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Old 07-18-10, 08:24 PM
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Meh, director is trying to hard. Shots of the NSX were awesome but the girl on the swing...and the piano...and the slow closing of the visor. Cheesy.
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Old 07-18-10, 09:39 PM
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An older 2002 NSX will most likely be my next car! Thanks for sharing!
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Old 07-18-10, 10:16 PM
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Nicely Done!
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Old 07-18-10, 10:58 PM
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The NSX is the only car I regret selling and the only car I will own again. Normally I wouldn't buy the same car twice unless it was just a simple cheap daily driver or something, but the NSX even if some family sedans are faster today is just an incredible car to drive and own.
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Old 07-18-10, 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by CK6Speed
The NSX is the only car I regret selling and the only car I will own again. Normally I wouldn't buy the same car twice unless it was just a simple cheap daily driver or something, but the NSX even if some family sedans are faster today is just an incredible car to drive and own.
I'm still kicking my *** for selling mine.
Funny you mentioned buying it again, my friend bought an NSX 3 times and all the same color. He finally settled on an 05 Blue. My other friend is the original owner of a 93 NSX. One thing though, it is one of the best handling car hands down. Too bad they never brought over the NSX-R, that I would never sell.
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Old 07-18-10, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by SurfsUP
I'm still kicking my *** for selling mine.
Funny you mentioned buying it again, my friend bought an NSX 3 times and all the same color. He finally settled on an 05 Blue. My other friend is the original owner of a 93 NSX. One thing though, it is one of the best handling car hands down. Too bad they never brought over the NSX-R, that I would never sell.
What is funny is while 94lex83457 above calls its cheesy, and too some it very well could be, many of us previous owners are thinking exactly what that narrator's VO is saying. We also feel/felt like giddy school girls on a swing when we drove the car day in and day out. I never had a bad day driving the NSX.
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Old 07-19-10, 01:11 AM
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solid. very cool. Thanks for sharing
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Old 07-19-10, 04:55 AM
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Those were the days..................when Honda was a brilliant car company. Thanks for posting. It was well done. Oh, yea, that woman pianist was absolutely gorgeous.
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Old 07-19-10, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by IS350jet
Those were the days..................when Honda was a brilliant car company. Thanks for posting. It was well done. Oh, yea, that woman pianist was absolutely gorgeous.
I agree. RIP Honda.
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Old 07-19-10, 01:05 PM
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Wow this is great.
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Old 07-21-10, 02:18 AM
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i thought that was a great video, well done planning, technique, camera work, cast, and audio. I think that it put nice emphasis on one of honda's greatest cars ever built.
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Old 07-21-10, 10:33 AM
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wow, just wow..... what a fantastic video!
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Old 07-22-10, 06:02 PM
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Great video! I think I watched it 10 times at work LOL

To me, here is the message I got from the director, which I'm sure many of you probably got - The NSX is more than just a car, it signified an era when Honda was on top of it's game - innovating, passionate, invigorating. The racing heritage and engineering shining through it's cars.

And now...where has Honda gone? It's a distant memory (the poem). Young kids of these days, who are probably younger than the NSX itself, will probably never understand the history of Honda (hence the young girl on swing and the kid playing b-ball staring at the car not knowing what it is?). They know Honda of today through the Accords, Civics and Hybrids.

The slowing closing of the the violin case and piano cover represents the closing of a chapter in Honda's history books. Maybe the Honda company itself as we used to know it. Beautiful machines, beautiful instruments tucked away once they have been expressed. Honda bean counters collecting their minuscule amount of money they made from the NSX...if any ..and moving on (violin guy) seeing that there is no profit.

IMO This film is about where Honda was and where it is now and asking the question "why?"
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Old 07-22-10, 07:21 PM
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i showed this video to my wife and even she said it's fantastic

i think i move that much closer to getting one
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Old 07-23-10, 09:47 AM
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The video is actually kind of sad IMO.
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