Price is a little bit high, see if you can get it to at least $21k. The warranty sounds good.

 

Welcome, Si.

The UK community is an active one (click here: https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showforum=25), and I recommend you pay them a visit as they can spread the word about your business and get to know you.


Best wishes. There is indeed a ton of information within the various forums. If you have any questions, give a holler.

-- C

 

Hmm the price seemed pretty decent to me now im starting to second guess myself lol >.< ... Anyway the dealership says they are "no haggle" what you see is what you pay. This is the first time im going to buy from a dealership so I am still a bit confused with how they play ball. Ill try and get them to throw a new set of tires if they wont drop the price.

 

Hey guys, I'm new here and I just wanted to introduce myself to the s2ki community. I'm from the SF Bay Area and currently own a modded '91 mr2 turbo. I finally decided it's time to move on to a newer car and I want something sporty, stylish, and reliable, the s2000 seems to fits my needs perfectly. Depending on how well my business does between now and next year, I will most likely pick up an s2000 before the end of 2006. That might seem like a long while from now, but I plan to use this year to gain more knowledge about the car and hopefully meet some cool s2000 owners in the Bay. Thanks for reading

 

Well, the warrantee discussion is a good one to have. We should probably start a new thread on that subject. While it has been discussed before, the bottom line (as with all insurance) is how much peace of mind will you get from it.

I never got the extended warrantee myself, but just when my 3/36K was about to expire, I got some work done on my car and it would've cost me over 2 grand without it. That did get me thinking. I have remaining the intermittent auto-down driver window problem, which I'm not going to get fixed, but everything else is perfect.

I'd recommend getting the car checked out in detail (yeah, carfax sure, but do the compression tests and have someone look at the suspension).

A small number of cars have needed powerplant replacements because of oil problems. If that hits you out of warrantee, it could be a monster bill. OTOH, a good dealer will do the work under good will if it didn't happen because of an overrev.

Best wishes in your decision(s). Hope you come home with the car (not that I'm biased or anything).

 

You have a very active community in the bay area, SP-1. And, well I may be biased, but I know you'll pick an S after studying the s2ki site for a while. Definitely see if you can hook up with those guys/gals.

There's a ton of knowledge around the board, and if you have any questions feel free to ask.

 

Thanks for the warm welcome

 

I think the dangers of RWD are over exaggerated. As long you don't drive like a moron you will be fine if you know the basics of driving a performance car.

 

Yeh, your right as long as you don't drive stupid its fine. Thanks for all the input, hope to be an owner real soon. Half the reason I want an S2K is because of the handling, and then the performance.

 

SP-1, flo, I want you to be clear on this... It isn't so much driving stupid that's the issue, guys. It's that you have to have particularly good judgement about when it's OK to push the S toward its limits and when it's not. The S is tremendously sticky and confidence inspiring in windy road driving, and thus it draws the driver in. Normally, this is a wonderful, engaging experience. However, if you lose control while in a bend, you really have to know how to get it back -- I'm talking about controlling the throttle and possibly needing to counter-steer.

So, I ask / suggest to new owners to just take it easy for a while. In experienced hands, the S is a very controllable car, but for a newbie it's kind of easy to get into trouble.

Also, when the temperature dips, the stock tires turn into bricks and have very poor adhesion. Please keep that in mind.

Best wishes, and drive safely.