The main reason for Ferrari's waiting list is the prestige. The NSX has a certain level of prestige, but certainly nowhere near that of a Ferrari... ANY Ferrari. Only recently are people truly beginning to give Japanese cars anywhere near the credit that European high-dollar cars get... and they're still pretty far behind.
The NSX was to the supercar world when it was released what the Civic and Accord were to the standard consumer market in their earlier years (before they became definitive players in their respective markets). Affordable, reliable, and competitive on the most basic levels with other cars in the same class.
The NSX did not get you a Ferrari for under $100,000. However, it got you more Ferrari for $70,000 than you would ever get from a Ferrari dealer.
And yes, the NSX (as well as some of the other pricier, more performance-oriented Japanese cars) did have a HUGE influence on the build quality of the European cars. If your Ferrari seriously broke down after 20,000 miles (which is a LOT of miles for a Ferrari), then the Japanese cars that were still running around with nothing but regular maintenance would be making them look REALLY bad.
The NSX was to the supercar world when it was released what the Civic and Accord were to the standard consumer market in their earlier years (before they became definitive players in their respective markets). Affordable, reliable, and competitive on the most basic levels with other cars in the same class.
The NSX did not get you a Ferrari for under $100,000. However, it got you more Ferrari for $70,000 than you would ever get from a Ferrari dealer.
And yes, the NSX (as well as some of the other pricier, more performance-oriented Japanese cars) did have a HUGE influence on the build quality of the European cars. If your Ferrari seriously broke down after 20,000 miles (which is a LOT of miles for a Ferrari), then the Japanese cars that were still running around with nothing but regular maintenance would be making them look REALLY bad.
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