S2000 owners thread. 9,000rpm of goodness in here.

Rocket wires red stitch boot in!

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May go for the armrest at some point. Would love the wheel but out of stock now. Is there a cheap cover/alternative to a full wheel retrim just to aid the spruce up?

Going to machine a stainless handbrake button to go with the knob at some point
 
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I did a 200 mile drive today to see my mother. That was my first opportunity to try out the new knob properly.
I really, really like it. The additional weight makes the shifts feel very positive and mechanical.
I also softened up the Ohlins by 3 clicks front and rear. Much more compliant now. They've broken in nicely now.
 
hurfdurf said:
Following my previous postings here about looking for a car that won’t depreciate but can daily social wise, I’ve purchased an S2000.

35k miles, FHSH, 2005 plate, and spotless. Some dealers are advertising these at around £20k, I managed to get it for 2/3 of that as the old boy seemed to very much like me Vs the time wasters he had been dealing with.

Obviously with cars of this age you take a punt just based on age alone but I’m hoping it’s as reliable as people claim they are in general.

Do any owners on here have any advice or tips? First thing I’m doing tomorrow is getting the radio changed to something with an amp and Bluetooth, next up will be speakers and sound deadening I guess. I desperately need a phone holder also.

Cars already got brand new PS4’s on which I’m happy with, the roads are utterly soaked but I’ve not encountered any issues driving it back to Bristol from London. I’m assuming it’s the AP1 which was snappier and being a facelift model mine won’t be that bad.

First impressions are that it’s incredibly fun, far more so than my old Z4’s, much more of a smile similar to my original MX5’s I had as a kid. Also someone’s either fitted a short shift kit or holy lol is that gearbox short throw as standard. I think I’ll be changing the gear knob, it’s a bit too tall and thin for my liking.
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Great decision. I saw one on Ebay who's owner had gone balls to the wall and tuned the engine up to 550bhp. If you ever get bored maybe thats a shout.
 
Rilot said:
I did a 200 mile drive today to see my mother. That was my first opportunity to try out the new knob properly.
I really, really like it. The additional weight makes the shifts feel very positive and mechanical.
I also softened up the Ohlins by 3 clicks front and rear. Much more compliant now. They've broken in nicely now.
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Really glad to hear it :)
 
hurfdurf said:
I’m sure it’s been asked a few times in this thread, but tyre wise, are the PS5’s for the 17” wheels the best day to day?
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I’d go for continentals this time. PS4/s was great ps5 imo is not as good from people I’ve spoken to who have them.
 
grudas said:
I’d go for continentals this time. PS4/s was great ps5 imo is not as good from people I’ve spoken to who have them.
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Wasn’t a fan of PS5 on my E88 135i. They felt very wallowy and took all the steering feel out of the car.


Asy6 are fab. Not sure if you can get them in the size for a S2K.
 
You should all do your engine and trans mounts. Mine didn't look that bad but man, what a difference to low RPM vibration.
 
About £180 for the front mounts and £40 for the trans. It took me about 2 hours to do it. No special tools needed, just a couple of jacks and enough axle stands to get the car off the ground.
 
thanks for the info, mounts are definitely something i need to do over the winter. Finally got my new wheels on last week, been a bit of a crazy time for me so haven't had much time.

i went for the Bridgestone Potenza Sports so will see how they go.
 
kinger8938 said:
Rocket wires red stitch boot in!

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May go for the armrest at some point. Would love the wheel but out of stock now. Is there a cheap cover/alternative to a full wheel retrim just to aid the spruce up?

Going to machine a stainless handbrake button to go with the knob at some point
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That's a nice shiny knob you've there.
 
Rilot said:
About £180 for the front mounts and £40 for the trans. It took me about 2 hours to do it. No special tools needed, just a couple of jacks and enough axle stands to get the car off the ground.
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Nice, not bad at all considering the difference it’s made for you. I’ll look into it.
 
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