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Old 05-23-11, 01:41 PM
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Magnificent! Congrats, that too is my dream car.
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Old 05-23-11, 01:44 PM
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Nice pickup! I really thought for a minute you'd bought my wife's old NSX. She sold it prob 6 years ago and it was also a black/tan 96 targa with Tubi exhaust. Had only 20K on it when she sold it but new owner in FL might have put that many on in that time.

Hers was a stickshift though and had a bunch of other small mods and Work wheels on it.
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Old 05-23-11, 01:45 PM
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Congrats Chris!
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Old 05-23-11, 01:49 PM
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That's a pristine car. Paint looks like brand new. Congrats!
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Old 05-23-11, 02:08 PM
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HOT!!! Congrats!
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Old 05-23-11, 02:12 PM
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sweet,its nice not seeing your self comming and going.
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Old 05-23-11, 02:23 PM
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Very nice, Congrats. And great road choice for your drive home. That canyon is never without an exciting turn or two...
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Old 05-23-11, 02:42 PM
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oh i hate you chris!!!!!!!!!!!! mainly coz' you got the nsx

congrats chris, this is so awesome!!!!!!!!
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Old 05-23-11, 02:47 PM
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Car looks great! Congrats on the purchase!
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Old 05-23-11, 03:20 PM
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Love it!! One of my favorite cars when I was growing up!
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Old 05-23-11, 03:36 PM
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Thank you everyone for the warm wishes. I didn't intend to leave anyone out if I didn't quote you

And regarding on how a 15 year old car is kept this clean?
You buy from an owner who loves this car and is meticulous in every way.

Originally Posted by dsnowgs4
wow that paint looks almost perfect....

congrats...

now you just need the supercharger...
Well unfortunately, the stock automatic tranny can't handle a supercharger, but I did think I think about that prior to purchasing so I wouldn't have any remorse later on. So far, I haven't been able to go past 90 anyways (so cal traffic)

Originally Posted by pvmike1
Congrats Chris!

Shark antenna is cheap and easy: http://www.locustom.com/nsx_install.htm
Thanks Mike, you and Chrisk have been most helpful.
That's the one I'm going to get.

Originally Posted by Gojirra99
Thats AWESOME !!! That's one of my all time fav. too !! Congratulations
And I prefer the pre-facelift style with the retractable headlights too
I agree Andrew. I love the pre-face lift, the front end somehow has more lines to it than the 02 facelift.

Originally Posted by DaveGS4
Nice pickup! I really thought for a minute you'd bought my wife's old NSX. She sold it prob 6 years ago and it was also a black/tan 96 targa with Tubi exhaust. Had only 20K on it when she sold it but new owner in FL might have put that many on in that time.

Hers was a stickshift though and had a bunch of other small mods and Work wheels on it.
Wouldn't that be something?

This was a 2 owner car. First was in FL, then it was an AZ car when the 2nd owner (from CA) bought it and transport it here. I'm the 3rd owner.

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Old 05-23-11, 04:13 PM
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Congrats buddy. You got yourself a real gem there. This a very special car.
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Old 05-23-11, 04:21 PM
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This is by far the cleanest NSX I've ever seen....
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Old 05-23-11, 04:55 PM
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Beautiful. Paint looks to be in great condition. I'm glad you finally found the right one.
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Old 05-23-11, 05:13 PM
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Wow looks like you got one that was very well kept! Good job toughing it out and not just going for whatever came to you after a while! Looks amazing. Glad to hear your getting new wheels to cuz i'm not a fan of the current ones on there! lol
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