I made the fundemental mistake of driving a Honda S2000 at the weekend, I wasn't expecting to like it but was astonished at how well balanced and
good it was to drive.
I don't like how they look, the interiors made of recylcled airfix, theyre not that quick, I dont exactly fit in one, but it just seemed to have
the right amount of power, grip by the bucketful and addictive balance.
knowing that 10 year old ones change hands for 5k in winter has got me thinking should I sell my seven in the summer, change the daily hack for
something less hacky and get a S2000 come winter
I like the idea of having something to just go for a drive in, in the middle of raining winter with salt covered roads and not care.
get a bigger garage??
just a thought,..
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Originally posted by bigbravedave
I like the idea of having something to just go for a drive in, in the middle of raining winter with salt covered roads and not care.
Everythings ally and goes white and crusty in the salt!
Built it as a track day car, wish Id painted everything before I screwed it together now!
A former colleague owns one - he loves it dearly, but he's very aware of the number of people who've thrown them into ditches.
They have a reputation for being spiteful in adverse conditions...
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Originally posted by bigbravedave
Everythings ally and goes white and crusty in the salt!
Built it as a track day car, wish Id painted everything before I screwed it together now!
paint your own car, would cost hardly anything to do
white is a terrable colour to keep clean anyway, I've had 3 white cars but never again
You could also fit mud flaps on the front wheels in this weather to keep it smarter and keep the spray off your face. I fitted one to my motor bike
and it's transformed it
A heater and full weather gear will make a hell of a difference when the rain comes and can only add to your enjoyment with it. Sounds like your car
is just a 4 wheeled motor bike and it's too brutal for daily use, so if you want to spend money then make it more practical
You'll be bored with the tin top in no time
[Edited on 24/2/11 by Mr Whippy]
I've got one, love it so far, including through all that snow (5mph power slides everywhere!).
Didn't get stuck once, even with worn rear tyres.
Not 'really' pushed it on the corners yet but fine at 8 tenths, you can feel the lsd work out of slow corners, grips and goes. Also sounds
glorious when given the berries. I plan to try a 'low grip' track day like Oulton or Silverstone to learn about the wet-handling safely.
Comfy enough, fairly practical, and only weakness is bit noisy on long m-way cruise. Just over 30mpg too.
I'd say go for it!
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If you do stack it, it's an ideal locost donor, great engine, best gearbox in the world, lsd........
s2000 is a nice car lots of fun big power and lots of tuning part out there for it
My sons got one, came from a Mini(BMW) Cooper GTT and MR2 Turbo, he loves it,but says the rear end is more unpredictable than the MR2, his advice is
to make sure not to lift off going into a corner, slow in, fast out in other words classic rear wheel drive.
Another alternative is the 2l MX5 with the sport pack. It has an "idiot" button that backs off and brakes to avoid the dreaded rear end breakaway. means you can hammer it on the road and get away with it. Again loads of power and a lsd standard