Hey guys this is my frist post so bare with me i have $20,000 saved up to buy a car and i am really having trouble deciding witch car to go with the choices are:

1991 NSX that is bone stock except suspension and rims it has just over 50,000 miles and its my boses car he never drives it any more and he will sell it to me for $23,000.

2001 Integra Type-R Everything was done the right way aem cold air intake 70 mm big bore throttle body port match manifold rc 310 injectors hondata finalic spacer skunk stage 2 cams,retainers, springs cam gears ferrera stainless steal valves toda race timming belt 3 angle valve job port and polish head 84mm 2.0 darton solid deck sleeve JE pistons 12.1 comp eagle rods balance blueprinted motor all new honda bearings jdm type r headers 2.5 mandrole bend exhaust greddy evo exhaust clutch master stage 5 clutch obd 1 computer hondata stage 2 pump gas 206hp and 135tq to the wheels car has skunk 2 camber kit ground control coilovers hella h.i.d's volks le28n's 17" also kenwood stero mp3 cd radio mid&highs all aroung 8" kicker with 5 way amp like i said car speaks for it's self everything done the right way!

So please throw your 2 cents in and help me with my dission

 

If you can afford the upkeep and maintenance costs of an older rare vehicel, my vote is NSX all the way

 

Plus in the furture i would like to go with some boost!!

 

Well the ITR is already pretty far gone N/A. You can sell some of the parts off and go turbo but that'd be up to you.

Also what is your income like??? The reason I ask is because the maintenance and upkeep of a NSX is beyond a lot of people's budgets. Just because you can afford it doesn't neccesarily mean you can afford to keep it.

When I looked @ some of the prices of regular maintenance stuff it turned me right off the NSX. My vote is to got for the ITR.

 

Early versions of the NSX shred tires. You will be buying new tires every 1000 miles.

 

ITR....

almost everything for the ITR is cheaper, and most likely remain that way.

Also, the ITR will probobly hold it's value better than the NSX, but I could definatley be wrong here.

Did you consider Insurance on the NSX vs. ITR...that is something I would check into as well..

 

Well, at least you can park an NSX at a movie theatre and be reasonably sure it'll still be there when your movie's over.

Either car will be a PITA to own, if you ask me.

 

I have heard to stay away from 91 NSX's and mid production 92's because they have a piston or wrist pin problem due to it being the first year of VTEC and not all the bugs worked out!

 

There was a recall on the snap ring I believe its called in the tranny on early NSXes. Most of them have been fixed.

Several people on this board own NSXs and say they are cheaper to insure than ITRs.

NSX is my dream car, Id go for one in a second over an ITR. My only concern is it would likely be more difficult to drive at HPDEs vs the ITR for myself being a track n00b.

 

<U>IF</U> the budget is tight, go to a gas station might help you to decide as well.

 

NSX, no doubt.

The R, while nice and worked is ...... well ....... nice and worked. Just waiting for a retainer to fail or cam to snap, and then .... new engine time.

Plus, mad chick factor for the NSX, that isn't quite there for the R.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TypeR0207 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">NSX, no doubt.

The R, while nice and worked is ...... well ....... nice and worked. Just waiting for a retainer to fail or cam to snap, and then .... new engine time.

Plus, mad chick factor for the NSX, that isn't quite there for the R.</TD></TR></TABLE>


mmmmmm chicks.

 

Nsx 100%. Bro you pull at a light and theres chicks next to you they will see a type r and think its a regular integra, but if you pull up in an nsx youwill look like a pimp.
Personally buy a 00 R for like 16

 

Your $20K wont get you **** with an nsx... Acura charges $90/hr just for labor. As for you wanting b00st... unless you are going to be making a ton of $ neither is such a great choice.

 

nothing worse than seeing a beat *** exotic cause someone got in over there head. I'm not saying the original poster will do this, but it seems to happen alot. hell i'm selling my ITR to get something more in line with my current finances.......

 

I own both an NSX and an ITR. I track the ITR a lot, and it is fast and fun when modified, and I used to track the NSX(still do occasionally). There is absolutely no question, buy the NSX. There is no comparison. The ITR is a fun car to trash around, beat up on at the track, and it is a blast. But it is noisy, has no torque and is not remotely in the same league as an NSX. I drive both regularly. I have had virtually zero maintenance costs on the NSX in 10 years. Nothing breaks, same as on ITR. Gordon Murray drove an NSX around for two years to use as a benchmark to design the McLaren F1. I can assure you he would not have chosen the ITR. NSX is best car I have ever owned, and I am planing to keep it for a long time to come. You should get one if you can.

 

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Pretty sure this isn't true.

On a track that ITR wouldn't have any problems getting past a stock NSX assuming equal drivers. So IMO the ITR would be a better and more fun car to drive on the track. However for 23K the NSX is a great buy, definatly get it looked over for any sign of accidents, paint work and see if it's in snap ring range(however this isn't too big of an issue unless the car is exipiting any problems). Definalty check out NSXPrime for some usful info and I"m sure Ken will chime in.

 

I would love to have an NSX

 

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I really wouldn't have thought a stock itr is even remotely a match for a stock nsx on the track. A couple times a year I "spar" with a modified nsx at the local road course, and we're pretty even. My perspective can be very misleading, though, because my itr is heavily modified and the nsx is modified to some unknown extent.

 

Always buy a stock car. U never know what happen after someone screwed around with it.
My vote is the STOCK NSX!

 

NSX for sure,It's the ultimate Honda!!!!

 

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My vote is the STOCK NSX!</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

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My vote is the STOCK NSX!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Bingo

 

NSX. I almost bought one instead of the Type-R. My logic in getting the ITR was I thought the nsx would draw too much attention and be a thief magnet

You might call your local acura dealer, and ask how much the 60,000 mile service costs on it. How much it cost to change the water pump, alternator. Look into how much the rear tires cost, and ask people on http://www.nsxprime.com how long rear tires last on 91's.

 

hey if you dont want the nsx can you forward the info of the seller of the nsx to me??