Should I buy a NSX or a Porsche

I can't make up my mind because the NSX is way COOL and is super fast and nothing can touch it class wise. I'm searching for a nsx for less than $25k and can't find a clean one. The 1992 technology is way better than any 993 and as good as a 996 if not better. My other choice is a M3 because my brother has has one and he is smarter than I am. Please help me decide if I should buy porsche or the more superior nsx. Cheers.

Sort of sounds like you already made up your mind.... I considered the same sort of thing, but the NSX will always be a Honda. Even if it is a cool Honda

Ehh, just get it. If you don't like it switch back, we'll be here waiting for you.

My brother has an NSX and I prefer my porsche 10 times over. I had work done and borrowed his Acura for a week and was like "WHERE IS MY CAR?". It has a cool spaceship on the road factor that is undeniable.

good luck on the $25k. I sold my 1995 NSX-T for almost $40k just two years ago. In the five years i owned it is depreciated by $2k per year (bought for $50k) early ones have the snap ring issues... but i guess you know that if you are looking already

....super fast???????????????? You really need to get out and drive some other cars...

i think for $25K..... you won't get a very nice NSX.......... you'll have to move it up to about $40k for a decent one.....

You Porsche owners never seize to amaze me with your comments...oh wait, I am a P owner as well...

People you are being played.... Funny though...

I agree with the cool Honda comment. At some point you want to outgrow "the crowd". thanks, Amir

You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time and that's usually enough to make everyone look stupid.

Was this thread started on April 1? "Should I buy a Honda CRX or a Porsche? I figure they're the same because they're both small and have that sloping back window. Should I really pay more for a Porsche? I mean who cares if the spoiler moves, the CRX has a perfectly good solid one at the back. My High School teacher who is the smartest person I know drives a CRX so it must be the best car. Plus Heidi next door's uncle used to drive one and he was WAY COOL. I mean a Porsche isn't really any faster is it?"

Even the sloooow '99 996's are faster than NSX's and M3's......

Guys....this is M3Killa, he's jerking your chain.

I suppose I didn't get the "joke". I just thought he was some dumb@ss that really felt there was a comparison to be made.

Happy friday batches. I didnt even look at the post. M3killa should i buy a magic or a coleman fishing boat.

I know....I'm trying to jerk it back a little. Unfortunately those '99's are so slow he probably won't get home from work for a while.

damn it.......!!!!!!!!!!

M3killa - that was funny - thought it was serious post until the "brotheris smarter than me . ." Anyway, FWIW, I'm actually considering a '91 NSX w/ 30 K for $32K, one owner, full service records BUT it will be in addition to not in place of the '99 C2. I think they both are great cars in different categories and both have virtues. The only thing that has held me back is that the NSX is red and I like to stay just a liitle more subdued - silver or black would have sealed the deal.

Guys.. theres no substitute.. Ive been from Porsche to Lotus to Ferrari and GLAD to be back to Porsche... one day youll figure it out. NSX?.. we dont need no stinkin NSX!

LOL

I am trading both my cars on a '92 NSX. NOT!

M3killa, what are you going to use the car for? Daily driver or track car? The NSX is not a good daily driver, the 996 is. On the track they are very different. You can make an NSX into an insanely good track car, doing 1.34 around Laguna Seca with a good driver and some turbos, beating GT3s easily, but ... is it a track car you want?

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Hmmm [rubs head]

I sort of figured you would not like that one. The NSX I'm talking about has >490bhp and goes like a rocket :-) http://www.jcmotophoto.com/gallery/2...125563580-M-LB

Agreed, I had an NSX in the shop the other day. What an overrated car, lol.

Have you read the thread??? He was joking......

Only chain jerkers and nappy-headed hos would dare compare a Honda to a Porsche, though I must say I enjoyed driving my Prelude and don�t call me nappy-headed.

Well are you nappy-headed? thanks, Amir

25k, your best bid is a beat up sti or evo nsx is a good car and properly SC'd like kip's car can be extremely fast, but i dont think they are faster than GT3 (given equal drivers of course). and a properly dialed in nsx loaded with JDM and/or comptech parts is well over 100k easily.

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Yeah I sort of didn't read very carefully did I mooty, I beg to differ about the GT3/NSX(kip's car) comparison. It has more hp, less weight, lower center of gravity and "better" weight distribution than a GT3. It makes the vipers look slow on the straights It's not valid for all NSXs in general and I bet you can again modify a GT3 to beat it but a standard GT3 would not beat Kip's car. Look at these times from Laguna Seca: http://www.speedventures.com/event_r...esults=OA&s=lt and compare it to the Radicals in this one: http://www.speedventures.com/event_r...esults=OA&s=lt

But if you go to www.nsxfiles.com and read his stories and watch his videos you will see his NSX - supercharged or not - getting lapped time and time again by Porsches. In one video he actually comments on the Porsches and how much faster they are. He also says this when comparing his supercharged NSX to his Ferrari F355: Note: if you want to go REALLY fast at the track, and you want the chance to win at any race.......then buy a used Porsche 911/993 and strip it down and put go-fast parts on it. It will probably cost less than an F355 or a Supercharged NSX, you got a zillion different aftermarket parts and vendors to choose from, and you can hop up the Porsches up to 600+ hp. And then it is game over for the Supercharged NSX or F355, but your Porsche will still remind me of a fat, bloated, overweight Kermit the Frog. I know it sounds sacrilege to say that a Porsche 911 is the fastest way to go on a site called The NSX-Files, but let's face it, there are some Porsche drivers that can run 1:20 laps at Willow Springs. Ain't no way possible you can build an NSX that will do 1:20 laptimes for an extended period of time without blowing up. (Yeah, you might be able to do a 1:20 laptime in a souped up Viper GTS, but do you really want to drive a race car that was built in Detroit?). If want to build a car to run at the 24 Hours of Daytona, it seems that if you do the research, Porsche seems to be the way to go, you will be fast and competitive and fairly reliable.....but you will look ugly...

who cares about outright laptimes. it's as if some of you guys make a living out of laptimes when the reality is FAR from it. each car has its pluses and minuses. the nsx is a legend in its own right and the newer ones nicely modified with wheels, suspension, and aerokit will break necks. it's reliable, handles superbly and looks very exotic and is super rare. ya can't beat that combination. drive both and get a feeler and you'll make the right decision. best of luck, ben p.s. go buy a new vw cabrio - it's hot

Ben and Solo, Welcome to last month. Not only are you a month late, you are opining on a joke thread!!

Dallas strikes again!!

My 2 cents... M3- I had one for anout a year. Great dialy driver, awsome handling, good trunk space, and I loved the SMG, especially if you are going to drive as a daily driver. Against the 996 amd NSX, the M3 has a slight edge on the quarter mile. You can find one for about 25K, but it will be a 01 with high miles. NSX- I have always thought of getting one, but i would not like the attention of driving it on a daily basis. The early ones has about 270 HP, which is out dated compared to todays cars. Defintaly a ledgend in its time, but out dated. Plus I cant stand the Honda interior. You will have to spend north of $30K for a decent example. 996- Great Car and superb performace. Smaller than the M3 but bigger than the NSX. This is the car im looking to get into as I just got out of the M3. A porsche is a porsche, No Sub. Just like the NSX, you will need to spend north of 30K to get a low milage example.

The laugh's on you, bud. Check the Post Script

If you have to ask, get the Honda.

Ben, it's a month old. He was joking...... Kinda, like April fools....except it's not even April anymore..... Like I said, welcome to last month.

we are actually in agreement. my post was poorly written though. i meant to say a stock GT3 is faster than stock NSC. but kips car is not your usual NSX, it will eat just about any GT3 out there unless you pour some very SERIOUS money on the GT3.