[QUOTE]Originally posted by 5150
[B]A question for owners of the BMW 325Ci/330Ci and S2000? Which car drives better in terms of driving experience and performance? The BMW has more torque in the low to midrange, traction control and stability program.

 

you will love a s2k...its an awesome car...after 6000rpm...you will scream out of window! haha

buy it!

 

Okay this is easy as I'm the proud owner of a new Spa Yellow 2K and have been oh for about 24 hours. I came over from the Porsche crowd and yes they are nice and they are fun, but they are expensive to buy, expensive to run, and when they have issues, it's drama. So I go the Porsche dealership, which I might add also houses Acura and I don't know why, but there sat a Yellow S2000. I decided what the hell I'll take it for a spin. I now own it, and I no longer own that BoxsterS. Yeah it was a nice car, but let me tell you that the suspension on that Boxster was equivelant to a 76 Buick Regal when compared to the S2000. I live right down the road from CompTech, and yes the supercharger kit is sitting in the garage. Gonna wait to put some miles on it before I throw it on, but I love this thing, LOVE IT I TELL YOU!!!!!

 

Barney, congrats on your Spa!!! Welcome to the board. We'll see you around!!!

The guys in the under hood forum are a real resource for you if you go ahead with your mods. Wait a while on your supercharger because the engine takes a long time to break in properly.

Best wishes from New England!

 

Pros:

Best shifter I have ever owned.


Cons:

I traded (big mistake) a supercharged (Jackson Racing) Miata for an 02 S2 because I wanted more power (and more leg room). For handling the Miata blows it away. The extra power is only nominal. My track times at TWS with the Miata were 2 second faster. I have raced for over 30 years and instructed for 20.

Lack of an oil pressure gauge. Common on!!.

Uncomfortable seats.

Stupid looking inserts at the left and right front nose that serves no purpose. Cut them away and make cold air brake ducts.

 

Thanks Chazmo. Well it's day two of owning the car and I'm still grinning like a fat cat.

 

Wait till you get to VTEC, Barney!!!!

Yeah, baby!

(gotta hold off till at least 600mi though! )

 

yeah hell yea u should buy an S2000. i just got mine on monday and this car is SICK!!! i love it! i wouldnt buy any other car right now. this thing attracts everyone and the girls love it too!

 

if someone has come on an S2000 website and asked S2000 owners if they should buy an S2000 then they must have already made up there mind.

 

And yet they still ask! Hence, the reason I started this thread.
Some people find themselves on the "S2000" precipice and need a push. Some are on some other precipice and are tugged by the doubt caused by the existence of the S and need a shove the "other" way. Whether it be insecurity or whatever, some people simply cannot make such a "bigbuck" decision on their own. Some ask for a multitude of reasons and I guess part of the "service" this forum provides is to give answers through opinions.