Reply to: Honda S2000

[darmstadt]

Being a contractor who are generally too tight/sensible to spend silly money on new cars it will more than likely be a left hooker

Well seeing as I live in Germany then of course it'll be a left hooker. Mind you this week I'm commuting between Heathrow and Ewshot (M25 then M3) so if you see a black Merc with German plates (DA....) then that'll be me

[darmstadt]

hhhmmm that hardly sounds like a typical runabout, more like a 50k M3?

You did read the post - 4 doors. M3 has 2.

[threaded]

Are you serious? It's like sitting in a Bob The Builder ride outside the local Tesco.

Agree with that: never quite had the right words to describe it until what you've said.

[Paula]

most importnat thing is the colour

[Forumbore]

hhhmmm that hardly sounds like a typical runabout, more like a 50k M3?

Being a contractor who are generally too tight/sensible to spend silly money on new cars it will more than likely be a left hooker

[gingerjedi]

Hmmm,

S2000
Horsepower @ rpm 237 @ 7800
Torque (lb.-ft. @ rpm) 162 @ 6800
0-60 mph: 6.5 seconds
Dunno the top speed

My 4 door 4 year old family runabout
Horsepower @ rpm 354 @ 6100
Torque (lb.-ft. @ rpm) 332 @ 4,400
0-60 mph: 4.9 seconds
Top speed limited to 250 kmh (unlimited 280kmh)

They're both about the same fuel economy wise as well.

I do like the Honda though

hhhmmm that hardly sounds like a typical runabout, more like a 50k M3?

[VectraMan]

3/ be carefull in the wet on roundabouts, it has no traction control, you will spin it if you are not careful

The new ones do have traction control, plus the whole stability control nonsense.

5/ it's a very good motorway car, the seats are fantastic

Really? Okay. I find they're pretty uncomfortable.

[darmstadt]

Hmmm,

S2000
Horsepower @ rpm 237 @ 7800
Torque (lb.-ft. @ rpm) 162 @ 6800
0-60 mph: 6.5 seconds
Dunno the top speed

My 4 door 4 year old family runabout
Horsepower @ rpm 354 @ 6100
Torque (lb.-ft. @ rpm) 332 @ 4,400
0-60 mph: 4.9 seconds
Top speed limited to 250 kmh (unlimited 280kmh)

They're both about the same fuel economy wise as well.

I do like the Honda though

[xodia]

Cannot wait for another 9 months when I can get the hood down.

WTF ?

If you have a convertable you must have the roof down whenever possible.

Think not in terms of shall I have the roof down, but shall I have it up

on a side not I have a honda CRX (two seater), now if im on the moterway and it starts to rain (unexpedtedally) as long as im doing over 50 - 60mph then with the windows up the air flows in such a way to keep me dry. even in heavey rain

Now the problem is is if I hit a slow down I have to consider how wet i'll get waiting out the slowdown v how wet i'll get putting on the roof in the hard sholder.

Oh if only I had the version wit the electric roof... life would be so much easier...

[Bagpuss]

1/ the person who said the s2000 has as much torque as a 1.6 is wrong, it has as much torque as a 2.2 litre BMW, anyway you work the gearbox to get the power, if you cruise just below Vtec, not many cars will keep up. Not many under 40k plus anyway.

2/ It's a very fast car

3/ be carefull in the wet on roundabouts, it has no traction control, you will spin it if you are not careful

4/ it's the most powerful non turbo 2 litre petrol engine in the world.

5/ it's a very good motorway car, the seats are fantastic

6/ it's the best sports car in it's class, it will eat porsche boxsters or BMW z4s

0-60 comes up in 5.6 seconds, be careful when you put the power on

PS don't Vtec for 1st 1000 miles

[Ivor1]

My julie and my car

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...rari-3_jpg.jpg

[DimPrawn]

Toured Europe in mine - fantastic. The ability to overtake a convey of Romanian truck drivers on the twistys was magic, as was looking in my rear view mirror at the fanbase of polskis and trabants that tried to emulate us.

Flooring it in one of those Swiss tunnels was great... the noise, the noise... the plethora of indicators as other drivers wondered who let the banshees out behind them....

Getting pulled over by the border police only to be told that they just wanted to watch and hear me to do a full standing quarter mile sprint...

Worse thing was coming back to Dover. As soon as we left the ferry the middle lane hogging, aggressive driving and tailgating was so depressing...

Welcome to Britain.

[hyperD]

One of my freinds got his TVR Tuscan back after and engine rebuild on 5th November. He drove all the way from Cornwall to Reading with the roof off. OK so he had to stop 30 mins in to get his coat and wooley hat out, and then an hour later to put on another layer of clothes... But when he got there he had the biggest of grins on his face, as did all of us as we had a look and a listen to the nice meaty roar it was putting out

Toured Europe in mine - fantastic. The ability to overtake a convey of Romanian truck drivers on the twistys was magic, as was looking in my rear view mirror at the fanbase of polskis and trabants that tried to emulate us.

Flooring it in one of those Swiss tunnels was great... the noise, the noise... the plethora of indicators as other drivers wondered who let the banshees out behind them....

Getting pulled over by the border police only to be told that they just wanted to watch and hear me to do a full standing quarter mile sprint...

Worse thing was coming back to Dover. As soon as we left the ferry the middle lane hogging, aggressive driving and tailgating was so depressing...

[Ardesco]

I didnt think Reading was that nice a place

No but some of the surrounding villages out in the countryside are very nice. Shame they are so damn expensive though. I can't afford to live there

[Forumbore]

But... but...

Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious!!!

One of my freinds got his TVR Tuscan back after and engine rebuild on 5th November. He drove all the way from Cornwall to Reading with the roof off. OK so he had to stop 30 mins in to get his coat and wooley hat out, and then an hour later to put on another layer of clothes... But when he got there he had the biggest of grins on his face, as did all of us as we had a look and a listen to the nice meaty roar it was putting out

I didnt think Reading was that nice a place