Out driving in yesterday evening's sunshine I approached a guy jogging towards me on the pavement - his eyes narrowed as he tried to work out what kind of car I was driving. He turned his head as I went past - causing him to jog gently into a parked car !!!
I was almost shaking with laughter as I monitored the scene in my rear view mirror and took it as a kind of compliment.

I think the nicest comment I've had was something like "you could put a prancing horse badge on the car and nobody would know the difference".

What are the best comments other S2000 owners have had ?
Any outstanding insults / put-downs too ?

 

Passing a group of roadworkers today (slowly, because they had chippings all over the place) one of them proudly announced to his mates - "It's a Nonda"

 

I tend to get the best looks/comments when I'm not with the car which is annoying!

I was once parked in McD's with a couple of mates. We had been moving some stuff and had my car and a transit van with us. We were sat in the car park in the transit van with the windows open, with my car parked next to us. A group of 3 lads walked past, spotted the S and jaws collectively hit the floor. They stood for about 10 mins eyeing up the car and saying 'Wow, its one of those S2000's - have always wanted to see one, etc etc'. They saw us and we smiled politely. Thinking they were on to a winner, and that we would be impressed, they then proceeded to 'show off' their knowledge about cars (obviously not realising who owned the S)!

They eventually left with loads of backward glances, got into their car, and proceeded to drive past no less than 4 times checking the car out each time they came past. Just before they came past for the 4th time, I had got out the van and was getting into the S. The lads faces were an absolute picture - I think they died on the spot and couldn't believe I owned it. Childish thing to do I know, but it was amusing at the time!

Another time I had gone into Halfords, come out and a guy was stood by my car. He asked what had I gone in to Halfords for. At the point I was going to tell him to mind his own, he went on to point out his car (sporty Peugeot) and explained he was the manager and that he was interested as to what attracted me to Halfords with such a good looking car. He said if I needed anything it would be his pleasure to help etc, as he had heard about the S2k and thought it a fantastic car and would die to own one! I felt like saying a couple of free cans of Mobil1 wouldn't go amiss - but thought I might be pushing my luck!

 

That's an easy one for me. I'd only had the S a few days when I pulled up outside a garage owned by a father and son I know, the father running a new Ferrari 355 Spyder, and the son a very late Porsche 911. They were both out like a shot pestering me for the keys to have a go. I might add I know them both to be very good drivers. I said the only way they were going to get a go was if we swopped keys and I got a go in theirs. The answer was something like "Play the white man, these are Group 20 cars!" My response being "So's this!"

Well they both had a blast in the S and they both came back flushed and raving about it, particularly the handling, with dad babbling about how he wanted one.

For my part I had a blast around in the 911. What is there not to like? I let the dad off in the end and he took me for a blast round instead. We..ll what actually happened was that I sat in the drivers seat and looked at the gearbox. He's paid a load of money when he bought it to have the gearbox out of the then new Modena put in it. (

 

You mean you get the looks/comments, Lisa, or the car does?.... and, if the latter, how do you know? If a tree falls in the forest and there is no-one there to hear it, does it make a sound?

My best comment came from a "crocodile" of school kids (around 7 years old) being led through the town where I was parked illegally, top-down, waiting for Jill to come out of Menzies. All the boys stared at the car as they went by and this one kid shouted, "Cor, wicked car Mister!"

Then this one time? In band camp?.....

 

Actually kids are great as they have no shame! Numerous occasions I've gone past an adult and child, and the child has been agog at the car and practically fallen over their parent trying to stare at it. Usual comment of 'Nice Car!'. The parent meanwhile is busy trying to drag them along the street and not draw attention to themselves!!

I usually have no idea what they're admiring, but you don't get very far if you don't appreciate my car!

 

I have had loads of comments, coming back out from Halfords with 4 people standing around my car with the alarm beeping at them (Quite worrying at first and I had only had the car a couple of weeks) so they are just chatting away "must be nice to have such an exclusive car, it's only the second one I have seen, and only the 1st in this country" another bloke is just like "how can you afford a car like that at your age"
I parked up at a local shop and there was a bunch of kids outside, when I walked in I got "your car is baaaad"
It always surprises me the amount of people that want to chat to me about the car.
Had a nice glance from a woman in a brand new red Ferrari the other day as well, coming up along the inside of her on a dual carriageway towards a roundabout, worried me that she wasn't even looking at what was coming up, she stopped suddenly when she come to the roundabout and had to give way to another car.

Oh, was coming back from London top down having a

 

Methinks Leggy doth protest too much

Have you noticed that it's the kids who seem to know exactly what the car is? All down to GT3 I reckon!

 

Actually, bad one I've just remembered. A couple of months ago I'd gone to a pub for something to eat. It was only as we left that my mate had turned round and said that when I had been up at the bar, the guys on the table behind had spotted my car in the car park and had started going on about it being one of those BMW's!!!!!!

He only told me as we left as he was anxious I might have started a pub brawl!

 

That reminds me, Lisa, you know I have you down for a spot at the SuperMeet to tell us about your punch-up in Slough, don't you?

Pete