2004 Model Announcement
07-28-2002, 10:38 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by StormBringer
[B]Sorry it costs a bit more then 3000 bucks to repaint a car to factory specs. It took almost 150 man hours to tear my porsche down to the frame and then almost 5000 in paint supplies to finish the job.
[B]Sorry it costs a bit more then 3000 bucks to repaint a car to factory specs. It took almost 150 man hours to tear my porsche down to the frame and then almost 5000 in paint supplies to finish the job.
07-29-2002, 08:49 AM
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Originally posted by SECRET AP1
oh god, this information is what i've been dying NOT to hear. with all the design screwups going in the auto industry (Chris Bangle's junk... the new Accord's ugliness), i was hoping the S2000 would be discontinued after 2003. i don't know why with the Prelude, i was hoping for another redesign, but with the S, i feel like a redesign would ruin the S...
oh god, this information is what i've been dying NOT to hear. with all the design screwups going in the auto industry (Chris Bangle's junk... the new Accord's ugliness), i was hoping the S2000 would be discontinued after 2003. i don't know why with the Prelude, i was hoping for another redesign, but with the S, i feel like a redesign would ruin the S...
they can't ruin the design of your car!!
07-29-2002, 09:02 AM
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Originally posted by Thoe99
maybe I-VTEC, a little more HP's...come on, it's time to address the customer's wish list!
maybe I-VTEC, a little more HP's...come on, it's time to address the customer's wish list!
Secret AP1 mentioned the design screwups all over the industry, and I too am fearing what they might do to destroy the simple could-be-classic shape of the S2000.
Visually, IMO, Honda designs have grown steadily worse since the early 90s, with the only bright spots being the 1999 redesign of the Accord, especially the coupe, and the S2000. The spy photos of the new Accords are discouraging as well.
07-29-2002, 09:04 AM
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3.0 liter in-line 6 (the hood area is big!
) revving to about 8.5k putting out over 300HP... 
of course this will never happen...woudln't want to step on the toes of the NSX hehe
) revving to about 8.5k putting out over 300HP... of course this will never happen...woudln't want to step on the toes of the NSX hehe
07-29-2002, 09:23 AM
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what is wrong with you guys? did you want the S2000 to be like the NSX and never change? I welcome the changes. It gives you choices. You can keep your car or get a newer, different, possibly better one...what's the problem?
07-29-2002, 09:28 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by SilverFog
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Visually, IMO, Honda designs have grown steadily worse since the early 90s, with the only bright spots being the 1999 redesign of the Accord, especially the coupe, and the S2000.
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Visually, IMO, Honda designs have grown steadily worse since the early 90s, with the only bright spots being the 1999 redesign of the Accord, especially the coupe, and the S2000.
07-29-2002, 09:42 AM
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Regarding info. for model year 2004, I highly doubt an all new S2000, with a new motor will be released in the same year the all-new NSX is supposed to make its world-wide debut. Second fact, when the S2000 was released it was announced that Honda would have to sell out of the limited S2000s for 4-5 yrs to make up the extraordinary research and development costs that went into it, although these costs would also be made up through using some of the technologies in other cars such as the rsx/integra, civic, accord; they would still want to make some profit off their anniversary car. Honda spent 1994-1999 developing the S2000. It just doesnt make sense for a "strictly profit oriented" company like honda to simply change designs and start from scratch after spending half a decade perfecting the S2000. Thirdly, in recent years, hot honda cars have enjoyed extended lives, such as the integra and nsx, whose designs were so great that Honda left them alone, I personally think the trend will continue for the S2000. Fourthly, Roadsters in the same class have all had extended lives over the 4 yr norm, such as the z3, boxter, miata (not the same class), although the boxter and z3 are due for changes in 03, both these cars came out years before the S2000 arrived in 2000.
Being that the S2000 is already in limited production I'd like to hope that another 2-3 model years would be squeezed out of the S2000. but after saying such, i do believe small updates,
such as wheels or bumper designs are in the works. Possibly even a discontinuation
I hope to purchase a 2003 S2000 and would like to see them make the car somewhat of a "classic" roadster by not changing it so abruptly, as it continues to gain momentum and respect in the automobile community.
Being that the S2000 is already in limited production I'd like to hope that another 2-3 model years would be squeezed out of the S2000. but after saying such, i do believe small updates,
such as wheels or bumper designs are in the works. Possibly even a discontinuation
I hope to purchase a 2003 S2000 and would like to see them make the car somewhat of a "classic" roadster by not changing it so abruptly, as it continues to gain momentum and respect in the automobile community.