Sort of. What I'm implying is if it was any other car but a Honda that had a service interval that frequent, it would be considered unacceptable, but because it is a Honda it gets the "LoLz, itz A HondA!" attitude.

Or earlier S2000s, for example, and how their front bumpers don't match the rest of the car in color. Any other car manufacturer would be run through the ringer, but no... not Honda. That's just one of those cute little perks of that car.

 

Get a S2k and call it a day

 

i'll be looking to buy an 02+ nsx around 2010-2012


its gotta be white though

 

God you're racist..

 

I usually see eye to eye with you, but I'm confused this time.

The NSX was born in the 80s and so was built with 80s technology. When it was introduced it was a full on supercar. It was on the level of Ferrari or Lamborghini. Therefore, it should be compared to other cars from that period. Ferrari owners back then would have given one of their testicles for a car that would run for an easy 100k miles with nothing more than one changed timing belt and a few valve adjustments. And the kicker was that this reliable Honda was not only more reliable and far cheaper to maintain, it was faster. (disclaimer: I know it was sold for over a decade, but it was designed in the 80s)

As for the early S2000s, I can only assume the problem was with the yellow ones. I had a 2000 model year and all my paint matched perfectly. Either way, that has absolutely NOTHING to do with reliability. That would fall under the category of fit and finish. As far as reliability on those cars goes... I had mine for 85,000 HARD miles and had zero problems with it. I adjusted the valves once at 50k miles and that was it.

I won't argue fit and finish. That's not what Honda is known for. They're known for making cars that don't fall apart and run forever. If fit and finish is what you're after, you'll have to cross the other ocean and check out Audi.... of course then you're not going to have the reliability.

 

Mine matched perfectly until some asshole hit me and I got it repainted, and it's a 2001. I'm under the impression that the S is hand painted, I know the NSX is.

The "lol it's a Honda" attitude doesn't exist overseas like it does here, that's why they made Acura for North America.

 

Its perceived reliability
And it’s fueled mostly by fear and ignorance.

Allot of people think American cars are shit...why?
Because they built shit in the late 70's and all of the 80's for the most part. So the perceived reliability of an American car is poor.

Same with Jaguars. That car has not been reliable since its inception. Never mind that the new ones grab top spots on the JD power customer satisfaction surveys, never mind that they now have ford running gear and denso electronics. People still think it’s an unreliable car.

Shit I could go and on and on.

Mercedes has always been surrounded by its clout and prestige. A tank of a car with superior reliability. And again the perceived reliability of that car is fantastic...don’t mind that most MB's these days are utter piece of shits...sigh

 

I don't think there's a car built today that's not acceptably reliable. I do think that certain manufacturers are still leading the way though, and Honda is one of them.

I think at this point what it really comes down to is that certain cars will look, drive, and feel 10 years from now, the same way they do today. That's the biggest thing I've noticed with my Audi and VW. Over time they developed interior sqeeks, some "soft touch" surfaces began flaking off, instrument panel lights went out, etc etc. These are the kind of problems I've never had with any of the Hondas I've owned. And THIS is why I'm still a Honda guy at heart.

 

honestly, you have to drive a supercharged NSX.

if someday you ever get a chance to drive a supercharged nsx, then you have the right to say if it's a waste or not.

I drove one with short gears, I/H/E and comptech s/c

i defintely think it's not a waste of money, but that's just my opinion

I meant reliable as in not breaking down in the middle of the highway, or random bull shit where your left stranded waiting for a tow truck. I had a lot of cars that were unreliable, and yes one of them was a ford. also my RX-7, even though I love it to death, its finicky as hell. so i've been through a good amount of shit with unreliability. So through my past experiences with other vehicles, yes I can say the NSX is relaible as hell because it is a damn Honda, I never had a serious problem getting the car to perform the way it was made to do.
please refer back to my reply about your opinion of a supercharged NSX

 

American cars are still viewed as crappy and unreliable because:

- their entire interior is made of shittily molded plastics
- leather is poor grade
- overall build quality is poor grade (materials/attention to detail/etc)

And if you look at their problems per xxx miles, most domestics had many more problems than imports. It's not like random ass data, it's fact.

I'll put my 96 Accord's interior (as of today, 10+ years old) against any of the equally priced cars at the time $14k ish. And my Accord's quality will be better. My friend's cobalt has:

chipping door handle paint (paint!?!)
poorly fitting plastic trim on dash
plastic dash
etc

All on a car less than 2 years old.

My car has plush vinyl dash
Well fitted interior (plastic but doesn't look like ass)

And has over 209xxx miles on it.