6 Tips for new (old) NSX Owners: Look like a veteran owner, have more fun, and avoid costly mistakes

[@LapoftheWorld]

Re-upload to correct some minor, but amateurish oversights! Wouldn't want to confuse anyone who doesn't read a pinned comment. Apologies if you commented on the prior video, such is the cost of correct-ness on youtube.

[@robertsullivan4773]

After 24 years or so of owning my 97 I knew most of this stuff thanks to my salesman when I took delivery. He covered everything. We still keep in touch two old men now The glove box trick I just learned two years ago. Fun vid thanks

[@joebezslu]

Had to be pretty awesome to sell these in 1991

[@hiramjew1523]

I don't have mine yet but someday I will! Great tips overall especially the battery jump terminal in the fuse box. I would never have known otherwise!

[@robertsullivan4773]

It's in the manual too.

[@wiretrap1035]

My god. 4 years w my 91 and I never knew. You are my hero.

[@zpzp96]

I am a new owner of an NSX and this video definitely helped! Thank you!

[@markusluftner8418]

Rewaching this vid, really realized how much it helped me in my first year of ownership. Thank you!

[@Elliotoe1]

Thanks for the Tips " Richard"...! Much Appreciated....! Love my BERLINA triple Black NSX

[@DriversTherapy]

Things I did not know before the video: Gas cap holder, jumper cable location, and closing door utilizing the inside of the handle. Great video Richard!

[@LapoftheWorld]

Glad I could help😁. As I told someone else, if I can save anyone the hassle of removing their spare to jump the car, then the video was worth-while to make (having done that myself at least once back when I had the spare in the car).

[@DriversTherapy]

@@LapoftheWorld I bet! I am just glad Honda thought of it.

[@barrydavison7006]

I have had my early pre-pwer steering NSX for 27 years and this super little vid taught me 3 things I never knew. Years of skinned knuckles and irritation trying to get to the battery - solved! Thanks. Fuel cap rest - wonderful. Magic glove box button - didn't even know I had one. Many thanks, BD

[@LapoftheWorld]

Awesome run of ownership! Glad I could make future years fractionally easier 😁

[@VanDave61]

Although we were not directly introduced this weekend, I do recall seeing you and your spouse at NSXPO2021. We were one of a few Washington attendees with red/black 1991 NA1/5 MT cars. Your videos are really informative. For example, I had never known what to do with the gas cap when fueling the car until now. Also, with our drives back to Washington from the NSXPO site, I am considering an upgrade of my headlights to LED and your video on that topic was totally on point. Finally, I was totally unaware of the button in the glove box and the purpose of it. Finally, the "flocking" on my engine cover is in decent shape but only because nobody had bothered to touch it. In other words, the black carpet materials will disintegrate with any contact, so your video on that dilemma was a bit reassuring. Dave

[@LapoftheWorld]

Hey, yeah, I think I remember seeing your name on a window card at the concourse or maybe heard in conversation. Glad you've found some of these videos helpful, I figure it's a fun way to share/propagate some of the knowledge I've learned from the community through the years. Hope to meet you more formally at the next one!

[@rabidrabiesracing]

Thanks man. I’ve had the car 6 years and never knew where to put the gas cap when filling up. When I asked a dealership they said with these old cars, they didn’t come with a way to secure the cap.

[@LapoftheWorld]

The gas cap: Check. A way to secure your coffee...not so much 😁

[@markusluftner8418]

Btw thank you for your channel your videos were the reason i bought my kw v3s :^)

[@DMAX_DIY]

Very good info my friend! Love those cars. You go the extra mile to make us all part of the experience! Great job! DMAX

[@barbaraguy3491]

Hi Richard! Great video! I've had my 1991 since 2001 (2nd owner), and enjoyed this video and learning the fingerprint free way to close the door! Thank you! I appreciate you showing others how to properly close the glass hatch. Seeing it slammed is heartbreaking! My car was parked three cars away from you at NSX-PO Washington, DC 2019 car show on Saturday morning, October 12th. That was a great time!

[@LapoftheWorld]

Hi Barbara! Glad you enjoyed the video. I'll have to back and look at pictures from DC now ☺️. Hopefully XPO can happen again later this year , it's always a good time! 🤞

[@philproffitt8363]

Ensure pop-up headlights are retracted before opening or closing the bonnet! Otherwise it catches and takes flecks of paint off the bonnet edge...bad times.

[@nsxfever9513]

Love these tips and or tricks videos 🔥 As someone fairly new to NSX ownership I appreciate you sharing your years of ownership.

[@Nukem962001]

I did not know/think about the inside of the door trick. Knew the rest. Only difference is the front bonnet/hood, if you will, I lower it down and close it like I do the trunk. One other thing I am amazed at is how many owners do not know the door air vents tilt up.

[@LapoftheWorld]

I knew I'd forgotten something! I had the idea for the video while out driving and thought about the door vents, but by the time I wrote my outline that thought had skipped. Might need to do a second installment just for that one, lol.

[@khurley424]

I had no idea the NA1/NA2 was an engine code, and that the pre-facelift cars can still be NA2's. Today I learned....

[@waynemillis4418]

Really enjoyed your tips. I had no idea of the gas cap locater.

[@LapoftheWorld]

It's among the simplest, but best quality of life "discoveries" I remember making on my own back in the day.

[@spyyellowxrp1878]

Good tips, I know the Nsx inside out but you got some good poins.

[@mattkrackow8064]

Wow, that was awesome!! I learned three things, where the fuel cap can rest (I even knew there was a designated spot for it but couldn’t figure out where), the glove box button (Which is why I suspect is why the button on the door “stopped” working), and the jump points! All good stuff. The other things I had pretty figured out on my own but those three are priceless!! I assume the jump points are probably the best location for a battery tender as well? (Edit: As others have remarked, closing the door by the pushing behind the door handle was a new tip for me as well!)

[@LapoftheWorld]

For the battery tender, it probably depends on your parking situation. If you plan to permanently install the leads, then I've seen most folks rout the car end of the dongle from the battery up into one of the openings in the front bumper as there are also convenient mounting points up there.

[@clevehylton6493]

Cool video

[@ericseven711]

thanks a lot for the good vids !

[@tylersimon7323]

The NSX looks very cool and modern for it's age

[@lotusesprit38]

Thanks Richard for the tips. Its a shame in my country does not exist a NSX club like the American one. I'm just a bit worried with the gearbox ring. Cheers Richard 👍😉

[@joebezslu]

Come to a nsxpo in usa or a meet in japan sometime on vacation

[@wolfpac550]

I remember I had to Google how to open the gas panel on my S2000 damn thing was hidden lol

[@markusluftner8418]

Those rpf1s look lovely, i am currently looking for new wheels. I have a indy yellow pearl edm model repainted in indy yellow pearl on some advan rg3s in black on bridgestone potezas and looking at either te37s or workmeister sp2 can't decide yet. Also i am dying to try out the bridgestone potenza race, I hope they will fit.

[@LapoftheWorld]

Thanks! The RPF1s are a nice combo of light, decent looking, and not terribly expensive. I miss my Advan RZs at times from a purely aesthetic standpoint, but I don't miss paying extra for the 18" rear tires, lol. The TEs are classic and also very light. Not sure where the SP2s fall in weight. I've seen both look good on an NSX though. Those bridgestones look spicy, I'll have to keep an eye on available sizes.

[@markusluftner8418]

@@LapoftheWorld I intend on keeping the rg3s as a track wheel, and looking to drive te37, or meister sp2s on the street. It's purley for esthetic reasons. BTW the smallest size for the Potenza Race will be 225/45 R17

[@LapoftheWorld]

@@markusluftner8418 That may be problematic for your fender liners if you aren't running wide fenders or no liners. Really anything wider (really taller) than a 215/40 17 will rub pretty bad. 235/40 17 *might* work with perfect offsets but you'll probably still rub at full lock.

[@markusluftner8418]

@@LapoftheWorld I hope it will work with the spacers i bought, I will change my tire wheel combo next summer, then I will get back to you. :^)

[@triumphdomingo1080]

OMG!!! I've owned my 1991 since 2004 and didn't know about the gas cap thing. the button in my glove box was even there and the jumper points. lol smh!! i had to run to the garage to see the switch in the glove box for myself. I'm a veteran noob. lol

[@LapoftheWorld]

😁 You are certainly not the only person to have missed some of these things. As I hope I got across in the video, I didn't buy mine already knowing this stuff, I just spent more time than usual on the forums because my car needed so much so I stumbled across things faster than someone with a less-needy NSX might, lol.

[@GundamFlexing]

Thank you for the video, Richard. I am planning to get a NSX in the near future. Have you drove a automatic NSX? If so, how would you compare it to a manual NSX in general?

[@LapoftheWorld]

Thanks for watching and good luck on your search! I have not driven an automatic NSX so I can only speak to the technical differences. Different cams and ECU mean the Automatic cars only put out ~250hp vs. 270/280 for the manual versions. Auto->Manual swaps are possible, but expensive and labor intensive. Subjectively if you are buying one to use as a "GT" with no real aspirations to drive it past 7/10ths, an auto car might be fine. For me, the manual was the only option.

[@GundamFlexing]

@@LapoftheWorld Thank you for your response!

[@W1es]

This video is amazing, but please dude, swith out those rusty screws you have in the latch for the enginebay, thats not cool to see on a aluminium car, otherwise, this was the most informative NSX video Ive ever seen

[@LapoftheWorld]

Ha ha ha. I've done a little of that around the car here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4O9iJqggNOpo9U I'll get to the engine lid brackets soon as well😁

[@v000000000000v]

super helpful video when i finally get one haha what's a decent price range for a stock '91 w/ ~40k miles? been looking to get one as a weekend cruise car

[@LapoftheWorld]

Good luck with your search! For a really clean '91-'93 with that mileage it'll probably be in the $50-60k range depending on actual condition. I'd say "good" cars can be had down to the low $40k range, those might have more miles, but as long as they've been maintained the mileage isn't a problem. Any car under $40k is going to have a LOT of mileage and/or current issues that need fixed and/or a branded title.

[@philiplongee1149]

As much as I would love to own an NSX, we soon won't even drive cars anymore. Just get rides. Who will jump start a car or pump their gas? Maybe with AR (Augmented Reality) glasses, so I don't have see my boring life, I can drive an NSX in the Monaco Grand Prix before Lewis Hamilton gets in my way. My dream. Hey, take it easy on that hairpin!

[@LapoftheWorld]

I really hope the sims / AR get that good by the time we're relegated to passenger status. Until that does or doesn't happen though, I guess all we can do is make the most of it 'today'. Just got back from making the Thanksgiving rounds in the car now at 303,000 miles :).

[@mcximus]

Price of an NSX is so ridiculous right now that with my current wage I can not even think of purchasing one.

[@LapoftheWorld]

For better or worse it seems like the days of the "bargain" NSX are quickly fleeting. A little over 10 years ago, you could get a nice one in the U.S. for less than a new economy car. Not so much any more...

[@s3suspension]

whats the wheel and tire specs?

[@LapoftheWorld]

Tires are 215/40R17 F / 255/40R17 R (so essentially the stock size for the '02+ NSX). Nice balance between grip and road manners without any rubbing. Wheels are Enkei RPF-1 17x8 +45F / 17x9+45R *with a 15mm spacer* on the rear. So effectively +30 offset. Enkei do make wheels with those "natural" specs, these were an offer I couldn't pass up.

[@nicolapiccolo5107]

any NSX clubs in Canada?

[@LapoftheWorld]

One does exist. I do know there are many Canadian members of the NSXCA though as well, and NSXPO has been held in Canada previously so is pretty inclusive of our northern neighbors. Link for NSXCC: www.nsxclub.ca/

[@Purpletuty]

I have a warning regarding the anti-lock brakes system on my 1994 5 speed. It is a godsend when pushing the limits, but it has a fatal flaw. On November 8, 2022 I had to break in rainy weather. No big deal; the Mercedes CLA in front of me simply stopped dead. I pushed in on the clutch and break to slow.down. The car slowed from about 18 - 20 mph quickly, but after that it just kept rolling. Today I played my dash cam video for the first time. After slowing to a mind numbing 5 mph it rolled another 15 feet and cracked my nose and bare miffed the underside of her bumper. WHY? This first series of NA1 had a system which simply released the brakes when a lock was sensed. After that it simply would not re-engage. My wife watched it with me and was dumbfounded. This is not the first time it happened. I slid on sand and dirt almost fifty feet at such a low speed there was nor damage to the car I hit. So let me warn you - as advanced as NSX was back then, the kinds of systems it engineered were only in their infancy in the car industry. My mechanic at Four Star in Tulsa simply said 'It's just one of those things you should upgrade because the newer versions don't have that problem. Great car however. Ity's just old enough that the turn signal cancellation and cruise control stopped working. $1000 plus later it is working fine. Had I bought the part new the bill would have been closer to $3K.

[@LapoftheWorld]

That's maybe the first situation I've heard of the early ABS system failing in an "off" position, but you're definitely right. The NSX was the first production car with 4-channel ABS. Bleeding edge at the time, but very fiddly to keep the system working after 30+ years. For my part ended up in the gravel after T10a at Road Atlanta because it decided I didn't have ABS halfway into the braking zone, Just enough lock that I barely didn't make the turn after realizing that threshold braking was suddenly way more important, lol. The best solution (and what I've done) is upgrading to the 2000+ NSX ABS module which is way smarter and doesn't rely on ancient solenoids, accumulators, and pumps to get the job done. Looks factory if installed correctly (because it technically is) and plays nicely with all of the warning lights, etc.

[@reedphotog]

Nice, can't wait to put gas. thanks

[@saqlain15]

Me watching this while driving a Mazda 2.

[@gesik3898]

Man Nsx looks like a modern sport car, aged fine. (not at all)

[@seansgarage1258]

Jesus, I watched the whole video to figure out what those furry balls underneath his chin were... Great video! Subscribed.

[@LapoftheWorld]

Lol, yeah, I have since purchased a more discrete lav mic for when I'm not driving at speed. Hard to beat this one though for wind noise 😅

[@seansgarage1258]

@@LapoftheWorld It is all good. At least the one you ordered works. I ordered one a while back and went on deployment before getting a chance to test it out. When I tried it, crap didn't work and just didn't feel like contacting the manufacturer to see what they can do. lol

[@PutinIsKing]

Still you forgot the pinacle of a Car, NSX-R GT a 1.5 Million Euro Honda ! BEST AND ONLY 5 In The World !

[@LapoftheWorld]

👍I don't want to discourage anyone from looking them up, but figured the "such as" catch-all would be sufficient for this discussion. No one's likely to see one in real life and while exceedingly rare, from a technical standpoint they're nothing revolutionary (by most accounts they are just cosmetically updated NA2-R cars used homologate the aero packages for the '02+ JGTC cars). The Spoon version is cool but that's a 3rd party package, not factory Honda.