91 NX2000 low miles - worth picking up?
JaretR1 at aol.com
JaretR1 at aol.com
Tue Mar 13 22:21:41 CDT 2012
Its more like 3900 RPM Wayne. Ironically the RSX is about the same RPM at
that speed in 6th! And the RSX gets almost identical fuel mileage as well
(despite weighing about 300 more pounds and having 61 more horsepower!).
Parts for the B13 are still readily available for the 4 door, since its
STILL manufactured in Mexico as the Tsuru. Well at least basic parts.
That's a very basic car there now, kinda like the XE model was here. 2 door
specific parts are very difficult to find.
Whats cool about the RSX is its basically a Civic underneath. I have an
06 and have yet to have a single issue with it. I cannot say that for my
SE-R when it was new. I dont think the RSX is any more gutless at low RPM
than the SE-R is, but once the VTEC kicks in, it screams right up to the 8300
RPM fuel cutoff!
If you read that article, it talks about the noise factor in the RSX.
Honda's in general seem to not be the greatest with noise, but the 05-06 RSX
did get some more sound insulation and were a little quieter. I also just
replaced the tires on mine with the new Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetric 2's,
which are considerably quieter than the original Michelins and BFG GForce
Sports I had, not to mention have a lot more grip.
The only downside to the RSX is they hold their value very well. Used
Type S's are still in the mid teens.
In a message dated 3/13/2012 10:03:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
wc701lists at bellsouth.net writes:
On 3/13/2012 1:01 PM, jaretr1 at aol.com wrote:
> I always wished I had that one extra gear on my SE-R to get the rpms
> down for highway driving. Then again I also wish my rsx had one more
> gear for the same reason.
Always annoyed by the 5th gear in the B13; was screaming at > 3300 rpm
at 80 mph. I thought about swapping in the 5th from a G20 but IIRC the
input shaft gears were one piece and could not be mixed & matched.
Being a 20 year old econo box, Nissan seems to have almost discontinued
replacement parts for B13s. The RSX-S is so freakin' similar in so many
ways, it's well worth your consideration if you're looking for "that
feel". I liked mine better than the 3 E36 M3s I've driven, but then I
only had limited seat time in them, vs a daily driver.
This is a cool article, though I'd definitely go for 2005 or 2006 than
the earlier ones:
http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/acura-rsx-type-s-page-6
-Wayne
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