Hello ppl, im thinking of buying an s2000 in a couple of months and have a few questions i would like you to help me with.
Basicly i would like to know if there are any differnces between the '99 '00 and '02 models that i should know about.
Also do they have heated seats, traction control and sat/nav?
incase it makes a difference im in the uk.
Thanks in advance for any help.

 

The big change, if you can call it that, took place for '02:

2002 MODEL DIFFERENCES REPORTED BY OWNERS

 

No heated seats, TCS or sat/nav as an option. You can do them all aftermarket and there are several posts on how to do it.

Yes, there are differences in the MY of the S2000. For the most part 00-01 are the same 02-03 are the same and the 04 is an 04.

Differences in the 00-01 are standard options like floor mats and aero screen are standard on the 01 but options on the 00.

02-03 have a different ECU from the 00-01, door tweeters, more power output from the headunit, glass rear window with defrost, chrome rings around the tail-lights, seat level changed, etc.

There are tons of posts on the differences, use the search for more details.

 

yeah, what he said.

 

Thanks for the quick replies guys. so the '01-'02 is deffinetaly better than the '99-'00? whats the ecu been changed for, performance?

 

no that is incorrect the new changes took place in the '02 models. '02 models are known to generally dyno a little better then the 00-01.

 

ok. so basicly every year they made some sought of improvement on them so the newer i can afford the better.. should i bother buying from a uk dealer or would i be better off with a private buy?

 

Buying from a dealer can have its advantages and disadvantages. I would recommend posting over in the UK forum and ask for some assistance there. It's a good group of people and you shouldn't have any trouble getting help.

 

You can tell the '99s from the rest.
The '99s are all right hand drive and only sold in Japan and perhaps the rest of the Asian market.

The '96 is my favorite.

 

Wow great topic! This is all te info I was looking for and has just about sealed the fact that an s2k may be my next car
Mike