^^ditto me. I didn't care that it was a convertible. (would have preferred hard top)

 

Kappa coupe was reasonably price (all 1500 that made it out the door before the line was killed).

The Mustang may not be IRS but it's good anyway.

Despite playing devil's advocate I do understand what you are saying.

 

Im still a fan of the car but I have no for the Scion badge

 

I was really really really looking forward to the Solstice Coupe, but at close to 3000 lb. in GXP trim, and with that interior, it didn't make a compelling enough case to sacrifice the S2000 for it. I suspect it also suffers from lack of usable storage space (though it *has* to be an improvement over the convertible versions!).

Mustang is good, but live-axle and over 3300 lb., too bulky, and sitting in the thing just doesn't do it for me *at all*. Feels like you're in a bunker or something.

All I've really wanted for a street car for some time now is a modern S13 240SX with decent power and decent looks. FT86 may be it. Nothing else in the market at the moment remotely interests me.

 

If you're willing to accept that, why haven't you bought a Miata with built-in hard top? Similar power-to-weight ratio (it'll get there with bolt-ons), less weight, and both convertible and hard-top with a very stiff chassis to boot...

 

That's interesting, I would have NEVER considered the S2000 if it was a hardtop. It never crossed my mind that people would prefer a hard top. The same goes for the Boxster/Cayman, never would I consider buying a Cayman.

Well, I stand corrected, I hope for you guys they make this car and it comes in light and strong, hopefully it'll easily accept some mods and do whatever you guys need it to do. Me, I'll stick with sunshine, hot chicks, and feeling like I am on vacation every time I drive my S.

 

I'd sooner get the ragtop Miata. The additional cost/weight/complexity of a retractable hardtop, I just *hate* the idea!

Wish they made a Miata coupe. And I wish they didn't look like they were on stilts with the stock suspension. Really awful stance from the factory, hard to look at!

 

Stance is easy to change, especially when they cost relatively little in the used market.

 

Well, as a convertible it is heavier than if it was a coupe, it has less storage space, its noisier all the time (and not a nice engine exhaust note - -rather the sound of wind), it has very little insulation and it has more moving parts and is thus more complex. It's also a pain to take the car to the track. Most organizations and some tracks don't allow the S2000 to compete without an aftermarket rollbar. And despite what some people say, it's not a very desirable thing to cut up the interior to install a rollbar - not to mention the loss in legroom.

And I already had to replace the top once at 19,000 miles

In exchange I get the pleasure of putting the top down...which unfortunately for me is really only enjoyable in the fall and spring in NC...and never really that enjoyable on the highway.

 

is there some reason why toyota can't just make a car with a new 2jz motor. i mean that motor was probably the only motor that toyota has ever made that truly gets enthusiasts excitied.