Discuss - S2000

My S2000 still had S02 on them last year. :p

Or was it the year before? :confused: Eitherway when did they get killed off?

Edit: Deffo last year, looked at some pics and remember my service at Honda saying how they were at 1.6mm. :p
 
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Firestar_3x said:
What a bunch of point twoers.

On a more serious note the S2000 is a cracking car and i rate it very highly, some cracking bargains to be had, however the engine isn't my first choice.
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Which engines do you think would be better suited to the S2000's chassis?
 
Simon said:
When did you drive one?
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I've driven a friend's one (before he sold it and got an EK Type R) around the same roads that I take my cars, and while it wasn't stock (or for that matter on stock rubber) there is nothing inherently unsafe about the car setup, if anything it is very well setup.

Any issues come from the person behind the wheel not knowing their car and not having the adequate driving ability.

As you said, stock rubber sucks ... but guess what, there is no need to run "stock" rubber, in fact why would you run stock tyres when Hankooks or Toyos perform better ... and the stock tyres do not make the car dangerous to drive, you simply have to be aware of how they behave in the cold and wet, much like you have to be aware of how R888s behave in the wet (plenty of people manage just fine on them in the wet on a variety of cars), or how you have to be aware how summer tyres behave on snow (again plenty of people manage just fine).

I would rate the s2k above the SW20 MR2 in terms of handling, but behind the ZZW30 one (though the s2k of course has far more power)

Tim, realistically the s2k needs a supercharger imo to give it that low down grunt
 
Ive had a 300bhp MR2 and the S2000 is not out to kill you. I do not find the car difficult when it rains but maybe thats because I dont go 100% all out as if it was dry like some people maybe do?

I dont think the S2000 requires this low down grunt people seem to want. My MR2 had loads of grunt 380nm of it and all this does is make it less driveable to be honest.

The S2000 does handle better than my old MR2 I tested both on the same roads and noticed I could corner a lot faster/harder. The MR2 would mostly want to understeer.
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If anything I would say the SW20 (in turbo form) is more out to kill you due to being turbo powered :D
 
rypt said:
I have been adding ... adding the fact that it is not that difficult to drive, even in the wet or cold, if you know what you are doing
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I have to agree. Ive not found mine difficult to drive at all, even in the snow, but it does have uniroyal rainsport 2 tyres on :)

Drive it to the conditions, and theres nothing to worry about, and thats coming from an S2k driver who's suspension is seized and geo needs doing!!
 
Just been quoting for an s2000, I'm 28 with one previous accident about three years ago although I've still got 8 years or so NCD. Cheapest quote was £1200 with a £3000 excess!

Whilst I've always paid a reasonable amount of insurance for the vehicles, It's the first I've had where the min excess is so high - anyone else with one is that to be expected?
 
think mine is £300. Some quotes I had were obtaining quotes of £3,000 excess. its simply not on. it didnt even lower the main quote by much (few hundred quid)
 
I would like to move from my MX5 to an S2000 at the end of this year but the insurance costs are putting me off a tad. Mike how much do you pay if you don't mind me asking?
 
S2000's are fantastic cars but they will put you through a hedge backwards and often upside-down without a moments hesitation (hence the high premiums) in poor weather/grip conditions, so they need to be driven with utmost respect.

Saying that, they are one of the most rewarding cars I've driven and nothing beats VTEC kicking in with the roof down and the sun shining.
 
MilanoChris said:
S2000's are fantastic cars but they will put you through a hedge backwards and often upside-down without a moments hesitation (hence the high premiums) in poor weather/grip conditions, so they need to be driven with utmost respect.
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Will only do that if you are driving in a way that your aim is to put you through a hedge backwards and often upside-down without a moments hesitation
 
L0rdMike said:
Will only do that if you are driving in a way that your aim is to put you through a hedge backwards and often upside-down without a moments hesitation
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I know a few people that had the early ones on stock wheels/tyres who have told stories of simply trying to keep the car in a straight line yet haven't managed. I had one over 2 weeks but it had larger 17" wheels and full geom setup and never noticed this though, however it was mostly driven in the dry.

You can't deny that they have a "certain" reputation though, regardless of the defence some people put up on S2KI.

All you have to do is go on there during the winter months and you will see, almost weekly, a thread saying "car's a write off, totally my fault, car is not to blame" and "must've hit a patch of black ice which caught me and the car by surprise" etc etc.

I don't deny that they are sublime cars, but unfortunately not many people who hold a driving licence and have enough money to buy/run and insure an S2000 have the raw driving ability to keep a RWD car with 240bhp and no driving aids in check in the worse of the British climate.
 
L0rdMike said:
Will only do that if you are driving in a way that your aim is to put you through a hedge backwards and often upside-down without a moments hesitation
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And only if you have tyres that are not suitable for the conditions and you are driving as if they are

There are plenty of other cars that will put you through a hedge first
 
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