(By this, I don't mean that you bought your car last year. I mean that you, its owner, are middle aged or older.)

Do any of you other older guys/gals feel that this forum is remarkably youth oriented? I'm new here, but I decided to avoid going on a local outing when the biggest issue in its planning was that it was unfair to go to a casino after the run because such a large number of the members are under 21! (Why...when I was 20, horses had not yet evolved and we had to ride dinosaurs! The really poor kids had to ride Stegosauruses--now that was uncomfortable! Actually, I rode Honda motorcycles then.)

I mean no criticism of anyone or any activity in this forum. What I am hoping for is to hear from some other S2000 owners who may have bought this car because the kids are gone, since they love Hondas, or because they just like getting a $50K car for $30K. I do wonder if the ownership of the S2000 is really so heavy on the young or if they are just far more active in this forum. Finally, some of the comments written here give me the impression that, for many members, there is not a great deal of loyalty to this model of car or to the Honda marque and as soon as it's affordable, it will be time for a Boxter S and winning the lottery would mean getting a BMW Z8.

And no jokes about fitting a walker into the trunk!

 

I am 52 but I don't feel middle-aged and the S2000 is part of staying that way.

From previous polls I would say about 5-10% of us on this forum are over 50.
Still it is surprising the number of owners here that are under 21.

In Australia our ownership patterns are different from the US, but the Honda Sports Car Club (NSXs, S2000s and Integra Type Rs) that I belong to has members ranging evenly from 20's to 60's.

Why should I be loyal to Honda? It is a great car for the money but if I could afford a Boxster S I would take one for a test drive and if I still liked it - then bye-bye S. Same goes for (if they werre available in this country, a Corvette or a Viper).

On the other hand, in my lifetime I have had 3 Hondas which is more than any other marque, so they are getting quite a bit of loyalty from me.

 

Ya wanna start an old farts with 2000s club? Where do we draw the line? AARP, Medicare, retired?

 

At 56 this is a great car to have with the kids being gone. I have noticed that many people our age are buying the upscale Lexus, Beemer, Acura, etc. Just remember back when. If there was a car club for Road Runners, GTO's, Cudas, etc. I would bet that your parents didn't belong. They owned the most current led sled or highway curser. If an "adult" owned one of the aforementioned vehicles you thought they were pretty cool and could relate.
I agree with you comment on some of the runs. We have been on a few and by far are the only couple over 30.
As far as the board goes I enjoy it for what it is, good information, a place to rant, and share. I give that a big

 

In 1982 I sold my 1952 MG-TD because it just wasn't a family car. I promised myself and told my wife that I'd buy another one some day. Now the kids are growing and someday is here. When I saw the S2000 it was love at first sight. I don't want the TD anymore, my little S is quite satisfactory.

Last summer I bought it and have been all smiles since. I am 52 and loving every minute of S2000 ownership.

It is the 8th Honda that we've owned, and yes, it is my favorite.

I do think that there are differences of opinion between us oldtimers and some of the younger members of the board. That I think is normal. It is natural for your vision, how you see things, to change as you get older. Nothing wrong with that. As long as we follow the principle of "live and let live" I think the mix is fine, even interesting.

 

Yea i'm in my fifty's too...and my s2000 is everything my sunbeam tiger wanted to be but wasn't...fun toy...and as to the kids in here....let em have fun i did when i was thier age and i'm still having fun now.....I passed on the first s2000 get together down here in sw florida that I was invited to because i thought it would be a bunch of kids ...howver when i saw the pictures posted on the the website....haha there's a lot of people who look just like me in there...only thing i didn't like about the picture was....where are the women? I think I'll go to the next one..
have a good day....

 

There is a wide range of ages on the board and most of the time it adds rather than detracts from the interaction. This is one of the few places in the world where discrimination, age and otherwise, can be minimized.

It is a bit more difficult to 'hang with the guys' when you are two generations out of sync, but it is possible. Takes a more focused interest than just owning the same car, but the crowds just enjoying a good drive or at the track and autox do fine together.

I am not sure how you apportion your loyalty, but mine does not extend to corporations that just sell me a product. I don't understand brand loyalty, but can understand loyalty to people, and they are very different in my mind. I probably will buy a different brand next but expect to continue to have the same friends.

 

I'm 38 so perhaps I don't qualify to speak on this topic, but that's never stopped me before
Speaking as someone who's been on this board a long time (I was actually on the previous version, can't even remember the URL now, so maybe I do qualify to speak here) there has been a dramatic change in the "flavor" of posts in the last year or so. When this board was new, it seemed to be all about information about the car, most posts were intelligently thought out, properly spelled (we didn't have the spell checker back then) and grammatically correct. I read and posted for six months before I had my S, this board more-or-less convinced me that I was making a sound buying decision and answered all the questions I had about the car, and many I hadn't even thought of. Things are very very different now. I guess as more young buyers came on the scene, it was inevitable as those are the ones using the Internet more. Not trying to say all younger drivers/posters here cast a poor image, but many do, and it's caused a definite shift in my perception of today's youth.

I have always been critical of those here who bought their S because they couldn't afford a Boxster or ZO6 or whatever the current hot version of the 'Vette is called, I couldn't give a damn about a Chevy product, been there, will never go back. I bought my S because it was a Honda, it wasn't a "stepping-stone" car to me, it was the pinnacle of the roadster class. I have only owned Hondas/Acuras, my parents have an Odyssey, even their Honda lawnmower is a thing of beauty. It's Honda for life in my book.

 

There are plenty of us S2000 owners who are .... quite mature, in my case, 64 years, 6 months and 10 days, but who is counting? I think nearly all of us older guys enjoy the performance, even if we do not use it with all the daring and recklessness of the very young owners. Speaking for myself, but probably many of the older owners, I will never sidestep the clutch to get maximum wheel burning takeoff from a stoplight, and never will barrel along at 130+ mph. I can assure you that the VTEC solenoid gets exercised from time to time, and, in my own way, I get as much excitement out of the car as the young guys do.

When you have survived long enough to be an empty nester/retiree, a few of the major body systems have deteriorated a bit, and the sources of pleasure are a bit limited. You take your fun where you can get it, and the S2000 is one way for me and a substantial minority of the members of s2ki. And I even had the experience of a babe [well, actually she was about 55 years old] hitting on me! I barely have enough libido left for my wife, so naturally I declined.

 

Age 45..... Bought MY02 in October so have not had the real summer experiences yet living in Wisconsin. Most people make the comment "Mid-life Crisis?" I say nope, can afford a sports car now could not when I was in my 20's and it just was not practical. But boy do I enjoy the ride!