffic stop causes more hazard on the roads than most driving infractions.

    • @RichRotorhead
      @RichRotorhead 6 років тому

      Unusually Uneek registering a car in VA is a cinch, 10 min transaction and you're done... Try doing that in NYC.
      Inspections, depends on where you live. N. VA they have emissions testing, but not in southern VA 😉

    • @goofyleo3869
      @goofyleo3869 6 років тому +1

      Unusually Uneek But the EASIEST driving test. Literally...around the block and you've passed.

  • @GearheadDaily
    @GearheadDaily 6 років тому +47

    The NSX is on my list of cars to have one day, but prices are crazy these days. They hold up really well in the styling.

    • @jsquared1013
      @jsquared1013 6 років тому +7

      Gearhead Daily I removed the NSX from my list, for the same reason I removed an air-cooled 911. The prices have gone from "you have to pay to play" for a nice one, to just batshit crazy. The performance and value is no longer there at that price point.

    • @veganpotterthevegan
      @veganpotterthevegan 6 років тому +1

      $30-35k is actually really good considering what it is.

    • @JimV90
      @JimV90 6 років тому +3

      Veganpotter Thevegan Lol, you'll get an automatic in ok shape with 180,xxx miles in that price range.

    • @veganpotterthevegan
      @veganpotterthevegan 6 років тому

      Jim V I'd take a manual with over 200k. It's not a Chevy

    • @JimV90
      @JimV90 6 років тому

      Veganpotter Thevegan Right, I'd just rather pay a few grand more and get one in clean shape. To each their own.

  • @dw6015
    @dw6015 6 років тому +5

    I bought an 91 NSX from Darrel Sheets of storage wars for $14,500 with 222,000 miles clean title, No snap ring range, perfectly straight body, I mean perfect but someone keyed one side of the car. I drove it daily with a stage II clutch for 3 years. I sold it to a kid for the same price I purchased it for. And that folks is my Cheapest NSX ever Purchased story.

  • @DayoftheJakeL
    @DayoftheJakeL 6 років тому +36

    Actually I believe I bought the cheapest nsx to ever change hands. A non running black 93 in 2010 for 5600 bucks.

    • @Kimoharoun
      @Kimoharoun 5 років тому +4

      he said clean title though.

    • @freestyleskyline
      @freestyleskyline 4 роки тому +7

      @NEGUS MBARKA because it's an NSX.... I'd buy one with a blown up motor for 10k... You buy a car like that for under 20 you are guaranteed to get more money for it when you sell it no matter what you sell it for

  • @renovasquez5589
    @renovasquez5589 6 років тому +322

    How does the kid from UP even have money for a NSX?

    • @coolskywizard
      @coolskywizard 6 років тому +2

      haha it took me a second to get that

    • @LapoftheWorld
      @LapoftheWorld 6 років тому +32

      You have no idea how much money you can make with a talking dog...$_$

    • @sent1685
      @sent1685 6 років тому +3

      Could you guys please explain me the joke

    • @coolskywizard
      @coolskywizard 6 років тому +9

      Richard looks like a grown up version of the kid from the movie UP.

    • @veganpotterthevegan
      @veganpotterthevegan 6 років тому +2

      Meth kitchen

  • @henrymccomments
    @henrymccomments 6 років тому +82

    212k Miles That’s Honda for ya
    A Ferrari of the same era won’t even be able to do 50k miles without falling apart

    • @danielzychniewicz2633
      @danielzychniewicz2633 6 років тому +7

      yea hondas are more reliable than ferraris. but that doesnt change the fact the original nsx is a wannabe ferrari.

    • @henrymccomments
      @henrymccomments 6 років тому +2

      daniel zychniewicz
      Completely agree also
      Ferrari are sexy could have won

    • @ColAngus
      @ColAngus 6 років тому +4

      If you do the timing service and regular standard tune ups, Ferrari will easily go 100k plus , Ive seen it myself.

    • @henrymccomments
      @henrymccomments 6 років тому +6

      Col. Angus but will it go 200k without a small fortune to boot

    • @ColAngus
      @ColAngus 6 років тому +2

      Justin Y Not
      Yes they will go to 200k, you can go on Ferrarichat and read about them, there are even a few photos of high mileage ones floating around the nets ...but as far as the fortune part, well that of course depends on your mechanical abilities or lack there of. If you find a mechanic comfortable doing the work then you will be ok, it's going to the dealer that will make your wallet cry. I personally know a regular mechanic that services a local judge's mid 80's Testarossa , that thing has 80+k miles on it.He said it's not as big a deal as people make it out to be.

  • @pwrightisright8611
    @pwrightisright8611 6 років тому +426

    That car will never, ever be less than $16k

    • @jamesdupuch2944
      @jamesdupuch2944 6 років тому +9

      P WrightisRight Double negative

    • @bahe57
      @bahe57 6 років тому +4

      Their and keep going up in price especially a clean one no mods or anything

    • @Unusedcheetah29
      @Unusedcheetah29 6 років тому +44

      I mean a fire could do the job of depreciating the car for some poor soul

    • @EM-fi2qg
      @EM-fi2qg 6 років тому +2

      Unusedcheetah29 Ugly art work has its place on a college campus for ungodly amounts of money.🤪

    • @leftmorningstar6954
      @leftmorningstar6954 6 років тому

      bat is more then you mama,
      doug demoro
      doug demoro
      doug demoro

  • @july6171
    @july6171 6 років тому +106

    i was expecting hoovies garage guy

    • @andybosall
      @andybosall 6 років тому +2

      nomnom Tyler should trademark these cheap titles

    • @LapoftheWorld
      @LapoftheWorld 6 років тому +5

      Yeah, I love Hoovie, but I did snicker a little when his first NSX video came out. "Get on my level" came to mine, but I'm nowhere near youtube-successful enough to talk smack at this point :)

    • @jpb2541
      @jpb2541 6 років тому

      nomnom me too 😂😂

    • @Dexter-jf1tp
      @Dexter-jf1tp 6 років тому

      Me to

  • @andreim841
    @andreim841 6 років тому +213

    Looks beter than the new NSX if you ask me.

    • @EM-fi2qg
      @EM-fi2qg 6 років тому +8

      Andrei M Agreed. They ruined the look just as bad as the new WRX. Not as bad as what happened to the Hummer though. The H2 and H3 are as embarrassing as a Prius convertible, if it were to happen.

    • @brandonsinclair4180
      @brandonsinclair4180 6 років тому

      E30 M3 as a 15 wrx owner, my feelings are hurt

    • @zohairkader6670
      @zohairkader6670 6 років тому +1

      Andrei M, I think the new nsx is nicer looking.

    • @wesleysavage444
      @wesleysavage444 5 років тому +1

      I like design of older cars but the new nsx looks good considering other modern super cars

    • @williamlevy1981
      @williamlevy1981 5 років тому +2

      No one asked you delusional sheople.

  • @clintgliford9941
    @clintgliford9941 6 років тому +263

    Last time I was this early, Doug still thought the look he had pulled off was the 80s

  • @jono1761
    @jono1761 6 років тому +3

    Good old Communist Virginia! Speed checked by aircraft. Last time I went to pick up a Guards Red 911 S in DC, I opened the sunroof and saw the plane following me for about an hour.

  • @chowtownfoodreviews6679
    @chowtownfoodreviews6679 6 років тому +62

    What is that intoxicating scent I'm smelling (owner) I have cats.... buyer...meowwww. that was an example of shrewd negotiation skills.

  • @stevethomas760
    @stevethomas760 6 років тому +9

    Awesome story. Like the 200+K. Seems the NSX is getting some love now with value. In my opinion, incredible design even today. Music at high rpms. It is the car that made the "super cars" get their act together. Hey it's Italian it's supposed to leak oil...

  • @moonrunner8791
    @moonrunner8791 5 років тому +6

    nice buy even with 200k miles. i see nice examples in the 90s now. to me the nsx is a work of art.

  • @NextLevelAutoDetail
    @NextLevelAutoDetail 6 років тому +13

    The guy that bought the NSX must be a detailing enthusiast to notice and photograph the scratches and swirl marks. I even heard the mention of not a detailers ideal car lol.
    The scratches showcased on the hood were not caused by cats but improper washing. From automatic car washes and “hand washes” that use abrasive brushes.
    I am sure the cats left their “mark” as well. 👍🏻

  • @stephen3164
    @stephen3164 6 років тому +1

    As an East coaster who traveled NJ to Roanoke VA monthly, I-81 was the location of many of my minor reckless driving tickets. (clocked me at 81mph, and 87mph another time) Dated/married a girl 60 miles away at another college, so I would pick her up Friday and drop her back off Sunday night. 240 miles for the 2 round trips. Every weekend, for 3 years. Plus I'd go up once or twice per week. (Thank god gas prices were below $1/gal!).
    I've always wanted an NSX, but always chose "the responsible car" instead - sedan, etc. Young and stupidly conservative - though I'd probably still be in jail if 22 year old me had an NSX. My 528i E39 5 speed easily cruised at triple digits. I still put the first gen NSX on my want list.

  • @Dafoodmaster
    @Dafoodmaster 6 років тому +46

    now that's not a bad car to buy cheaply

  • @thefiascogarage3215
    @thefiascogarage3215 6 років тому +6

    As I am listening to the rumble of I-81 in the distance I am thinking, "This guy is not wrong about Virginia". I don't ever remember seeing a 'Welcome' sign, but I always noticed about 5 traffic stops in the first ten miles when crossing into that state. True road dogs notice these variances.

    • @jimmygrant3212
      @jimmygrant3212 6 років тому +1

      But there’s at least two “Virginia is for lovers signs”

    • @thefiascogarage3215
      @thefiascogarage3215 6 років тому

      They are the most joked about 'Welcome to This State' signs ever done. You obviously got the joke. Legend has it that you can say "But, I love you to a VSP Officer and they won't ever let you go". Heck, they might even follow you around listening to Rick Astley after writing the first ticket.

  • @Shidoshi578
    @Shidoshi578 6 років тому +7

    Gotta hear that VTech kick in..yo.

  • @TexasBoyRob
    @TexasBoyRob 6 років тому +4

    Man what makes this even more awesome is he STILL has it! That's frickin awesome!

  • @aklip
    @aklip 6 років тому +9

    Trying to go to Tennessee. Ends up on Long Island. How? Like... how??

  • @smokeymountainprintshop289
    @smokeymountainprintshop289 6 років тому +4

    I met this guy in the North Carolina mountains on his trip to shoot this and seeing the car youd have no idea its a 260k mile example! Very driven but clean for what it is!

  • @Gidenkidenk
    @Gidenkidenk 6 років тому +5

    Oh my, printing out directions off map quest.... Oh the memories

  • @brennanpatrick
    @brennanpatrick 6 років тому +13

    Doug the type of guy to watch VINwiki videos

  • @zingmc1918
    @zingmc1918 6 років тому +14

    My most attainable dream car

    • @dudeshark2471
      @dudeshark2471 6 років тому

      Super Mcnasty not so much anymore and will definitely be even less in a few years

  • @majesty2699
    @majesty2699 5 років тому +1

    Guy at a cars and coffee in Wichita was selling an NSX for $25k. Ran fine and was great, he just had to get rid of it fast due to a health issue

  • @DaddytechEnt
    @DaddytechEnt 6 років тому +2

    *LOVED THE V8 Lotus Esprit Turbo. Don't like the fact that parts for them are impossible to find any more though. And where in Knoxville do you think you'll be able to open that car up properly?can't do it on i40/i75, not on 640 either. about the ONLY place you could open it up is Pellesippi parkway, or out in OakRidge gong out toward ORNL without getting busted and put under the jail*

  • @joshuanicely8722
    @joshuanicely8722 6 років тому +3

    Wow you're in Knoxville? I've lived in Knoxville a great deal of my life, about 30 years. Neat to see a local on this channel.

  • @melvinmoo590
    @melvinmoo590 5 років тому +2

    I have a friend who bought one for around $3k less than 6 months ago and it runs and drives fine... the owner was old and didnt know what he had

  • @Furrylicorice
    @Furrylicorice 5 років тому +1

    I had a 92 NSX had 70k miles the snap ring was bad. Cost $30k for the car and $5k for a new use transmission. Drove great, a fun car , super reliable didn’t have any other problems.

  • @iLupi
    @iLupi 6 років тому +9

    Ooooooh an NSX story. I want to get one of those as soon as i can XD I love those things.

  • @mackchannel6348
    @mackchannel6348 2 роки тому

    The original owner extracted $212,000 of value from that NSX. There's a couple of ways to go with cars--you can try and baby them and keep them in a Ziploc bag, or you can enjoy them and that means miles and wear and tear. My advice: Whatever you spend on a classic, expect to spend on a classic again over the course of setting it right. And now this owner is extracting value from it.

  • @georgewilde8465
    @georgewilde8465 5 років тому

    I sold my dark green 94 NSX for 9g (I paid 56g for it in 2000) with a clean title. It was stolen from Maplewood, NJ and the right front corner was crashed. They also smoked the clutch and ended up over revving it enough to cause a rod or lifter knock. I didn’t have insurance on it at the time and being that I was only 21 I couldn’t afford to repair it. My boss whom I sold it to repaired it and ended up selling it for 25g a few years later. I always wonder where it is now. Don’t have the VIN.

  • @gosportjamie
    @gosportjamie 6 років тому +1

    There have to be a HUGE number of stories attached to people getting lost having just acquired a new-to-them car. I know I've managed it a truly vast number of times. In the days before GPS pr twat-nav leaving my directions on the bus or train was a personal favourite...

  • @paladain55
    @paladain55 5 років тому +1

    I swear he's not wrong. In 2013 I thought about buy a 1992 Acura nsx with 90k miles for 21,000$ but didn't but it because I thought it was overpriced for how slow it was even though it was a good looking car. Instead I bought a 2011 Mustang gt for 21k with 40k miles. Looking back and now that that car is worth double and I ended up selling the GT for 16k.
    What a huge loss I took on that one. :'/
    But I just look back on it and laugh. It's crazy at that point in time there was tons of cheap NSXs but they weren't popular at all until the re-release. 😂

  • @jerryryan36
    @jerryryan36 6 років тому +3

    I bought a beautiful red NSX for even cheaper than that! All the wheels are still in perfect condition and the paint is immaculate because it's still in the packaging!!! 😂

    • @gaboaaa23
      @gaboaaa23 6 років тому

      That was a good one! :)

  • @vkotis
    @vkotis 6 років тому +2

    LOL I remember using map quest. Had sheets of it printed out when I flew down to Florida to buy my rx7.

  • @GamingwithPilk
    @GamingwithPilk 5 років тому

    When I bought my 944 I drove it back from Baltimore (to Atlanta) and decided in my infinite wisdom, and a little coxing from a c4 vette, to open it up... on a particularly sparse four-lane stretch of i95, in Virgini,a on a Sunday morning. 21 years old, owned this thing just a couple hours, in fact learned to drive manual in it just that morning. We went for a bit at speed but I got cold feet and signaled us to back off, we coasted back down to a far more reasonable speed just in time to fly past 2 highway patrol which thankfully ignored our 10-15mph excess.
    I dare not fathom what would have happened if they caught us at speed.

  • @wefwefwef.
    @wefwefwef. 6 років тому +5

    Phh i saw one of these sell for 5k in the uk 10 years back lol, running

  • @jpb2541
    @jpb2541 6 років тому +2

    When I read the title I thought it was going to be a Tyler Hoovie story 😂😂😂😂

  • @markwallace5274
    @markwallace5274 6 років тому +3

    I also live in Knoxville Tn unfortunately I don’t own a NSX just a black GSR Integra with gold wheels also 👍 love the VinWiki vids

  • @alexs8923
    @alexs8923 Рік тому

    At first I was like "yeah, right... the lowest I've ever seen was $20K with an advertised blown head gasket and would not start"... but, I think you and I are the same person, all the way down to [in my case pre-]foreclosed house as an investment. Mine was about $11K more than yours' with half the mileage and some VERY questionable mods (nitrous that actually never worked right due to janky wiring when I tried to make it work... and a wing installed on TOP of the stock wing, not counting all of the flat back overspray on a very rare green car that was on the front and back of the car)... but you know what? It was worth every dang penny modding it a little righter and fixing the cosmetic things to have a pretty cool Type-R clone that I love driving as much as others love seeing. I daily drove that thing for YEARS and still turns heads at 122K miles. :)
    I put a few grand into it over the years to keep it running and upgrade things (about $5K recently to rebuild both heads and get a new ATI crank dampener in there, among a few other minor things), but I'll be damned if this has not been one of the most reliable/lowest maintenance cost vehicles I have ever owned!

  • @Vampirebear13
    @Vampirebear13 6 років тому +2

    Regardless of the added travel time, no matter what you're driving, he should've known to avoid Virginia at all costs. LoL

  • @disissparta614
    @disissparta614 6 років тому +9

    Hi Ed Bolian, you shrewd negotiator you.

    • @EdBolian
      @EdBolian 6 років тому +6

      Hello you Grinch

  • @edwinheredia3735
    @edwinheredia3735 6 років тому +1

    Hahaha already got 2 speeding tickets going through Virginia. Hate that place!

  • @CarsandBikes
    @CarsandBikes 6 років тому +2

    Picked up my 1993 NSX with 35k mikes for $24k from my friend in 2007. Zero issues

  • @jaypalo
    @jaypalo 6 років тому +3

    What a great story, never get rid of her!

  • @rmp5s
    @rmp5s 6 років тому +5

    212000 miles? WHOA!!

  • @andrewboudreau2633
    @andrewboudreau2633 5 років тому +2

    @vinwiki I think I might know the first owner, unless he was from NY. This guy was a realtor in MA

  • @SupraBlack-dp4zz
    @SupraBlack-dp4zz 6 років тому +1

    Paint was a little rough? 202k+ miles in an older gentleman's garage who bought it new in 1992 for his real estate business?
    Well, if the guy had a few downturns, as you mention he was probably selling it to keep the lights on, I'm sure the car was not priority.

  • @92hbhbhybrid88
    @92hbhbhybrid88 5 років тому +1

    In 2013, I passed up on a clean red '91 NSX 5spd w/ 91k miles and the 90k service performed by dealer, less than 1 mile from my house. The guy only wanted $18k.. Didn't get it because I still had an s2k in my garage.. Biggest regret of the decade for me..

  • @ashishpatel350
    @ashishpatel350 6 років тому +14

    Map quest. 🤣🐸

    • @LapoftheWorld
      @LapoftheWorld 6 років тому

      There's probably a hashtag for "things I don't miss about the 90s/early2ks"...

  • @jamespeters11603
    @jamespeters11603 6 років тому

    About 10 years back one of the mechanics at our dealership actually bought one for 12.5k. Car had an issue constantly blowing fuses, needed a timing belt, and quite a few other things. Not the greatest condition, but to be expected of a 15 year old black car.

  • @mw2filmmaker
    @mw2filmmaker 6 років тому +1

    In my 91 nsx if you’re in 5th the rpm gauge and Speedo line up perfectly

  • @Llova1
    @Llova1 6 років тому +1

    I live in the area, pretty sure I saw this exact car downtown last month, now I wish I’d stuck around to speak to the driver.

  • @snam97
    @snam97 6 років тому +2

    Thanks for this VINwiki, great story!

  • @johnmcf
    @johnmcf 6 років тому +9

    Anyone else hoping it was going to be Hoovie? 😢

    • @EdBolian
      @EdBolian 6 років тому +2

      He said he would come by soon to tell some

  • @zacharyparis
    @zacharyparis 4 роки тому +1

    Still a stunner.
    I mean the car, not the owner.

  • @charlie6299
    @charlie6299 4 роки тому

    I remember at one time, Richard and another local guy named Eric Witt (trueshine) both had black NSX's with well over 200k miles here in Knoxville. I think Eric's car might have even been $15k (not sure of its title status though). There was a really cool pic of the 2 cars ass to ass at a local cars and coffee floating around back then Richards car really has been a mainstay the past decade of our local car scene. Probably about as cool and as "dual-duty" as any track car out there.

  • @masterwrench4252
    @masterwrench4252 2 роки тому

    Frack Yea! Wrenched for Acura in the late 80's saw them, General manager had one. Didn't ever touch it. Fast forward 20 years, I'm wrenching at an "auction refurbishment center" oh my! But my boss has an nsx. One day it's a no start. Give it to me, my bros say "he's a honda guy" ya, he did.
    Look at this, check that, test this. Then, level 2...voltage drop. OMG! The corrosion that had traveled up the wire!
    I recommended OEM cable/ harness...no, strip the cable back, clean best as possible, heat shrink & universal battery clamps. Ok, I was young, I did what I was told. It worked. Did I like it, no. Boss (owner) asks if I test drove it. I said no. He asked why? I said "cause you hired me to fix cars, not to juryrig them" put his keys on the desk, turned around & walked out. My gosh! That place was a hoot! Judas the memories, then the owner comes to to me with his #coolchopper no start. Same thing, look at this, check that, charge battery, test that. My diag? Starter (worn from excessive cranking) hi toqure, gear reduction, new battery...high CCA, clean cables & grounds. Well, now it went...cha,cha, cha...vroom! Couple more starts, checked the charging system...cool. Pulled it out, parked in front of his office & brought him his keys.
    "Did you ride it?" "No! You asked me to fix a 'no-start'...it starts"
    Well, I don't understand why you didn't ride it!! I looked at him and said (name deleted) "Sir, I can't write the check if anything happens, but I do have work backed up that will make both of us money"
    He shoved the key in his pocket & said "thank you" I turned, exited, went back to work...It's the little things.

  • @airbornegarage3350
    @airbornegarage3350 6 років тому +2

    How is it on track?

    • @LapoftheWorld
      @LapoftheWorld 5 років тому

      It will keep a Cayman S honest. It's pretty predictable and sweet handling, the power is "enough" but you can generally plant your foot without upsetting the rear end. Lots and lots of on-track in-car video on my channel if you're interested.

  • @freestyleskyline
    @freestyleskyline 4 роки тому

    I was ready and waiting to prove you wrong since back in 07 I was in the market for a car for my dad to buy a Japanese classic and I found a black on black NSX for 16,000... But you beat that by a grand even if it was auto or manual. I just wish he had bought the damn thing or I should have bought it, it'd be worth like 4 times as much now

  • @420caht
    @420caht 5 років тому

    Ever brought this car into Peabody Massachusetts? Feel like I recognize it especially with those gold rims

  • @PatrickBaptist
    @PatrickBaptist 6 років тому +1

    I doubt that was the cheapest sold nsx period, alot of sellers will leave the price blank on the title for the new buyer to decide how much to pay tax on, and in my state a bill of sale isn't needed to xfer ownership of a vehicle, if you price it too low you just get a default tax price for it...... I've been given that treatment a number of times, it's typical on craigslist especially. When I sale a vehicle, I give a bill of sale with all the info on it and just sign and print name on the title and leave the rest up to the buyer, I don't want to waste time writing more crap someone else can bother with it is my take.

  • @pleaseelaborate5456
    @pleaseelaborate5456 6 років тому +1

    Vinwiki the type of channel to watch Doug videos.

  • @jacobjosh4661
    @jacobjosh4661 6 років тому +1

    Great story teller....reminiscent of Mark Twain. ..subtly humorous....you should try writing.

  • @ThatsNotVeryFunnyLol
    @ThatsNotVeryFunnyLol 6 років тому

    I bought a G35 Coupe with 182k miles on it and it is a pretty damn clean car. Salvage title, no frame damage or body damage or engine damage whatsoever... Front bumper and the rest of the car still have OEM clear bra on it (very ugly) and the roof was peeling (painted it) and there is a slight tick noise, otherwise it's a great car. I sold it after 10k miles and I kinda feel fucked up because it was such a neat car to me lol. I kinda wanna buy it back and actually put money into it to make it "new" again.

  • @bendubu
    @bendubu 6 років тому

    What a lucky guy! I was pulled on holiday (I’m from the U.K.) in Virginia in a rental 300C traveling from South Carolina to Pensilvania to meet with family. My uncle said I was the luckiest guy alive when the cop said my boot looked like it was open and that he hadn’t caught me speeding 😆😂🤣

  • @1337penguinman
    @1337penguinman 5 років тому +4

    2 words that will forever prevent me from buying a rotary car: "Apex seals."

  • @drift903
    @drift903 6 років тому

    The fact was I had seen many NSX priced around 20k or under on craigslist LA in 2006-2007 when financial meltdown in US. I was so broke myself at that time and couldn't afford at that time even though I wanted so bad. Now, all the same condition one, I have to pay more than double the price.

  • @YungJosh50
    @YungJosh50 6 років тому +2

    What did he say at 1:42?

  • @d3tach3d
    @d3tach3d 5 років тому +3

    I love these cars so much. I should have bought when they were 20-25k. :(

  • @aphelpsmedic3148
    @aphelpsmedic3148 3 роки тому

    My dad had a '91 NSX with rebuilt title and missing a headlight courtesy of a deer. I sold it for $7000 when he died. Thing drove so fast it spooked me. Of course, I find this video two years AFTER i sold it...

  • @Erk.Z71
    @Erk.Z71 6 років тому +11

    We gotta get a "shrewd negotiator" count at some point.

    • @VINwiki
      @VINwiki  6 років тому +10

      There was a drinking game but everyone that played died.

    • @kwilevideopost
      @kwilevideopost 5 років тому

      That's me. It was a clean deal. He got a bargain. My friend just sent me this link.

  • @sfjp1
    @sfjp1 2 роки тому

    NSX Type R one of my favourite cars of all time

  • @azn412
    @azn412 6 років тому +3

    I’m from westchester county and I actually know that car, it was one of only a few in that area. Even the entire city there’s prob less than 20 no more than 10 in that area.

    • @LapoftheWorld
      @LapoftheWorld 6 років тому

      I would love to hear any details if you have them. Aside from the general overview of "guy in real estate daily drove it" I don't have a lot of documentation prior to my ownership aside from the window sticker and a sparse stack of maintenance invoices. Feel free to DM.

    • @veganpotterthevegan
      @veganpotterthevegan 6 років тому

      Actually, that sounds like a lot of NSXs

  • @lok38
    @lok38 6 років тому +1

    Last time I was this early Doug was still LS swapping the Dodge Monaco

  • @benwallace8674
    @benwallace8674 6 років тому

    looks like they used that front bumper for a scratching post. Was the interior clawed up at all?

  • @noodlesarefun9982
    @noodlesarefun9982 4 роки тому

    100% sure he’s talking about the Long Island expressway to the belt parkway to Verazano into Staten Island then the ni turnpike 😭😭

  • @KC-up7hf
    @KC-up7hf 6 років тому +3

    "I don't want to go through the city or New Jersey"

  • @Singleturbo-sk9qp
    @Singleturbo-sk9qp 6 років тому +1

    Well craigslist isnt shit alot of folks be lying like I had got a 1999 Lexus sc300 and he wanted like 1600 for it and I was like hell nawl 1200 first of all the car needed a new rack and pinion it needed tires it needed a new alternator and started but it worked for months and it had a exhaust leak and it needed a new vvti cam gear cause it leaked oil and the interior was trash and the paint was trash and the doors and radio didn't work but the engine was fine cause I went 145mph in it on the high way and some how I'm still putting up with it and it's my daily but it's a project car

  • @warsshan
    @warsshan 5 років тому +1

    It looks amazing in black with gold wheels on

  • @charlieryan1736
    @charlieryan1736 6 років тому +2

    Thanks for another great story

  • @SofaKingTouge
    @SofaKingTouge 6 років тому +35

    Bought a car at a price on par with the condition. Made it home without breaking down. The end.
    Running out of stories? Lol

    • @-_-Code-_-
      @-_-Code-_- 6 років тому +1

      actually the best part was his geography lessons, you know patriots traffic on the new jersey turnpike.. or being lost in brooklyn when he was likely lost in the bronx or westchester..

    • @robmccance
      @robmccance 6 років тому +1

      Agreed. Found this story really boring, and then it just ended, no punch line no nothing.

    • @FastSloW-qt8xf
      @FastSloW-qt8xf 4 роки тому

      RC Codes definitly bronx... easy to get off the main route

    • @evantench6651
      @evantench6651 3 роки тому

      I couldn't find your top notch content anywhere. I searched "dickhead" and "useless" and concluded that you don't have any.

  • @kbdadriftking
    @kbdadriftking 6 років тому +46

    My boss bought a green one for 17500 from this older gentleman

    • @VINwiki
      @VINwiki  6 років тому +6

      How was the condition?

    • @kbdadriftking
      @kbdadriftking 6 років тому +12

      VINwiki it looked pretty good on the outside, and the interior looked pretty good. Not sure of the mechanical condition but he definitely was not a person that liked inheriting issues. It didn't have a whole lot of miles. He was a big time salesman so I'm pretty sure he talked the guy down

    • @ryankoster4229
      @ryankoster4229 6 років тому +2

      Guessing automatic.

    • @fingers8087
      @fingers8087 6 років тому

      Kuri Brown was it in arizona? I spoke to an older gentlemen at the gas station saying nobody would buy at the price he wanted. Had a green one

  • @Sullycs2
    @Sullycs2 6 років тому +1

    lol when you from white plains and buys a car from there

  • @DreamHachi
    @DreamHachi 6 років тому +9

    Whats this? I'm early to a VinWiki video?

    • @VINwiki
      @VINwiki  6 років тому +1

      Good morning!

  • @2007suprasport
    @2007suprasport 6 років тому

    Dang! 16G's for an NSX, and you wanted to drive home from NY to Maryland PA, to Tennessee during traffic and the car has over 200 thousand miles? That's crazy! And the crazy thing was that it got you there. No wonder people say Hondas are the most reliable cars on the RD.

  • @RicondaRacing
    @RicondaRacing 5 років тому

    Ahhh yes, map quest. The shittiest directions ever. That excuse for a navigational aid got me and my friends lost countless times going snowboarding in upstate NY.

  • @joekurtz8303
    @joekurtz8303 3 роки тому

    Had a neighbor who worked ias a casual longshoreman @the Port of LB/LA. and got to drive off the then new NSX from ship to shore.🚢 🏭
    Responsive but couldn't do much as they were about to go thru dealer prep and transport to dealers across the west.

  • @uptownsamcv
    @uptownsamcv 6 років тому

    I would have just kept the MR2 put the TRD 2000GT body kit on it and put a 3.5 camry V6 in it...

  • @mehdimohamed6291
    @mehdimohamed6291 6 років тому +1

    Dream car, even a shitbox one.

  • @bobwayne17
    @bobwayne17 6 років тому

    LOL. I related to this so much having driven through PA, MD, and VA so often. I would have absolutely hated to be in that position.