Can't seem to make up my mind so I thought I'd ask for some opinions, old friend is selling a civic with a H22 fully built turbo thing traps 140mph in the 1320
Scary fast and those who don't know yes that's a 10sec pass in the quarter I can get the car off him for under ten grand. Or should I get another S2k buy it stock do my own mods or buy off of this forum a supercharged S2k
Not really sure which direction to go the reason I would buy the civic is cause its fast and I could save some money! An the reason why I'd buy an S is I love the car and would love to have another someone swiped my first one and totaled it.

 

I would say go with your love the S2000; then slowly build it up yourself and make it fast. It will be a bit more costly than the civic but more rewarding in the end because you modded it.

 

I guess I'd ask what's the point of the Civic? You point it and it goes fast. The S is unique, well balanced, convertible, has a stellar gearbox/engine, looks fantastic, etc., just so many things going for it over a point-and-go-Civic.

Unless you're going to track the Civic and try to get into sanctioned racing, it has no point on the street.

Buy the S

 

I agree with dt. Going straight is fun and all... but I like to think of the S having a whole'nother dimension. 2d civic or 3d s2k... doesn't seem like a hard choice

 

I've had awesome straight line cars, the S is worlds more fun to drive. I'm looking to get a "second" weekend and sunny day car, and I'd take a near-stock S over my 500+rwhp '03 Cobra any day of the week.

If you want a super-fast car to cross-shop with the S2K, consider an FD3 RX7.

I'm currently debating:
Z4M vs S2K vs FD3

Also, you have to keep in mind that 140mph trap speeds are ABSOLUTELY WORTHLESS in a street car.

To be frank, my 500rwhp Cobra trapping into the mid-upper 120s was at the ragged edge. There's a certain point where power becomes excessive in a street car. A car that traps comfortable in the mid-high 11*s is about perfect for the street, I think. Much more than that, and you find yourself running out of road, very, very quickly, having a tough time putting down power in corners, tough time putting down power almost anywhere else.

It's a case of "more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow." If you can utilize more of a car's capabilities, you'll have more fun. Never being able to stay in it for more than 7 seconds without ending up going fast enough to go to jail gets old.

 

Get the S and later if you want to go fast, save money on mods and get a Busa ^_^

 

Not to make it seem that I was tryin to choose a civic or an S but getting tired of being picked on when I had my
S2 had a run in with a M5 M3 and even an RS6 and so forth not to mention the M5 I didn't even bother I just considered the civic as
Not Today!

 

Thanks for the tip I will def take your advice

 

Outstanding perspective! It's one reason why I find the S2K so much more fun vs. my previous ride (Z06), the huge fun factor of a convertible set aside for a moment.

I can drive the S at 90% and it's intense, visceral and a blast - use the Z at 90%? That's a flirting with a trip to jail.

I had a Supra and it was MUCH more fun on pump gas settings than on race gas - you could make use of the power and _drive_ it where at 30PSI it was just unmanageable.

 

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