Even the best sports cars of the time came with their share of troubles
Honda’s success in its second phase of F1 participation triggered the huge popularity of F1 in Japan for about 10 years from the mid-1980s. The first generation “NSX” was developed to promote Honda’s F1 technology to the world during the golden age of F1, and was called the Japanese-made supercar. It has already been 34 years since its appearance. We asked “shinchiyan3740” to tell us the secret to realistically enjoying the latest super sports car of that time, which stepped into the genre called “neo-classic”.
How to deal with trouble is the secret to becoming an old car owner
It is no exaggeration to say that the Honda “NSX” is the pinnacle of Japanese sports cars with retractable headlights. On May 4, 2024, it participated in the “RETRA JAM (Retractable Car Jamboree) Vol. 2” held at the Hibiki Sea Park in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Among the NSXs that participated in the “RETRA JAM (Retractable Car Jamboree Vol. 2)” held at Hibiki Sea Park in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture on May 4, 2012, one owner, Mr. “shinchiyan3740”, displayed his car full of love, including photos from the Suzuka Circuit.
While we were asking him about his memories of his beloved car, we got excited about the troubles he had experienced. One of the most surprising things he said was this: “I’m not sure if it’s a problem with my car, but it’s a problem with my car.
“We participated in this event the night before, but the water temperature rose on the road yesterday. It showed no sign of going down at all, so we found a wide shoulder on a public road where we could stop and stop temporarily. My doctor, who confirmed the situation over the phone, will bring the part to this venue to replace it to resolve the problem.”
They were not lying, and not long after that, the car store “Central” in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, which “shinchiyan3740” calls his doctor, arrived at the site. Without even a word of greeting, he popped the hood and immediately began replacing parts.
“During our phone consultation yesterday, we concluded that it was probably a defective electric fan motor. It just so happened that my doctor was interested in this Retrajam, so he brought the corresponding part with him, as well as an inspection tour of the event.”
The parts that were installed this time were only substitutes that my doctor brought with him so that I could return home without any trouble. After returning to my hometown and entering my doctor’s store Central, I ordered the parts for Mr. “shinchiyan3740” there and replaced them. The replacement parts were returned to him after being exchanged at this venue.
By the way, here is the rest of the story after this trouble and the phone consultation. We ended up waiting there for 2 hours and 30 minutes to clear traffic and wait for dusk to fall. After that, we moved to the hotel while staring at the water temperature gauge. The next morning, the day of the event, he arrived at the venue early before the temperature rose, and waited for the time to bring in the equipment. However, the spirit of “shinchiyan3740” who never forgot to take good care of his beloved car and enjoy driving it, despite all the hardships he had to overcome, was very encouraging.
translated by DeepL
