Honda S2000's
 

Whats everyones opinions of these...

... and in particular, THIS :eek:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2112641.htm

Always liked these, but never thought I'd look back after my Impreza.

I've currently got a '97 STi (approx 350bhp) and I love it to bits... but i'm SERIOUSLY considering selling/breaking mine after seeing this.

Am I mental?

Not at all, it's a beautiful looking motor and clearly cherished;)

Looking at the prices of the hardtop versions, it actually seems alittle on the low side...

... seeing hows its easily seen £5'000 worth of mods

Next time in over in N.I might take a peek if its still for sale

they r pretty quick 2,iv had a we play with 1.

Translation - "They are pretty quick too, I've had a little play with one."

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looks like your going from turbo to VTEC :) ive got a civic vtec and a scooby too, they both good in their own ways. but a s2000 would be nice :) hope u can make a good decision mate/

I very nearly bought one of these and have regretted not ever since.

One of the most reliable, best handling NA cars ever made that allows you to enjoy all 5 days of sun we get. Miles arent really an issue with these forged engines, neither is revving them to 9000 revs but get the geometry checked asap, the achilles heal on these cars and one of very few few things to check for as they seize and are costly to fix. If they havent seized get them to a specialist who will proof them from future seizing and then relax and enjoy a superb car.

I very nearly bought one of these and have regretted not ever since.

One of the most reliable, best handling NA cars ever made that allows you to enjoy all 5 days of sun we get. Miles arent really an issue with these forged engines, neither is revving them to 9000 revs but get the geometry checked asap, the achilles heal on these cars and one of very few few things to check for as they seize and are costly to fix. If they havent seized get them to a specialist who will proof them from future seizing and then relax and enjoy a superb car.

Think I might, you know...

... watch this space

Twitchy arse, beware...

dunx

especially in the rain. It may be worth doing a driving course, handling a car on a fast road/track and then exploit your newly honed skills...carefully and legally of course;)

snap that one up!!!

...thinking about it, lol. Yoink, sorry Mark ;-)

Some service too;text to Cornish to English! Trilingual!

(not doing the Snowdonia Marathon now by the way, knee is not good, but did an undulating 10k on Sun in 43.39. Sorry for the thread hijack)

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Genius!

Engine up for sale...

... all of a sudden alittle nervous :(

I love them, if I had a garage to keep one in I would of bought 1 a long time ago

Did you go for it Mark?

Good time for a hilly 10k though, especially with a dodgy knee.

wrx0211 - I have some copy I could do with proofing. Any chance of lending me your expert eye old chap? :thumb:

Didnt go for the one that I'd posted up above, it was removed/sold within a couple of days...

... keeping the Impreza until after the winter now, will look at breaking in spring, then will find another S2000 :razz:

I have one for sale -

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2164717.htm

Nick

Thats a proper minter mate, but way way over what I was planning on spending

No worries!

Get yourself over to S2ki.com. Lots of information and there are cars for sale over in the FS forum.

Nick

Who needs sun?!Long as its dry,my roof is off

Do these have digital speedo? Only thing that puts me off....otherwise I'd love a spin in one

Yup, digital speedo. It's brilliant, so much better than a traditional speedo!

When I had my S2000 the roof was down probably 65%+ of the time and I covered 20,000 miles in it. Provided you are driving above 40-50mph you can have the roof down in light to medium rain and not a drop will land in the cabin. That said, I remember driving down the motorway at 75 with the roof down in light rain enjoying the confused looks. I was perfectly warm, perfectly dry and perfectly happy.....right until it instantly became torrential and I was stuck in the outside lane. I got real wet, real fast :D

:luxhello: These are the sort of japes I hope to look forward to! :luxhello:

Quick question about the S2000 though... the GT versions come with a detachable roof, these ones, do they also have the material folding roof?

No. The GT versions come with the hardtop, yes. But the also have the soft-top. To put the hard top on you have to retract the roof. The hardtop then sits on top and clips in using the same 'catchers' as the soft top. You can put a hardtop on a non-GT car quite easily. You'll need the 'spikes' fitted to your non-GT which are about £300 second hand. You'll then have to buy the hard top which usually go for around £500.

Hope that helps!

Nick.

PS - When you take the hardtop off, make sure you have somewhere to store it. They aren't small!

I honestly wouldn't bother with a hardtop or the GT...I doubt you will use it. If I bought an S2000 with a hard top I would probably store it or ebay it because it would never be on the car...even during winter.