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I would stay with the IS250. For me reliability is more important. How will you feel when perhaps one day you will be stuck on the side of the road with the beater waiting for a tow truck? Or when you have to bring the NSX to the garage for normal tune up and repairs?
the nsx is a reliable car and if he gets a reliable beater then wats the problem? i cant believe this is even a question. and i thought the timing belt in the nSX is actually a chain not an belt.
It's a belt. Acura recommends replacement every 7 years or so. It's basically a $1200-$1500 job that includes the water pump as well. The NSX is extremely reliable.
They're basically the same Why did your wife sell the NSX? Wow, that's awesome that she had one!
Lol, not quite... 11 years is a lot of wear and tear on a car. Plus the 1997+ have a much needed power boost among other niceties, the 96 and earlier are 'fast enough' but are in need of that extra umph to keep up with most of today's cars. My modified GS (before supercharger) was just as fast as her NSX. An IS350 will be significantly faster than most pre-1997s, unless they have Comptech, etc FI..
She bought a Porsche 911 after the NSX... the Acura was always her dream car and never let her down - very reliable, but the car sat so low and was (comparatively) slow vs other newer cars. The Porsche is a much more comfortable car IMO.
Here's hers:
Vs a weekend rental we had, lol. Doesn't come up to the door handles.
Why did your wife sell the NSX? Wow, that's awesome that she had one!
She does love her MDX though.
Although 9 of out 10 dentists have one... definitely get more looks in the NSX, but the Porsche IMO is a better rounded car.
