I'm sorry, but after using a legit start button - that is, one I don't have to put a key into the ignition and turn like normal anyway - I think it's kinda silly. Feels like such an unnecessary contrivance just for the sake if saying the car has a start button.

I know it's not exactly a huge inconvenience, butit just irks me a bit.

 

You are the only one. Sell the car. Never come back to this site again.

 

Gee, I'm sorry I said there's something I don't love about the car. I suppose you're the type that makes friends only with folks that agree with you, huh?

 

It doesn't bother me. I've also driven cars with a "true" start button.

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Was the true start button available on cars in 2000?

 

I love mine, its a complete panty dropper (My own panties of course)

 

Bingo.
This has been discussed before and I believe that only one car (a M-Benz I believe) came with a legitimate push to start button at the time. This was very rare back then and I can assure you that if it wasn't the S2000 would have a keyless start button. The idea was a nod to racing heritage where race cars had/have starter buttons.

 

Most cars that don't have proximity keys today but had start buttons that you'd call true "push button start" cars also had a ton of switches to flip to turn things on. No car was ever just ready to go at the push of a button.

The logic with the S2000 push button is that if you are in the car and do anything to stall, you can shift to first with your right hand while restarting the engine with your left hand, so you can get moving again faster - typically for race conditions.

 

lol

 

I had both a '49 mercury and a '49 Ford. Both with button starters.