zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Buying
/
For $25,667, This 1993 Acura NSX Says Mahalo
For $25,667, This 1993 Acura NSX Says Mahalo-February 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:10:01

Yes, most of the pictures of today’s NSX appear to have been taken in Texas, but to buy this hot Honda you’ll actually have to catch a plane to Honolulu. Even if if the car proves unworthy of its price, that’s not a half bad deal, right?

I don’t honestly know for sure where the pictures for yesterday’s were taken, but that doesn’t really matter now because a substantial 70% of you couldn’t at all picture paying ten-grand for the car.

Today’s car is far more expensive than yesterday’s Corolla. It is however, just as red, and just as Japanese, so there’s some connection. It’s just that when you generally consider Asian cars on the spectrum of boring to pants-tighteningly interesting the Corolla and Acura NSX tend to fall on opposite ends of the scale.

Oh sure, there are some party-people Corollas, and an automatic-equipped NSX might judged to be missing something in the fun department, but in general, which one would you rather go home with at closing time?

This is a five-speed car, and is said to have been bought by its present owner (its second) in Portland Oregon. The pics of the car indicate that it has spent some time in Texas too, notably at the Marfa art installation. Now it apparently hulas in Hawaii, and to test drive it you’ll have to go to America’s 50th State. I know, boo freakin’ hoo.

The car is in Kaaawa, which is a suburb of Honolulu on O’ahu. I’ve been to Honolulu and can report that it’s pretty damn nice there, the currently reported homeless crisis not withstanding. The only thing that might make cruising around the island even better would be doing so in one of Acura’s legendary mid-engine sports cars, and this one seems to be an acceptable option.

I say acceptable because the car is not pristine, it rocks 169,000 miles - not including those sitting on a ship crossing the Pacific - and apparently shows the battle scars those miles caused.

The seller goes into good detail on all the boogers and minor failings the car exhibits owing to its age and apparent fully lived life. Those include a ding in the side caused by a broken garage door spring (!) pinging off it, a wheel that needed straightening after a run-in, and a lot of niggling wear and tear that will make the car both unique and frustrating in day to day use. Of course living on an island as small as O’ahu, a broken trip odometer isn’t all that big a deal, right?

The ad also has a discrepancy in the engine displacement, correctly calling it 3.0 in the head, but then incorrectly 3.2 in the second paragraph. The displacement bump didn’t come until ’97 and this being a ’93 and described as stock, that means it’s powered by the 270-bhp 2,977-cc C30A.

Hopefully the seller isn’t mistaken about the transmission as he describes it as a five-speed which is what you’d most want in your NSX, the slush box-equipped cars being down by 20-horsepower and, well, having only two pedals.

The car had a significant service - timing belt, water pump, plugs and the like - done in 2014 by a shop in Arizona (damn this car gets around) so it’s not very likely a ticking time bomb. It also is noted in the ad that the wheels have Honda emblems and not Acura’s. Is that a thing?

Here’s a thing, the seller is asking an oddly specific $25,667 for the car. What do you think, does that seem to be worth catching the next Hawaiian Airlines 767 and head to Honolulu? Or, is this one NSX with 99 problems and one of them isn’t you?

You decide!

Honolulu , or go if the ad disappears.

Help me out with NPOCP. Click to send a me a fixed-price tip, and remember to include your Kinja handle.

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Buying
You Can Get A 412 Horsepower 5.0 Ford Mustang For Half The Price Of A New One
You Can Get A 412 Horsepower 5.0 Ford Mustang For Half The Price Of A New One
Forget the fad diets and the workout plan. There’s only one way to make 2018 better than 2017, and that is five liters of American V8 power under your right foot at all times. It won’t even cost a lot—have you seen how cheap the last-generation Ford Mustang GT is...
Feb 12, 2026
For $3,000, Is This 1995 Eagle Summit Worth Reaching?
For $3,000, Is This 1995 Eagle Summit Worth Reaching?
Built by Mitsubishi and sold by Chrysler’s now defunct Eagle brand, today’s Summit wagon is an example of what was once called a “captive import.” Let’s see if this cute mini-MPV’s price makes it captivating today. What is it the say, “you gotta fake it ’til you make it?” Yesterday...
Feb 12, 2026
At $2,000, Could This Euro-Spec Import 1983 Mercedes 380SE Find A Way Into Your Heart?
At $2,000, Could This Euro-Spec Import 1983 Mercedes 380SE Find A Way Into Your Heart?
The ad for today’s Mercedes 380SE says it was owned by a proverbial little old lady. Let’s see if its price is enough to get anyone’s granny panties all in a bunch. Here’s a simple query for you all: how do you “test the water?” If you’re like me you...
Feb 12, 2026
Never Ever Agree To Let Someone Make Payments When They Buy Your Car
Never Ever Agree To Let Someone Make Payments When They Buy Your Car
Right away most of you have read the headline and thought, “Of course not, McParland! How obvious do you need to get?” I too thought this was common sense—until I got an alarming amount of emails from readers that have put themselves in a tough spot because they agreed to...
Feb 12, 2026
This Slantnose 1969 Porsche Custom Is A God Arrow Of Righteous Speed
This Slantnose 1969 Porsche Custom Is A God Arrow Of Righteous Speed
Oszkar Bacsi told me that every time he goes out in his heavily modified 1969 Porsche 912 Slantnose, he wonders if he’ll come back in one piece. Not exactly the most comforting thing to hear while riding shotgun up a worn out canyon road at dusk, but I understood why...
Feb 12, 2026
At $16,000, Could You See This 2006 Subaru Forester For The Tease?
At $16,000, Could You See This 2006 Subaru Forester For The Tease?
Imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery, and if that’s truly accurate then today’s Forester is as earnest as Wilde’s Jack Worthing. That’s because it’s aping the JDM STi edition. We’ll have to decide how sincere the seller is about its price. Huzzah! Yesterday’s , with its...
Feb 12, 2026
Copyright 2023-2026 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved