In the past of been a bit of a car guy. I've previously owned a 400bhp STi (hard work), an SL500 (bit of a soft cruiser), an F355 (sublime but too expensive to run), M3 convertible (heavy), BoxsterS (too common in Marin) and others but I guess I've hankered after the S2000 since a friend let me drive his and I managed a gorgeous controlled oversteer on the second decent corner (having only managed that before with my old TVR Griffith 500 I was most impressed with myself or perhaps it was the car!)

I was also thinking about the Elise or Exige, different type of car I know, but some similarities. I signed onto EliseTalk and S2Ki and lurked. Both groups seem fair, objective, respectful of each other (unlike some). I read about the pros and cons of each. I was struggling to make my mind up.

Then, I got word of the Honda lease incentive and that broke the deadlock. I have not leased for some time but I am in the middle of buying a house in the Bay Area (scary) and I need lots of cash for my deposit. Saw here that what appears to be a great deal could even be beaten, set Shawn Haghighi at Marin Honda the challenge and he met it (and some, I have the deal of the century but promised not to disclose too many details). The first time I've leased in a while but with the numbers he put together I would be crazy not to.

Anyways, got her home today, cleaned her immediately (a tradition, I don't like dealers messing with my car) and took some pics (another tradition). Only 59 miles so I'll be taking it easy for a little while. The little drive home was fun, I reckon we're going to be happy together...

I look forward to meeting some of you, the Bay Area S2000 scene appears very active, hope you don't mind a 38 year old management consultant...

Hope these pics work, not great, light was fading..

 

Welcome and great looking car. Seems like you have quite a few nice cars under your belt. The S2000 will not disappoint. You will find this site very helpful.

 

Welcome to the boards!!!

Did you find the secret compartment yet?

 

Thanks !

Shawn showed it to me and I forgot. I was so excited I wasn't really listening. Plus about 3 people stopped me in the dealership lot to ask me about the car. S2000's are quite rare in Marin (they all drive Beemers, Audis, Mercs, Porsches...)

I did remember the fuel release location which is pretty sneaky to.

I better read the manual ;-)

 

Congrats. I see you have not tried the tonneau cover yet.
Bonne chance Beware, I already scratched my paint with the cover hooks. Better tape them for better protection.

 

Man, you had quite a history there!!! Have fun with the S!

I wish I'm in the Bay Area -- know of anyone who's hiring there? Tried looking around there but couldn't find anything

 

What line of work?

 

Finance (hedge funds or private equity funds) ...

 

Lozzy,

Congrats, and welcome aboard!!!

That Laguna is a marvelous color! And Marin is such a great place to have a nice sports car.

Best of luck through the break-in, and definitely give the manual a thorough read -- there are quite a few things to know (like don't use the spare on the rear, don't do anything but flatbed tow, etc...).

If you ever spot a Suzuka up near George Lucas' place, that's a fellow s2ki'er named Vince who I used to talk to a bit. He hasn't been here lately.

Anyway, if you enter your VIN into your user profile (click on the MyS2K link at the top of the page), you'll make a transition from enthusiast to owner.

Also, if you're going to hang around a bit, consider a s2ki.com membership.

 

What secret compartment???