Its new car time \o/

Sin_Chase

Sin_Chase

Sin_Chase

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After umming and arring about changing my Focus for the best part of 18 months I yesterday called the local Honda Dealer asking about a S2000 test drive. To which I was informed there was an 06 model they just took in stock, and it was Black..exactly what I wanted.. it was an omen (Or so my wallet emptying justification thinks).

Today I test drove that exact Honda S2000 with 2000 miles on the clock. Lady owner, weekend toy - Its Immaculate. Got back and after haggling down the price and some extras bought it. Pick it up tommorow and I can't wait. :cool:

As good as my Focus served me with 5 years of totally fault free motoring it was time and this will be the first "big boy" car I have owned, feel free to give my the Mum lecture about wrapping it around a pole etc :D

Pics tommorow! (If I have time outside of driving it)
 
12+My Focus.

More than I wanted to pay, but I considered the rareness of the car on-island especially the colour I wanted, it may well be the only black here. The 3% import duty + time off work/travel expenses/potential bads with no warranty/day insurance for test drives associated with me getting one from the mainland I was more than happy with the price, its a long term purchase and any premium I paid is justified to me for the above.
 
So I promised pics, sorry chaps. Have not got out of it since picking it up except to eat, pee and watch films at cinema!

Tommorow!

Still have the surreal new car this isnt real feeling :D Spot on!
 
Drama! To be expected though ;)

I'll read all your lovely posts later chaps as I have to run out, have some pics though.

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Read your posts and it does not phase me to be honest, you only need to spend 5 minutes looking over YouTube Comments and the like to see the whole Displacement Vs VTEC debates, fanboism and such like. I bought the car because I like it, I love the way it drives and I prefer a revvy engine. Aesthetically I cannot fault a single thing, and while with other cars I can look and think "Hmm, its great but I am not too keen on that bit" I did not have any of that when I looked at, sat in and drove this.

I really wont get into a debate about prices and "what you could have got" and "what car it could have been" I'm not stupid, or on any bandwagons - I loved it, I bought it. Any premium I paid is justified considering my circumstances and headaches I would otherwise need to wade through.

At the end of the day when your on the road, in the twisties, wherever who cares that its a 4-pot that needs to be worked? Who cares about the numbers, I work off the feeling and experience and its spot on for me. I wont sit and preach it to be the best car out there in its class for everyone because that would be ignorant ;)

And its got one off these, so how can you say no!? :p

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A little update which amused me slightly, although the salesman said it was black on the phone, it looked black in the showroom and in almost all light it actually is not Black!

It's Deep Burgundy Metallic which under the right sunlight has the red tone to it. Supposedly a pretty rare colour and I may of been put off looking if told over the phone it was burgundy :D

Black enough for me but a hint of red to make it that little bit different and its all good :)

The sill in this pic shows the tone of red more than black:

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