traded in the viper for a ........

[randall]

2002 NSX Longbeach Blue w/ factory chromes.

i know i will miss the viper but thought i'd get out before the prices dropped even more.

 

[Snake Bitten]

<FONT size="5">TRAITOR!</FONT s> And not even a BLACK NSX!!! ***???

 

[SSSSE YA]

I like the new NSX much meaning looking,Good luck you can buy
another Viper later on down the road.

 

[Mike Brunton]

Randall,

Nothing to be ashamed of - the NSX is a fine machine! Just one question... did they provide a free pair of manties (www.manties.com) with the car, or do you need to buy them seperately?

Just kidding... I think the NSX is one of the most under-rated cars ever. Anyone who has driven one would never knock it. It's like a Ferrari 360 with the fit and finish of a Honda Accord. I LOVE the looks too!

how is the NSX market? I would love to get one, but I'd want the later (larger) motor - and I remember the T-top one was like $85k or something!

 

[pdmracing]

and what do you think nsx values will do?

 

[Craig 201 MPH]

Gotta see some PICS!

 

[Snake Bitten]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Craig 201 MPH:
Gotta see some PICS!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


Of Randall's new "manties"? No thanks!!!

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

So have they finally crossed the 300 hp mark yet?

 

[genXgts]

Hey Randall sorry to hear about your loss, but please give a lengthy writeup on your comparison between the 2.

Talk about 2 different animals, I think an NSX is the anti-Viper in many regards, and can be so seamless in execution the car is boring to some, but that is not a bad thing.

NSX was truly the only other contender for myself, had it narrowed down to a Monte Carlo Blue NSXT or GTS in Blue/White. ( is your a different shade than the Monte Carlo or did they just change names for 02?)

I'm now bitten with no chance of letting up at this point, but I still have a gleam in my eye for the NSX.

Met up with the local NSX club in my car and had some fun on the roads, maybe 20 of us in all. Talk about 2 entirely different methods of achieving the same result, amazing!

Best of luck with that thing, while the build quality is world class, and your time will not be spent addressing weak brakes, and melting side sills, you'll need a 200 horse injection to keep us in check!!

Add corners and all bets are off however, haha.

 

[kverges]

Totally different car and if you sold due to "market" prices, then sorry, that's a cop-out and you did not really like the Viper enough to begin with. Both will depreciate at comparable rates; no new car is an investment, barring perhaps some ultra-exotics. For example, how much less than sticker did you pay for the NSX? Buy a car because you enjoy it, depreciation be damned - there is much to enjoy with the NSX, I think it has been said that it is the foil to the Viper's broadsword.

 

[Bonkers]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chuck 98 RT/10:
So have they finally crossed the 300 hp mark yet?

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I doubt it, but I'm sure they have enough aftermarket stickers to get you there....

 

[Snake Bitten]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Bonkers:
I doubt it, but I'm sure they have enough aftermarket stickers to get you there....<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Here's your first "mod"!

<FONT size="7"><FONT COLOR="blue">Type R</FONT c></FONT s>

 

[99 R/T 10]

So, out of curiousity, what did you getas trade-in value for the Viper? I bet you got *****,

Mike

 

[treynor]

I'm a little curious about the change; given that the NSX is due for a total rework next year, I would expect the depreciation on it to be far worse than a Gen-II Viper.

On the other hand, if you just changed because you like the NSX, no harm. Seems like a fine car, albeit slow.

 

[Y2K5SRT]

What he didn't tell you was that he started out with a black NSX and then got the Viper. Of course, this just KILLS me, as I was planning for an extended photo session with a black SRT next to a black GTS. Now that the only black GTS in town is gone...

BTW, this is fairly off topic as we are discussing the merits of the NSX, so off it goes.

Chris