So test drove a few S2000s and..

Lord-Jaffa · 20 Jul 2008 at 14:27

Wow i never thought i would belive it was as slow in the low rev ranges as ive heard people say but it did feel incredibly sluggish. Vtec is great though no doubt about it and the noise is incredible. Ive not driven a rear wheel drive car before however it wasnt the wobbly arse experiance i was expecting, i dont doubt it is in the wet though but for normal driving i cannot see how its possible to wrap it around a lamppost.

Still have to think about it a little more before i make the plunge, was considering a bright yellow one with black leather, almost bought it on the spot it was immaculate but thought i better take some time to mull it over.

Lord-Jaffa · 20 Jul 2008 at 14:33

whatleytom said:
lol

haha when you hear everyone saying they stacked their S2000 round a lamppost just going down a street then i really cannot belive they are doing 30 and driving normally

Lord-Jaffa · 20 Jul 2008 at 14:34

Scuzi said:
I found that for a weekend car or a track car it would be great. Perfect and rewarding to rag around everywhere.

As an everyday car it is absolutely terrible.

Yeah i do somewhat agree with that, although i cant see another car in its range that is more practical for an everyday car, unless you could recommend one (no mx-5s

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Lord-Jaffa · 20 Jul 2008 at 14:38

10-12k.

Lord-Jaffa · 20 Jul 2008 at 16:38

Steve said:
Cerbera

unbeatable £:bhp

Was waiting for someone to say that

Like i said i was quite surprised at how little power there was down low compared to in Vtec, compared to my 2l turbo that is, which is an unfair really i suppose considering the way the engines work.

Other than the low down power, i really really loved it, dont think it would be that bad as a daily driver at all, bit of a pain to get in and out but i guess you need to just practice the shimmy involved with each

I did look at elise/vx220 but they dont really have enough comfort for me, although i would most likely take either if a good deal came along(vx220 turbo especially). Im in no rush to buy at the moment so i can find the perfect car for my money, Is it gay to want a yellow S2000 though?

http://www.compucars.co.uk/carpics/Lg578045-02.jpg looks amazing!

Lord-Jaffa · 20 Jul 2008 at 18:04

Simon said:
Rear wheel steer is the big killer when your pushing on and lift off midcorner.

Do you find that happens a lot during normal driving, or just when pushing it?

*edit when i say normal driving i mean within the speedlimits and a normal cars rpm and not being silly on roundabouts