Topic: Honda S2000

[Rocking-M]

The wife and I just stopped by and drove a 2002 Honda S2000.
At first the car salesman said he'd need to ride with me.
I asked him if he had heart troubles of any kind.
He came back with the key and said the wife could ride with me

First thing the wife said, "It sounds like your motorcycle" as I approached 9k

Has little to no torque but loves to rev,
fair road feel,
stiff suspension but doesn't really transmit the road feel through
to the driver.

Plus side, it does sound like a Honda motorcycle

[jabbadeznuts]

My dad just sold his '00 S2K for an '07 Civic SI. 



The S has basically zero torque, but the vtec kicking in ~7K makes it all worth it. My only serious complaint is that it gives NO warning before it looses traction. Overall a great driver's car, but no motorcycle.

[heffay]

My only serious complaint is that it gives NO warning before it looses traction.

oh, it does... its when you let out the clutch 

[mrbreeze]

Wait till you have to change the clutch in that car. Not a fun job.

[my78k]

Never understood that car...it doesnt do anything for me...sorta like a Miata or whatever...if you go import tuner there are just so many options out there for a fraction of the cost. No offence just not my bag....

Dennis

[SteveD CB500F]

I wanted one of these.
Wife wanted an SLK.

Guess who won?

[neil young]

see the car behind the bike in my avitar.its my toyota celica gts (2002)buy one you wont regret it.you dont have to shift from 5th to 6th untill about 220 km an hour

[Rocker]

I love the S2000. I drove a friends a few years back. I had to keep the top open because I am 6'4". I could look over the windshield. 

I scarred the crap out of a Honda sales guy back in 2002. I went to buy a 2002 Civic Si..the short lived hatchback that I really liked. We pulled off of the lot and he said, "Drive it like it was you car."  BIG mistake!! I ended up buying it and I am guessing the sales guy needed a change of pants.   

[CrisPDuk]

Great cars

I nearly bought one for MrsD when she decided it was time she owned a sports car

After trying pretty much everything available in the UK it came down to a toss up between the S2K or an MX5 (Miata to you colonials), I really loved the Honda's raw attitude, but MrsD preferred the more mild mannered Mazda, so that's what we bought

Probably too harsh for an everyday commute, but I'd still have one as a weekend toy tomorrow,

[Rocking-M]

I wasn't really interested, I just wanted to compare a few of the new cars
out there. None of them do anything for me looks wise.
I wouldn't trade my 1980 Fiat Spider for the lot of them!
I run against them so I wanted to drive a few to see what they got.
Miatas I don't have a desire to drive.

Here's view in a S2000 last weekend,

My time was .6 slower with my 27 year old Fiat which has 160 less HP than the 2000.
We're not in the same class and my pax time was faster. I was shifting to 3rd where the
2000 was going to 2nd.

Still the S2000 off the shelf is a great handling car. I'm going to add the shift beeper to mine
since I have no rev limiter.

Now I want to find a Lotus Exige to drive next.




STU    1    BROCK CLAYTON    SUBARU STI    FTD 33.820    0.000    FTP 27.766    0.000 (Stock)
AS    2    WILL KING    01 HONDA S2000 SILVER    33.838    0.018    28.356    0.590 (Stock)
SM2    3    DAVID CLEMENS    66 CHEVROLET CORVAIR SILVER    34.111    0.291    29.404    1.638 (Modified 260 HP Corvair)
SM2    4    JOEL BERGSTEIN    73 DATSUN 510 MULTI    34.211    0.391    29.490    1.724 (Modified)
EP    5    CHRIS KIRBY    85 HONDA CIVIC S KAMAKAZI    34.326    0.506    29.623    1.857 (EP class on full race tires)
SM2    6    DAN BACHMAN    02 MAZDA MIATA SILVER    34.545    0.725    29.778    2.012 (this is a supercharged modified)
CSP    7    ROBERT MCNABB    80 FIAT SPIDER RED    34.547    0.727    29.192    1.426
STU    8    NHAT NGUYEN    04 SUBARU WRX STI BLACK    34.781    0.961    28.555    0.789
SM2    9    JEFF CESSNA    73 DATSUN 510    35.092    1.272    30.249    2.483
STS    10    MIROSLAV VALENT    95 TOYOTA CELICA ST BLUE    35.208    1.388    28.342    0.576

[GroovieGhoulie]

I like the S2000, but it's got no torque and is demanding to drive fast.  I've got an '01 Boxster S, which weighs more than the S2000, but with 10 more hp and boatloads more torque.  It's WAY more fun to drive than the S2000, IMO, partially because you don't have to rev the piss out of it to have fun or make it go.  The handling and braking is also phenomenal with the mid-engine and the cross-drilled brakes.

'01 S2000

240hp @ 8300rpm
153lb/ft @ 7500rpm
2717 pounds (1235 kgs)

'01 Boxster S

250hp @ 6250rpm
225 lb/ft @ 4500rpm
2750 pounds (1250 kgs)

[Rocking-M]

Hey GG, the boxer is a looker too!
There was one running this weekend, he didn't make the top 10.
The Boxer flexes a bit I am told and is hard to keep planted
when it's real twisty. Porsche has always had a handling quirkiness about them.

There was also a Cayman (sp?) which ran a 35 plus. Jim the owner has been
autocrossing since the 60's and is a really fine driver. His ran faster than the Boxer
but it may be drivers.

I would like to try a BMW Z3 with the M engine. The Z3 is lighter than the Z4 and looks a
whole lot better. No one is running them and I know they'd be competitive in
Hill Climbs,  TT's and autocross.

[GroovieGhoulie]

Hey GG, the boxer is a looker too!
There was one running this weekend, he didn't make the top 10.
The Boxer flexes a bit I am told and is hard to keep planted
when it's real twisty. Porsche has always had a handling quirkiness about them.

There was also a Cayman (sp?) which ran a 35 plus. Jim the owner has been
autocrossing since the 60's and is a really fine driver. His ran faster than the Boxer
but it may be drivers.

The Cayman is faster than the Boxster because it is basically a Coupe Boxster, so it's stiffer and lighter.

I haven't noticed a lot of flex in mine nor a hard time keeping planted.  It will drift at will and the mid-engine layout makes handling interesting.  Being that I've only driven front-engined cars, which tend to push and resist steering, the Boxster handles like a slot car.  Turn it, and it sticks and goes, like telepathy.  Amazing.  I am a fan of mid-engine cars now.

[fuzzybutt]

only way id have a miata is one of these http://www.monstermiata.com/v8Miata_Image.asp?theType=Car&theHeader=V8Miata%20Photos&thePage=CarPhotos

[Rocking-M]

Hey Fuzzy, I can put you in touch with a friend in Georgia who
may have one for sale.

[Uncle Ernie]

I'm going the opposite direction- selling my Miata with a hard top (any club racers out there?) in order to get a plain old tool.  A 10 to 15 yo Accord or Civic.  I want a beater.