The Official Honda S2000 Thread
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The fact they've kept the Carerra the same for the last 50 years, and most other models have the same styling cues is just too much for me. I know P-cars have a crazy huge following and I'm speaking blasphemy to many, but they're just not for me!
I too was considering a Cayman S but ultimately decided against it. The Porsche tax for parts- maintenance or modifying, is crazy high. The car was never intended to be a daily, so it's something I could probably stomach, but it's the overall looks that made me step away. I too am not a fan of P-car styling. I love everything they're about, besides their looks. I find their cars don't necessarily age that well (some, not all), and even if new, there are things I really don't like, like the center exhaust on the Cayman. It really bothers me.
The fact they've kept the Carerra the same for the last 50 years, and most other models have the same styling cues is just too much for me. I know P-cars have a crazy huge following and I'm speaking blasphemy to many, but they're just not for me!
The fact they've kept the Carerra the same for the last 50 years, and most other models have the same styling cues is just too much for me. I know P-cars have a crazy huge following and I'm speaking blasphemy to many, but they're just not for me!
He still has it though, and loves it. I have always liked their styling. I just have trouble with the thought of owning a 10-year old German car, especially one with the Porsche tax for their service.
He paid $2800 for a brake job, and he just has a base Cayman. Correction by the way, his is a 2008. He got it for $30k with 37k miles on it when it was 3.5 years old.
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You guys realize S2000s are in the mid-20s as well?
If I had to go to another car in a higher price bracket than mine, it would be a Cayman. Got a buddy with an 06. Sort of aware of their issues now, but he loves the thing. Each time an M3 or a Cayman blows by me on the track, I die a little inside and come that much closer to ze dark seite.
If I had to go to another car in a higher price bracket than mine, it would be a Cayman. Got a buddy with an 06. Sort of aware of their issues now, but he loves the thing. Each time an M3 or a Cayman blows by me on the track, I die a little inside and come that much closer to ze dark seite.
Pristine examples go for 25K+, but I wouldn't be caught dead paying that much for one .
The Cayman I rode in was the last year of the 3.4L 6 with the PDK transmission. The shifts were fast and the torque was very apparent, I just couldn't fathom on how smooth and composed it was under such heavy braking and acceleration in a rough 15+ year old stadium parking lot.
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You're more of a D car guy?
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Same friend who owns the Cayman said that Porsche is the most profitable car company out there. I forgot by which measure exactly (total? per car sold? maintenance?) but I believe him, he has a financial analyst background.
He still has it though, and loves it. I have always liked their styling. I just have trouble with the thought of owning a 10-year old German car, especially one with the Porsche tax for their service.
He paid $2800 for a brake job, and he just has a base Cayman. Correction by the way, his is a 2008. He got it for $30k with 37k miles on it when it was 3.5 years old.
He still has it though, and loves it. I have always liked their styling. I just have trouble with the thought of owning a 10-year old German car, especially one with the Porsche tax for their service.
He paid $2800 for a brake job, and he just has a base Cayman. Correction by the way, his is a 2008. He got it for $30k with 37k miles on it when it was 3.5 years old.
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Indy mechanic is the way to go for Porsche...a specific one, but indy nonetheless.
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I've always been told that there's no such thing as a cheap Porsche. You either pay up front for the car or you pay later in repairs/maintenance. It's a wash in the end.
Pristine S2k's are going for $25k in Cali now???? The market must still be super hot for them then.
Pristine S2k's are going for $25k in Cali now???? The market must still be super hot for them then.
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stop putting ideas in samdoe's mind!
no sam, they're only going for about ~12K$
no sam, they're only going for about ~12K$
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Johnny workin it...
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Things not included with a $12k S2000:
- complete paint coverage
- complete primer coverage
- intact leather interior
- stock wheels without damage
- good condition suspension
- clean title
- maintenance history
- top that doesn't leak
Team Owner
so you mean it still revs to 8k and can be thrown into corners without issue? I think I just found myself a 12k winter beater
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If that's all you want to pay for one, there will certainly be $12k cars out there.
Things not included with a $12k S2000:
- complete paint coverage
- complete primer coverage
- intact leather interior
- stock wheels without damage
- good condition suspension
- clean title
- maintenance history
- top that doesn't leak
Things not included with a $12k S2000:
- complete paint coverage
- complete primer coverage
- intact leather interior
- stock wheels without damage
- good condition suspension
- clean title
- maintenance history
- top that doesn't leak
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worth it
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Hey now- *that's* where I draw the line
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fml, sometimes I hate living here.
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At first I thought it was 74°, then I realized that would be impossible.
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I drive a Subata.
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It's like low 50s in LA. We will rebuild type of temp for us.
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thoiboi (12-19-2016)
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It was hitting -40F here last week.
This week? +37.4F.
WTF.
This week? +37.4F.
WTF.
I drive a Subata.
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-40F!?????? What is that? like north pole??
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not far from it
Team Owner
Yeah, it gets cold here. It doesn't generally last though. Not at that extreme cold, anyway. Still, no summer car for 6 months of the year
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Oh so you mean just a normal Sunday-Monday for the both of us
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I had to put on a light jacket this morning
Team Owner
Stay indoors? Hell no! Just bundle up and go play!!
Ex-OEM King
Yup. This won't be the coldest day of the winter either, we're just getting started!
Negative. Put on a jacket and have some fun.
bish, i don't switch to winter jacket until the air temp is below 20.
Negative. Put on a jacket and have some fun.
bish, i don't switch to winter jacket until the air temp is below 20.
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Jacket off.
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I love my S2000.
Yes. And shitty weather lol. There's a reason the COL is low and that's because not a ton of people want to live here but those that stay are the ones that stay because they want to and like it. Because of that, COL is low, crime is low, taxes are reasonable, education is top notch, infrastructure is top notch, and the unemployment rate is one of the lowest in the country.
I'd rather live in a warm, crime infested area with no school (I'm already smart AF about stuff), and have no job so I can enjoy the weather. Plus...you can always commit crimes to make money.
Instead. Here I am. Storing my S2000 on stock wheels and stock suspension. Living in constant fear of the temperature. Working for the man. Not commiting any crimes. All for a relatively lower cost of living.
If you call that living.
LMK.
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Thank you for the Brontosaurus measurement reference.
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Jah feel, bro. Jah feel.
I too am running OEM suspension and I've been unable to fathom the scale of the wheel gap until now.
You sir are a gentleman and a scholar.
I too am running OEM suspension and I've been unable to fathom the scale of the wheel gap until now.
You sir are a gentleman and a scholar.
Last edited by TylerT; 12-22-2016 at 10:12 AM.
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I would just weld in sheet metal to the front and rear fenders to reduce the gap, and plastidip it all to somewhat match the color of the car. Fuck yeah. Ballin.