I've always had a beater car to complement having a newer nicer car. I rotate through the beater cars pretty frequently and when I only had the nicer car as my only car, my insurance rates went up significantly. Insurance companies give you a multi-car discount. And your rate goes down even more when you list the beater as your primary car.

 

[QUOTE=JLUDE,Feb 1 2010, 12:51 PM]
1. My insurance (Geico) is lower by having a beater on the policy than it would be without the beater.

 

[QUOTE=berlinablackie,Feb 1 2010, 10:10 AM] Whoa!

 

Actually, I did come across a thread on a different forum where somebody did exactly that.

Guess what the daily beater was? A non-convertible Cavalier.

 

I think the only way I would get a second car is if it was an automatic sedan...something that would really provide something the S2000 doesn't. I don't hit major traffic right now with my work and/or school commute though, so I'd probably still drive the S2000 most days

 

Just pretend the S2000 is a beater and enjoy it for all it's worth. It's just a car. Let it do car things.

 

I have no desire to ever own a sedan. I hate the damn things.

 

You bought the S to drive it, don't get a beater. Spend ~$1k to fix up your car and save the rest.

If it takes $5k to clean up dents and dings you'd be better off selling the thing and getting a different one than dropping $5k into.

If you put $5k in this car and someone totaled it while it was parked on the street the next day, you're out $5k.

And stop parking next to other people. Walking is good for you.

 

Ya I was just making a point. If I really owned an automatic it'd probably be a Subaru wagon in all honesty. Driving in Atlanta rush hour traffic a few times is enough to make you reconsider manual transmissions...

 

You don't realize the value of owning a sedan (or a pickup truck) till you have one as well as the S2000.

There are simply way more things "fun" to take a sedan or 4x4 truck to that the S2000 cannot do.

1. The S2000 cannot transport 4 adults and a driver to events, clubs, bars, etc.

2. The S2000 cannot drive on soft beach sand, or in the mud by the river.

3. The S2000 cannot carry a motorcycle in the trunk!

The S2000 is good for what it was designed for. Those who defend it as being a versatile daily driver are sadly mistaken.

Do you only have one pair of clothes? In a similar way you need more than one vehicle to cover all types of vehicular fun aside from boring commutes.