Posts under ‘Opinion’

Our member cod-head of the UK S2000 owners community recently started a thread describing his close call. It appears that he parked in a spot adjacent to his usual parking spot only to discover later (or the next day) that a tree landed in his usual spot. As you can see from the image below, [...]

You’ve probably all heard of the Austrian man who recently won a MINI by getting its name tattooed on his *****. Turns out his screams of anguish were broadcast over the radio as he underwent this procedure. Now before you start labeling all MINI drivers as that which we also call a quill, we want [...]

Like good things, bad things also happen in threes. It is what is called the three-strike curse and it is all the more frustrating when such things happen to the S2000. Some of us are lucky to never have experienced this and yet there are stories out there on the forums about dame luck ditching [...]

News from the Tokyo Auto Salon on the blogosphere featured a Toyota T-Sport concept, a coupe that would resemble what could be the result of an illicit tryst between the S2000, Mustang and Megatron from  Transformers. AutoCar UK also reports that Porsche has confirmed the development of a 4-cylinder engine that could find application in [...]

When Honda created the S2000, its goal was to create an unadulterated roadster reminiscent of the S600, created a generation earlier. While the S had a minimalist design, it wasn’t without certain high-end and creature comforts like HID lights, a (weak) stereo with CD player, cruise control, and power top. Thinking back to when you [...]

On the heels of ralper‘s “motoring” story, we bring you this write-up from tomcatt, whose memory still lingers within our community. Inspired by ralper‘s post, tomcatt wrote about a brief fling in his S2000 during lunch hour. I’m sure several of us have at some point or another done something similar to feel rejuvenated, especially [...]

To some, motoring is a concept associated with the Mini, after all they ran a big campaign claiming to be the epitome of “motoring” spirit. However, the concept of motoring is not something that any company, group or person can lay exclusive claim to. Motoring is all about a state of mind, an everyday experience [...]

We are pretty sure that the thought of how your S2000 and you are perceived by the general car-driving public, constantly plays on your mind. In your perception, does traffic make way for you or does it tend to obstruct you or tailgate you? This is the topic of a thread on our S2000 Talk [...]

While many people have S2000s daily drivers, a large number keep them as garage queens – in a stable with at least one other chariot to take them out and about. Considering what the S2000 is – mainly a sporty roadster that does happen to have space for two golf bags (its true, they will [...]

No matter how careful a driver may be, there is no silver bullet to avoid a road accident. There can be many reasons why an accident may occur. It could happen from obvious behavior like reckless driving, speeding, or running red lights, but even unforeseen conditions may create an accident, such as weather conditions, pedestrians, [...]

Some words speak louder than others. Some even have a voice of their own. What do you think of when you hear words like Chicane or Apex? What if I take it a step further and use names like Silverstone or Suzuka? How about Sebring or Nurburgring? To some of us, these words cause a [...]

We’ve heard the stories from several automotive sites and the press releases from Honda about the new Honda CR-Z sports hybrid. Per Honda, this is a very promising vehicle that is supposed to be the beginning of a new era and the direction that their future products will take. The response for the CR-Z as [...]

     I’d like to draw your attention to our member twoohoos, that has posted the following tribute to his car that turned 11 years old.   “Last year I missed posting on my 10th anniversary of buying my car. It only seems appropriate that I do a little online celebrating on its 11th anniversary.

A discussion with that title has been going on now for a few days in the Vintage S2000 Owners group. This thread was inspired by an article on something called the slow-car movement. For your benefit let me attempt to define what a slow car is – A car that has abysmal horsepower by current [...]

OK, I know that caught your eye, possibly even startled you or caused you to spit your coffee all over your keyboard. NO, Honda is not launching the S2000 in 2010. But, I want you to imagine this scenario – what if Honda launched the S2000 this year? I’m not talking about the CR or [...]