Honda S2000's...
Discussion
Well, prices are always going to be a bit lower at this time of year, and prices seem to reflect high milage or old age. I just bought a 40,000 miler from that list for £16k.
I was suprised at how high the residuals are in fact. If I wanted something low mileage I'd have had to pay close to list price (especially considering import prices), and a low milage car from a dealer just wasn't worth £6k extra to me!
I was suprised at how high the residuals are in fact. If I wanted something low mileage I'd have had to pay close to list price (especially considering import prices), and a low milage car from a dealer just wasn't worth £6k extra to me!
G Man said:
The brokers have UK supplied ones for £25250 £1350 off list, have discounts arrived
G MAN
Discounts on S2000's have been around ages, in 2003 we were knocking £1500-£2000 off them, its the way Honda dealers do business!
I believe Carzee got a very good deal on his from a main dealer
from what I've seen, nearly all S2k's are driven by people that probably don't even know it's rwd !!
with that peaky engine, I wouldn't be surprised if they had floored it all the way round the roundabout.. only for it to finally come on-cam and woosh....
as said, they've apparently tamed the 'twitchyness' in the later rev cars.. anyone know if this is at the expense of it's agility??
with that peaky engine, I wouldn't be surprised if they had floored it all the way round the roundabout.. only for it to finally come on-cam and woosh....
as said, they've apparently tamed the 'twitchyness' in the later rev cars.. anyone know if this is at the expense of it's agility??
Pierscoe1 said:
from what I've seen, nearly all S2k's are driven by people that probably don't even know it's rwd !!
with that peaky engine, I wouldn't be surprised if they had floored it all the way round the roundabout.. only for it to finally come on-cam and woosh....
as said, they've apparently tamed the 'twitchyness' in the later rev cars.. anyone know if this is at the expense of it's agility??
The problem is that its driven by people moving up from a hot hatch or an MX5.
The 2002 model has slightly softer suspension and a more forgiving breakaway. The "moments" I've had in mine have been due to diesel, ice or aquaplaning - the kind of conditions that will pitch any powerfull RWD car off-course.
The 2004 model has more suspension revisions, bigger wheels and tyres (with a different compound).
Pierscoe1 said:
from what I've seen, nearly all S2k's are driven by people that probably don't even know it's rwd !!
with that peaky engine, I wouldn't be surprised if they had floored it all the way round the roundabout.. only for it to finally come on-cam and woosh....
as said, they've apparently tamed the 'twitchyness' in the later rev cars.. anyone know if this is at the expense of it's agility??
A lot of the people who buy them really don't know how to handle 240bhp in the wet with a chassis designed for handling rather than forgiveness.
Practice makes....etc etc
There are some minor tweeks you can make to round the on-limit handling - tyres, pressures, and spending time on the track to get used to the diff.
The 99-01 where the more agile cars, 02-03 ran thinner antiroll bars on the rear, 04 is softer and with even thinner anti-roll bars, but with slightly bigger alloys.
Pretty subtle differences, but it like anything, if you want something to enjoy, the S flys in the right hands
Pierscoe1 said:
as said, they've apparently tamed the 'twitchyness' in the later rev cars.. anyone know if this is at the expense of it's agility??
One big difference between my 2001 car and the 2004 car I test drove was that the 04 car had no kick in the back when it came on cam. It was just smooth all the way up, which I found to be slightly uninspiring. But it would certainly be a good thing for those people who accelerate through corners in the wet.
IMO it's not 
Bonce bought my car (a 2001 Y), the revisions started on the 2002 model.
See my comments on the other thread about the differences.
Definately drive them both, but don't get too hung up about things like the stereo and gearknob.. you can replace them simply enough. You should get a bargain early mint car this time of year. If you haven't, pop over to the UK section of S2ki.com and have a look at the For Sale & Wanted section.
Bonce bought my car (a 2001 Y), the revisions started on the 2002 model.
See my comments on the other thread about the differences.
Definately drive them both, but don't get too hung up about things like the stereo and gearknob.. you can replace them simply enough. You should get a bargain early mint car this time of year. If you haven't, pop over to the UK section of S2ki.com and have a look at the For Sale & Wanted section.
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