Any S2000s with "tall guy" mods in the area?
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Originally Posted by dirtycrabcakes' timestamp='1351256304' post='22109867
My original intent was to sell my old car and DD the S - then I tried driving the car in less than 1 inch of snow and no matter how much I babied it, I was barely getting any traction whatsoever. I promptly parked it and got in my DD. Never thought about DDing the S again. I'm not saying it can't be done, but as a performance car, I imagine there's better choices out there for daily driving.
I daily drive my car in all weather. Never a problem in the rain or snow that wasn't due to crappy tires or my right foot. When I have good tires I really don't think the S is a problem in any weather other than snow so deep your bumper is scooping it up.
I use snow tires, but we get so little snow around here they are probably overkill. I'd recommend summer tires April-Novemeber and snow or good all-seasons December-March. I don't find it to be much of a hassle to switch wheels twice a year and I love driving my car every day.
But yeah, go ahead and daily it, if you can get it comfortable. I'm 6 ft tall even, and I fit just fine with a bit of room for legs and head. Oh, but get this Light In Sight lens. awesomely useful to see stoplights. I also just took off my drivers side sunvisor.
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I run summer tires all year long.
Maybe it's my crappy tires, but I would in no way say that my car is "super-composed" in the rain. On a few occasions, I have had to deal with fishtailing after some moderate accelerations (non-vtec) that had my heart skipping a beat. It has happened enough times that it stays parked if I know there's a thunderstorm approaching.
Maybe it's my crappy tires, but I would in no way say that my car is "super-composed" in the rain. On a few occasions, I have had to deal with fishtailing after some moderate accelerations (non-vtec) that had my heart skipping a beat. It has happened enough times that it stays parked if I know there's a thunderstorm approaching.
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Yeah, summer tires in the snow are dangerous. I'm talking insanely bad (from personal experience after an early season snow storm a few years ago). Summer tires even when it's too cold aren't great. Even just cheap all seasons are confidence inspiring in the snow compared to summer tires. It's worth my second cheap set of wheels in the winter to have proper tires on all the time.
And summer tires do vary widely in their rain performance. Last time I was tire shopping, tire rack had some nice up to date tests of summer tires that included wet/dry performance comparisons.
And summer tires do vary widely in their rain performance. Last time I was tire shopping, tire rack had some nice up to date tests of summer tires that included wet/dry performance comparisons.
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I still don't think I would ever DD my S though. I'm glad that I have a 2nd car available.
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A big factor in how comfortable you'll be in the S is whether you have a long torso or long legs. I'm only 6'1" but have a very long torso, and relative short legs. I just fit under the top on the standard height seat, and this is what I look like with a helmet on 
I know guys who are much taller than me that fit just as well as I do though. You'll definitely need to sit in an S and see how it feels for you. I'm in the Ellicott City area, but I have no "tall guy" mods yet.
I know guys who are much taller than me that fit just as well as I do though. You'll definitely need to sit in an S and see how it feels for you. I'm in the Ellicott City area, but I have no "tall guy" mods yet.
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