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Old May 10, 2011 | 08:07 AM
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...Like a coked up prostitute...

On a serious note, yes! give it hell. I'm at 136k and drive mine hard all the time and autocross every weekend. Just take care of wear items.
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Old May 10, 2011 | 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by realmike15
The s2000 is a very reliable sports car, but driving it hard everyday and getting 200k out of it... I just don't know. If anyone has those kind of miles and can attest to the fact that they drive hard everyday, please speak up. I just don't see that happening, despite the fact that the s2000 is a very reliable car... I think that's asking too much. If you baby it, could you get 200k? Probably.
72k. A prodigious amount of that mileage was spent in VTEC.
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Old May 10, 2011 | 09:51 AM
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7 seasons of autocross, probably 700+ launches on R-compound tires, still looks and runs like new.
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Old May 10, 2011 | 10:17 AM
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^Is that on the original diff?
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Old May 10, 2011 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by jbird0007
ive heard plenty of talk about the bad ap1 banjo bolts, even read through the entire how-to-fix thread for them, but i still dont get what goes wrong with them, and when etc. what exactly do they do? is there any way to tell if they need to be replaced?
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Old May 10, 2011 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by whiskeybill8
Originally Posted by jbird0007' timestamp='1305042208' post='20558937
ive heard plenty of talk about the bad ap1 banjo bolts, even read through the entire how-to-fix thread for them, but i still dont get what goes wrong with them, and when etc. what exactly do they do? is there any way to tell if they need to be replaced?
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the 2 hole banjo bolts don't spray enough oil on the bearings. which causes them to wear out quicker. After about 135k they will look like this..

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Old May 10, 2011 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by realmike15
The s2000 is a very reliable sports car, but driving it hard everyday and getting 200k out of it... I just don't know. If anyone has those kind of miles and can attest to the fact that they drive hard everyday, please speak up. I just don't see that happening, despite the fact that the s2000 is a very reliable car... I think that's asking too much. If you baby it, could you get 200k? Probably.
Jreyenga got 2nd place at SCCA solo nationals in the STR class had 202k miles on his 00... only had to replace the diff and clutch as far as I know
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Old May 10, 2011 | 05:32 PM
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this thing goes up to 9k rpm so I'd say yes, s2ks can take a beating.
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Old May 10, 2011 | 05:40 PM
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Bronx he also replaced the rod bearings like myself at 130-40k
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Old May 12, 2011 | 05:27 AM
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Originally Posted by psychoazn
Originally Posted by realmike15' timestamp='1305030495' post='20558160
The s2000 is a very reliable sports car, but driving it hard everyday and getting 200k out of it... I just don't know. If anyone has those kind of miles and can attest to the fact that they drive hard everyday, please speak up. I just don't see that happening, despite the fact that the s2000 is a very reliable car... I think that's asking too much. If you baby it, could you get 200k? Probably.
72k. A prodigious amount of that mileage was spent in VTEC.
Right, but I don't think you're going to find someone with 200k on an original engine that's been driven hard EVERY day.
(not without an engine rebuild).

I could be wrong, but I just don't see an abused high-reving engine lasting that long (even a Honda).
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