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kCam - I'm with you but if you know you want an S2000 then the twins won't suffice no matter how newer with less miles or cheaper they are. I, and countless others, have tried jumping ship from S2000 to FRS/BRZ multiple times to be met with the reality that the Honda was a much better made car from the get-go with one of the best NA engines made, period, so in many ways it felt like a downgrade once you get past the new car smell. In my opinion the F20 outshines the C30 of the NSX, considering cost and production. Nothing like bouncing off a 9,000 rpm limiter with reciprocating pistons.
But without opinion, for the money looking to buy, I'll take a Twin any day of the week. For a DD, there's no question. For a fun car: twin. For an autocross of 'affordable' track car: twin. The twins are far more... consumable? They are the Camry's of the sporty car world, easy to ding/dent/break, fix or not, and move on. I think the S2000 is a great special car for enthusiasts to enjoy and may make a decent collector car down the road. But they are cars designed to stand abuse and live in the high stress world and SUCK driving at reasonable speeds. They have the thrill of a wet noodle below 6,000 rpms - even the shifter hates being moved with less than 8,000 rpms of engine vibration loosening up the gates. They are superbly engineered; really high quality stuff, a point of pride for the company. Unlike most fickle temperamental collector car the S2000 is best experienced at redline, repeatedly. Having BRZ track and S2000 track time, the S2000 is a far superior drive. But again, for the money, you get 90% of the thrill with a Twin for 60% of the money: apples to apples. In my 5+ years of AP1 ownership I never had an oil consumption problem. I ran a Saiko Michi catch-can later in life to avoid hard turn smoking but no problems otherwise. The head was taken care of immediately after I got the car, budget between $400-800 for that depending on your DIY level. In fact, in 3 years of fun driving and 2 years of monthly event use it never once threw a code, only a secondary rad fan stopped working, never consumed anything excessively. It went through 3-4 sets of tires, had countless fluid changes, a set of brake pads and saw some miscellaneous upgrades. But ran just as good the day I sold it running on the AEM EMS with test pipe and several mods as it did when it was in factory condition. Even the soft top looked the same (maintained with cleaner and brushed). Whatever you do, run a compression check before buying. The engines will run a long time with lots of abuse if maintained - compression check and look at fluids and ask about changes (receipts or logs) to prove upkeep. In my opinion there are few fail-fatal parts to the S2000 with the valve springs/retainers being the most common. Without committed upkeep they die faster than an average kept Civic due to the higher stresses. I'm going to disagree with TofuRun - the S2000 is NOT made for tall people. I'm 6'2 and had to run a Backyard Special lower seat rail to drop an inch to fit underneath the softtop. With a helmet, I stick above the windshield. It is strictly for the Japanese audience in terms of size. Jmark - same here, I can't fit in the ND with the top up, head pokes through the soft top, looks like a blister on top of the car. I only sold the S2000 to move onto the next car. For fun-run's I don't miss the S2000 at all; I actually fit in the P-wagen and it's got even more interesting driving dynamics at sane speeds but I miss tinkering on the S2000 and autocrossing the hell outta it. Regarding the lift-off oversteer. In my opinion it's only bad if driven like a donkey. You can run a square setup (up to 255 with slight clearance problems, 245 without any problems) if you want a little more predictability (linear) on turn in - I found the staggered setup to be disproportionate (compound). But the rear will still go regardless of tires or mods. The anti-bump mutes the rear on hard midcorner turn but doesn't change the root cause: the driver. Once you get the car, go to an autocross or drift event and find the limit with your tires; at least educate yourself on how far the car is comfortable being pushed before letting go. It's an easy $70 insurance investment in yourself. |
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The S2000 scene sure has gotten a bit nutty over the last few years. I bought my 2007 S2000 in December 2008 with 4800 original miles for $21,300. It was, for all intents and purposes, brand new (MSRP of $34,500). Traded it in 4 years and 60,000 miles later for a Subaru BRZ, got $19000 at the time. For the most part I switched to a BRZ b/c I wanted something a bit more practical. I knew (and thought I could deal with) it would be a noticeable performance downgrade.
I'm 6'2" and can echo the comments of other tall drivers - it's a snug fit. I was still able to fit inside the car while helmeted but if the car ever flipped I would have been dead or paralyzed from the neck down, that's for sure. If serious about tracking you'll probably want to install a roll bar and/or an aftermarket seat that gives you more leg room. As to reliability and durability, if properly maintained the S2000's drivetrain is bulletproof. Outside of needing two replacement soft tops the car was rock solid reliable. All it needed to rock a track HPDE was a swap to race brake pads. If I fit better inside an S2000 I'd be tempted to buy one again in the future. But everytime I drive my father's S (he owns a 2005 model) I can't believe how cramped the interior is! Finally, as someone else mentioned on page 1, www.s2ki.com is a wealth of knowledge for the S2000. And most of the posters over there are really friendly and knowledgeable fellows. I still frequent those boards fairly often. EDIT: Oh and BTW, the clutch delay valve in that car drove me CRAZY. It was the worst! And really wasn't just the CDV at fault. Honda did a bad job on the AP2s of matching proper springs to handle the (overly heavy) flywheel they used. Fast shifting with aggressive throttle usage resulted in a lot of clutch slip. 2-3 seconds of slip when going from 5th gear redline into 6th gear (granted, that doesn't happen often). But I'd notice it to some degree after a fast 2-3 shift.
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Advantage: Miata. So the Miata is a masterpiece of minimalism yet the S2000 came without a clock and it gets dinged for having a functional digital tachometer which is infinitely easier to read out of your peripheral when driving hard? The S2000 is called a TR7 in styling whereas there's no mention that the Miata's have copied the Jag/British styling since day 1? But this sort of blatant subjectivity is common with the writer. Regarding the height, the numbers favor the Miata on paper but my experience was entirely different, couldn't fit sitting upright with the top up. And I love this: "No street car in history has ever offered this kind of instant access to the limit of grip. Period, point blank." Gotta love those bold statements, no mention of the other contenders: the Twins, Elise, Cayman, 4C, Super 7 clone, or any track day special in the past 30 years? This is typical Baruth BS, same shaggy hair guy who shit all over the twins when they came out but was smiling like an idiot during the video, who drove a lime green S5 for the 'shock value' and proclaimed the V6 Honda Accord in manual to be the best sports car ever made (I'm exaggerating on the last part). This guy lives to stir up drama for webpage hits which supports his family, so more power to him. But anything he writes should be taken with a grain of salt given the motivation. He did it on the Car Lounge for a decade+, then for Jezabel..er TTAC and is a self-touted troll with a reeking sense of entitlement and poor humor. I'm actually upset I know this much about a writer... Christ, I need a hobby. How he got a position at R&T is shocking but also says something about R&T's writing in the past few years. |
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I fit OK in the S2000. Not so much in the new ND. Might be fun for a day. Not for a daily driver.
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