I come to you from world of VW. this one, specifically: bagged mk5 GLi

it was a great car, I drove it for 3 years maintenance free, but I've missed having a manual and RWD so bad that it just felt like a good time to make the switch. I was made a good enough offer for it, so I sold it.

I started to look for a worthy replacement, and I was ready to get I to a Scion FR-S, and then someone mentioned a s2k, which I really wasn't considering, because of convertible top. And then I researched it. I have 3-5 local car buddies with these, a supercharged, turbocharged, and n/a motor cars, so I researched it some more. Found out that these things are fairly reliable, with spectacular manners and handling. so for last 3 months I've been watching eBay, Craigslist, Autotrader, s2ki for sale section, and Cars.com

my first color choice was , what I know now as, NFR. I chose ap1 for 9k redline. and I chose a '03 because of last year ap1 model. and this past Saturday I flew out to Jefferson City, MO, and picked up my '03 NFR s2000 with 80k mi, 2 owners, clean carfax. drove it back 1k miles, and loved every minute.

I'm a big guy, 6' and 260-270lbs, I've read that it would be a interesting fit, I was worried, but I fit. decent leg room. definitely made for smaller people. one of my things to do on the mod list is to hit the Gym and loose some weight, lol

anyways, I have a few things I'd like to do, and keep the car completely functional, for occasional DE and autocross. usual things, wheels, coilovers, hard top, exhaust/intake. and who knows what after that.

so here's a couple of pics from this past Saturday after I got home:



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OMG I don't know why pics are so huge

 

and upside down!

Whata ya mean "fairly" reliable! Thems fighting words! Just kidding. Congratulations on the purchase. Just a word of advice, drive the car stock for a while before you start modding. A lot of people never experience the "true" s2000 experience before they start throwing on aftermarket parts and from what I can tell you have a clean OEM s2000 on your hands. Enjoy it for a while as is, or don't, just one mans opinion. Be well

 

haha thanks! I plan to take a auto-x driving school when this season starts. I used to have a gutted early n/a Porsche 944 that I took there and it was fun, but it's been years.

will have a lot of fun!

upside down? they are normal on my iPad screen! sorry!

 

Its actually just the last one, of the rear end. Pretty trippy. Wear it well.

 

Welcome to the S2000 world, definitely different from the Dub vortex lol

 

 

 

Welcome.

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thanks guys! I'll Amit that driving the S is nothing like driving a bagged GLi, hahah

I can't wait for nice weather to actually have this thing out on the road! I know I'll be tempted to drive it as soon as it warms up, but I'll tough it out u till it's really nice!