Why did we get the flip-up lights?

[ghettogeddy]

And what was the Acura NSX? it had flip ups also.

there sports car. flips ups were used for less drag

[lostforawhile]

And what was the Acura NSX? it had flip ups also.

the NSX was in it's own class, it's considered a supercar. you can't even get major body damage fixed here,it has to be shipped back to Japan. They were supposed to compete with the Italian and European supercars

[dacantu]

whoa cool! i didnt know that. my old boss owned a 91 nsx in black. it was awfully sexy he let me drive it once around the block. it sure was scary

[lostforawhile]

yea lots of power, aluminum space frame, and rear wheel drive. They say Honda lost money on every one, but the point was for them to be an image for the company.

[lostforawhile]

here's the Wiki, happy drooling. the NSX prototype had flip ups in 84 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NSX

Honda designed them to compete with Ferrari from day one.

[w261w261]

<< I wish I could find the book about the dealer wars during the eighties, people stood in line to get these cars, and often paid well above sticker. There were stories of even simple accessories like floor mats selling for hundreds of dollars >>

In some regions at that time Accords and Preludes were in very short supply. Dealers were charging several hundred dollars for floor mats, or "paint treatment," or "rustproofing." Sometimes the dealer markup was $1,500, a lot for a $15k car. A few years ago I bought an '87 LX-i hatch from the original owner, and it came with the purchase paperwork. There it was...$1500 in additional charges.

In 1985 I ordered a Prelude. The Westport CT Honda dealer "only" marked it up by $500, and the list was $15,500. There was no car that I could drive, I had to leave a $300 (refundable) deposit, and when the car came in I could take it or not, they didn't care, as the line stretched out behind me. After a month or so, I got tired of waiting, so I bought a '73 BMW 3.0CS coupe for a bargain $9k, and used the rest of the $15k to buy a '79 Bronco for $6k.

It came out later that during those years, dealers were paying off people in the Honda distribution network to get higher allocations. The car was just shit hot. It benefited both from being a superlative piece of engineering, and having to go up against...not much.

[charliekuney]

My first coupe listed for $14,995 (so says the original sticker) but the receipt said something close to $18k. He had the car special ordered, though. I guess he wanted a coupe really bad, and there weren't any in the state (Virginia).

[2oodoor]

I was one of those to left the deposit and got tired of waiting as well. Bought a POS mustang, oh gawd what a mistake that was, young and dumb.