How many miles on your 'S' ???
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From: Camarillo
Mine is just over 2100 now! 
I put nearly 700 miles on her over this past weekend - trip to the track, then a big meet and canyon run ... then 70 miles to our headquarters office on Monday.
Lovin' every mile!! And custom-fitting Wicked's driver's seat to my butt
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I put nearly 700 miles on her over this past weekend - trip to the track, then a big meet and canyon run ... then 70 miles to our headquarters office on Monday.
Lovin' every mile!! And custom-fitting Wicked's driver's seat to my butt
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From: Camarillo
Originally posted by Ledfoot
I just found an '00 Red with 8k for $24k.....I'm a little leery of buying the first model year of any car after all the Oxygen sensor crap I went through with Ledfoot (chronic problem with the first model year of the newer car....didn't know at the time).
I just found an '00 Red with 8k for $24k.....I'm a little leery of buying the first model year of any car after all the Oxygen sensor crap I went through with Ledfoot (chronic problem with the first model year of the newer car....didn't know at the time).
The '02 is definitely smoother overall (finishes, etc.), but the '00 feels more "pure" - and if I didn't know I was going to be putting tons of miles on the car, and needing the glass window for the daily up & down, I would have just kept our red one, but it has 19k miles on it now. I think in spite of problems some have had, the car is really solid. There is something kind of special about the MY'00 IMHO.
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From: Wheeler Army Airfield, HI
I have a 2000 and never had the oxygen sensor issue, but I've been in for tons of other warranty stuff. I agree with Kathy...the '00 does feel more pure to me and I'm glad I have the older model.
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From: Metro NYC
I've got the MY 2000 with 8,100 miles and no problems. Took delivery in Oct 1999. I still haven't gotten the recalls done but hope to get in for the spark plug one done soon. My car has been hibernating all winter and was out for the first time last weekend.
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From: Camarillo
It's kind of hard to describe unless you drive an '02/'03 after an '00/'01. The minute I got in the '02, I felt like Honda had "finessed" it - the silvery finishes, the floor mat anchors don't require a big cut in the carpet, the covered center console, etc. The shifting is a bit smoother, stereo is nicer, tweeters, etc.
The MY2000 is solid black inside (in my case), and just feels like it hasn't been "dressed up" so much. Not like there's a huge difference, only s2000 freaks would probably even notice.
Performance, handling, acceleration, driving - all that still feels the same. I've heard the '02 has improvements in the tranny and suspension, but I'm not really able to feel that (except for the aforementioned smoother shifting).
The MY2000 is solid black inside (in my case), and just feels like it hasn't been "dressed up" so much. Not like there's a huge difference, only s2000 freaks would probably even notice.
Performance, handling, acceleration, driving - all that still feels the same. I've heard the '02 has improvements in the tranny and suspension, but I'm not really able to feel that (except for the aforementioned smoother shifting).
