changes in behaviour since you're driving an s2k ?
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From: Marin County
Oh, Man... I came across this early post and had to reply.
I fall into each of the previous suggestions made so far. Here's
some of the other things I do that make me a freak:
1. I now have an extra baby monitor camera pointed outside
toward the driveway. Now I can check on both my babies.
2. I cannot believe I purchased sun block lotion and lip block to keep in
the compartment. (I've already received a sunburn)
3. Gravel trucks make my heart pound faster.
4. I unconsciously, er, consciously glance at my car image while driving
past big glass plate windows in stores.
5. While driving my wife's Honda Accord, I unconsciously use my
left hand to turn up the music and/or change the music channel.
6. I have a small care package I keep in the trunk for glass cleaner, paper towels,
spray water and a bug sponge for the top, small towels for the wheels.
7. However, I will NOT wear a ball cap, no matter what. I still have my
hair and I enjoy having it blow in the wind.
I feel better now. My name is Vince and I am: A Stook-a-holic.
-V.
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'02 Susuka Blue
'02 Bianchi Vigorelli - Campy gears
I fall into each of the previous suggestions made so far. Here's
some of the other things I do that make me a freak:
1. I now have an extra baby monitor camera pointed outside
toward the driveway. Now I can check on both my babies.
2. I cannot believe I purchased sun block lotion and lip block to keep in
the compartment. (I've already received a sunburn)
3. Gravel trucks make my heart pound faster.
4. I unconsciously, er, consciously glance at my car image while driving
past big glass plate windows in stores.
5. While driving my wife's Honda Accord, I unconsciously use my
left hand to turn up the music and/or change the music channel.
6. I have a small care package I keep in the trunk for glass cleaner, paper towels,
spray water and a bug sponge for the top, small towels for the wheels.
7. However, I will NOT wear a ball cap, no matter what. I still have my
hair and I enjoy having it blow in the wind.
I feel better now. My name is Vince and I am: A Stook-a-holic.
-V.
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'02 Susuka Blue
'02 Bianchi Vigorelli - Campy gears
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From: Orlando
I unconsciously, er, consciously glance at my car image while driving
OMG I do that too...dark glasses on a shopping plaza is the best (and turn on the HID for the extra vanity)
!What's your other car(?) that you have? Sounds Italian? Just curious.
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From: Norwalk
Hi my name is Ayrton and I'm a S2K-A-holic as I do most of the thing you sick people do 
I also go out of the way to try to salute fellow S2Kers while driving, I speed up/Slow down if neccesary.
I also go out of the way to try to salute fellow S2Kers while driving, I speed up/Slow down if neccesary.
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From: Top of the Palmer Divide
Behavior modification!!! Many of mine have been previously mentioned. But...
1. My students (HS) keep asking to drive it. They want to pick up their girlfriends, to show off to their boyfriends, or to go to the Prom - no way I am going to let them drive it. They never asked with my Audi A6 or my Dodge Caravan.
2. I drive the long way around. No dirt roads!!!
3. I drive with the top down and the heat turned up all the way in our 30 degree weather. It is cold.
4. My wife bought me a car cover so the car can be protected in the garage. Away from the other two cars.
5. I have suntan lotion in the secret compartment after getting burned on an eight hour drive in the mountains of Colorado.
6. Glass cleaner, dust rag, extra hats in the trunk lid storage.
7. When I wash the car, I dry all the "nooks and crannies". I open the trunk and wipe it down, I open the fuel door and wipe it down, and under everything. My engine is spotless - it is cleaner than the day I got the vehicle. When I got the oil changed, the mechanic called his buddies over and showed them the engine compartment and then asked me if I ever drove the car!
8. I went to the dealer and asked for the hole plugs for the license plates. I then removed the front license holder - illegal to do so in Colorado. Time will tell.
9. I drive more aggressively. I constantly have to tell myself to back off.
10. On mountain roads, I love to show off. Knowing the car's abilities to hold the road I have the urge to pass everyone. NO- pickup trucks pulling trailers have not passed me!
11. I pose my car and take pictures - I then send them out to my friends. Some are becoming annoyed.
12. I religiously visit www.s2ki.com and participate in the forums.
ENOUGH
1. My students (HS) keep asking to drive it. They want to pick up their girlfriends, to show off to their boyfriends, or to go to the Prom - no way I am going to let them drive it. They never asked with my Audi A6 or my Dodge Caravan.
2. I drive the long way around. No dirt roads!!!
3. I drive with the top down and the heat turned up all the way in our 30 degree weather. It is cold.
4. My wife bought me a car cover so the car can be protected in the garage. Away from the other two cars.
5. I have suntan lotion in the secret compartment after getting burned on an eight hour drive in the mountains of Colorado.
6. Glass cleaner, dust rag, extra hats in the trunk lid storage.
7. When I wash the car, I dry all the "nooks and crannies". I open the trunk and wipe it down, I open the fuel door and wipe it down, and under everything. My engine is spotless - it is cleaner than the day I got the vehicle. When I got the oil changed, the mechanic called his buddies over and showed them the engine compartment and then asked me if I ever drove the car!
8. I went to the dealer and asked for the hole plugs for the license plates. I then removed the front license holder - illegal to do so in Colorado. Time will tell.
9. I drive more aggressively. I constantly have to tell myself to back off.
10. On mountain roads, I love to show off. Knowing the car's abilities to hold the road I have the urge to pass everyone. NO- pickup trucks pulling trailers have not passed me!
11. I pose my car and take pictures - I then send them out to my friends. Some are becoming annoyed.
12. I religiously visit www.s2ki.com and participate in the forums.
ENOUGH
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From: Marin County
gymniac:
quote:
("and turn on the HID for the extra vanity!")
Ha! I love it. Now I'm probably gonna do that, too. Dang.
quote:
"What's your other car(?) that you have? Sounds Italian? Just curious."
Actually, it's my 27-speed road racing bike. She's a beauty as well. I live out here
in a place called Lucas Valley, near George's Skywalker Ranch. Some days I'll take
the S out to the ranch and some days I'll ride the Bianchi. Either way, it's a sweet
ride!
-Vince
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'02 Suzuka Blue - no mods yet...
'02 Bianchi Vigorelli - Campy Gears, Koski stem, Mavic rims
quote:
("and turn on the HID for the extra vanity!")
Ha! I love it. Now I'm probably gonna do that, too. Dang.
quote:
"What's your other car(?) that you have? Sounds Italian? Just curious."
Actually, it's my 27-speed road racing bike. She's a beauty as well. I live out here
in a place called Lucas Valley, near George's Skywalker Ranch. Some days I'll take
the S out to the ranch and some days I'll ride the Bianchi. Either way, it's a sweet
ride!
-Vince
_______________
'02 Suzuka Blue - no mods yet...
'02 Bianchi Vigorelli - Campy Gears, Koski stem, Mavic rims
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From: Bay Area/LA
Addendum:
-increase in hair-gel volume to combat crazy hair from the wind flying through my hair at 9,000 rpms.
-wearing hats a lot more to not worry about applying so much hair gel.
-talking to a lot more girls in the car since when my top is down, the windows are down and they can hear me so clearly.
-asking random, attractive girls if they wanna go for a ride.
-showing off the performance of the car to new passengers
-waving to other s2k owners <--- who would have thought something so dull could be so cool?
-taking drives for the pure joy of driving
-taking massive amounts of pictures of my car
-washing/waxing religiously, spontaneously, and intensely
-VTECing every chance I get on the road (I used to have a GSR that I Vteced much less frequently)
-walking into the garage frequently to just STARE at the car
-parking paranoia ---> if I don't have an eye on it, it's not safe!
-new sunglasses ... not just one pair but a few.
-increase in hair-gel volume to combat crazy hair from the wind flying through my hair at 9,000 rpms.
-wearing hats a lot more to not worry about applying so much hair gel.
-talking to a lot more girls in the car since when my top is down, the windows are down and they can hear me so clearly.
-asking random, attractive girls if they wanna go for a ride.
-showing off the performance of the car to new passengers
-waving to other s2k owners <--- who would have thought something so dull could be so cool?
-taking drives for the pure joy of driving
-taking massive amounts of pictures of my car
-washing/waxing religiously, spontaneously, and intensely
-VTECing every chance I get on the road (I used to have a GSR that I Vteced much less frequently)
-walking into the garage frequently to just STARE at the car
-parking paranoia ---> if I don't have an eye on it, it's not safe!
-new sunglasses ... not just one pair but a few.
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From: Hampton
Being an "old fart", I used to hate it when I would see "kids" driving fast, weaving in and out of traffic, revving their motors, etc....
Now that I have my S, I do all that and more. I find myself wanting to race everyone, I HAVE to be in front of all traffic, and if there is a clear stretch of road in front of me - 100+ mph baby! LOL
In my other car, I always had to have good tunes playing. In the S, that doesn't seem as important any more
All my friends ask me why the change in my attitude about my car, when I never was that obsessed with any of my previous cars. I told them what Louis Armstrong once told a music critic when he was asked to explain jazz - "If you have to ask, then you will never understand"
Now that I have my S, I do all that and more. I find myself wanting to race everyone, I HAVE to be in front of all traffic, and if there is a clear stretch of road in front of me - 100+ mph baby! LOL
In my other car, I always had to have good tunes playing. In the S, that doesn't seem as important any more
All my friends ask me why the change in my attitude about my car, when I never was that obsessed with any of my previous cars. I told them what Louis Armstrong once told a music critic when he was asked to explain jazz - "If you have to ask, then you will never understand"
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From: Mish-she-gan
Welcome to the wonderful world of sportscars. Having owned at least one sportscar or more for each of the past 40 years, I can assure you that there are some things that you will never out grow...... at least I never have.
The urge to attack every turn and the frustration whenever a slower moving vehicle (now considered a road block) gets in your way as you enter a series of twisty roads.
The feeling of being alive while driving top down on a cool, or cold, crisp sunny day. Or, while driving very late at night, say 3AM, on a warm summer moon-lit evening through the woods and you are one with nature -- noise, smell, etc.
Knowing you're cool and your car's cool. Treating them with the respect they desire. Drive 'em hard and push the limits but baby them in return by washing, waxing, protective parking, and all that shower 'em with love stuff... especially checking the oil level in the S2000.
Praying that you've passed along the 'safety fast' message well enough to your kids, so they drive as defensively as you do -- knowing most driver's on the road have no idea what's happening.
Since I've done most of what you all have said my entire life, I'd say the only real change with owning the S2000 is I grin more.
The urge to attack every turn and the frustration whenever a slower moving vehicle (now considered a road block) gets in your way as you enter a series of twisty roads.
The feeling of being alive while driving top down on a cool, or cold, crisp sunny day. Or, while driving very late at night, say 3AM, on a warm summer moon-lit evening through the woods and you are one with nature -- noise, smell, etc.
Knowing you're cool and your car's cool. Treating them with the respect they desire. Drive 'em hard and push the limits but baby them in return by washing, waxing, protective parking, and all that shower 'em with love stuff... especially checking the oil level in the S2000.
Praying that you've passed along the 'safety fast' message well enough to your kids, so they drive as defensively as you do -- knowing most driver's on the road have no idea what's happening.
Since I've done most of what you all have said my entire life, I'd say the only real change with owning the S2000 is I grin more.