Definitive S2000 CR Thread
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Originally Posted by Luder94' date='Mar 21 2007, 08:19 AM
I'm willling to bet a penny that it's "Boosted Edition".
What do spoon thermostats do? They make your engine COOLER! Not WARMER... Hehe
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Originally Posted by Luder94' date='Mar 21 2007, 09:19 AM
I'm willling to bet a penny that it's "Boosted Edition".
BTW: Luder and Medical, don't whore you car out like me.
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I highly doubt it will be boosted!! BC is stringing you along.
To those of you that think it will be a collector, yes it will, if you still have the car 20 years later. As much as people on the forum thinks the car justifys a high premium or markup, know that the actual CR buyers are few and that people on this forums are the minority. Anything that comes out new will be hot...at least for a few months, then it will sit on dealer lots. Pay premium all you want, you may feel like a fool knowing you can pick it up under MSRP at the end of 2008 Model year. Zanardi NSX was no different.
Honda is no fool, they know how many customers are willing to buy this. They are not like Ferrari commanding top dollar for their cars. If Honda corporate knew there will be great demand driving prices up, they would be a fool for not increasing their volumes. Afterall, markups only go to the dealer and not Honda corporate. Bottom line, HOnda will move and sell the volumes that the market justifys.
Some NSX owners went for $20K markup in the first year in 1991. By 1992, it was below MSRP. Learn from history folks. I don't expect this much drama to happen for the CR because the CR is no where as dramatic as a brand new model introduction. It is much like a Type R version of a model that is on its 8th year. Honda is just milking it out to keep the volume flowing.
To those of you that think it will be a collector, yes it will, if you still have the car 20 years later. As much as people on the forum thinks the car justifys a high premium or markup, know that the actual CR buyers are few and that people on this forums are the minority. Anything that comes out new will be hot...at least for a few months, then it will sit on dealer lots. Pay premium all you want, you may feel like a fool knowing you can pick it up under MSRP at the end of 2008 Model year. Zanardi NSX was no different.
Honda is no fool, they know how many customers are willing to buy this. They are not like Ferrari commanding top dollar for their cars. If Honda corporate knew there will be great demand driving prices up, they would be a fool for not increasing their volumes. Afterall, markups only go to the dealer and not Honda corporate. Bottom line, HOnda will move and sell the volumes that the market justifys.
Some NSX owners went for $20K markup in the first year in 1991. By 1992, it was below MSRP. Learn from history folks. I don't expect this much drama to happen for the CR because the CR is no where as dramatic as a brand new model introduction. It is much like a Type R version of a model that is on its 8th year. Honda is just milking it out to keep the volume flowing.
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With the complete package, the CR will be worth the price increase.
I think that at the current moment the RA-R is the best handling car < $65k right now.
You have all seen the S204 kick ass, well the RA-R is just that much more.
All via track tuning, not so much as powertuning. It's that GT3 style of tuning.
In fact they say it's an oversteering beast from a mm of turn-in.
Even more amazing is the price, $33,550. 300 units produced.
Has *only* 320hp BUT massive changes to suspension, areo, and overall power
under the curve completely changes this car to a sports car eating monster.
This is what we can expect from the S2k CR.
I think you will all see that from a production standpoint, the price increase
if any will def. be justified because substantial research will have gone
through to developing this CR version's complete package much like the above
described RA-R.
Also note that on a track the S204 is known to give a spanking.
On BMI, it stayed in front of the C6 Z06, and Lambos.
I think that at the current moment the RA-R is the best handling car < $65k right now.
You have all seen the S204 kick ass, well the RA-R is just that much more.
All via track tuning, not so much as powertuning. It's that GT3 style of tuning.
In fact they say it's an oversteering beast from a mm of turn-in.
Even more amazing is the price, $33,550. 300 units produced.
Has *only* 320hp BUT massive changes to suspension, areo, and overall power
under the curve completely changes this car to a sports car eating monster.
This is what we can expect from the S2k CR.
I think you will all see that from a production standpoint, the price increase
if any will def. be justified because substantial research will have gone
through to developing this CR version's complete package much like the above
described RA-R.
Also note that on a track the S204 is known to give a spanking.
On BMI, it stayed in front of the C6 Z06, and Lambos.
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From: Blue Bell, PA
Originally Posted by Silverf16' date='Mar 21 2007, 10:14 AM
I highly doubt it will be boosted!! BC is stringing you along.
To those of you that think it will be a collector, yes it will, if you still have the car 20 years later. As much as people on the forum thinks the car justifys a high premium or markup, know that the actual CR buyers are few and that people on this forums are the minority. Anything that comes out new will be hot...at least for a few months, then it will sit on dealer lots. Pay premium all you want, you may feel like a fool knowing you can pick it up under MSRP at the end of 2008 Model year. Zanardi NSX was no different.
Honda is no fool, they know how many customers are willing to buy this. They are not like Ferrari commanding top dollar for their cars. If Honda corporate knew there will be great demand driving prices up, they would be a fool for not increasing their volumes. Afterall, markups only go to the dealer and not Honda corporate. Bottom line, HOnda will move and sell the volumes that the market justifys.
Some NSX owners went for $20K markup in the first year in 1991. By 1992, it was below MSRP. Learn from history folks. I don't expect this much drama to happen for the CR because the CR is no where as dramatic as a brand new model introduction. It is much like a Type R version of a model that is on its 8th year. Honda is just milking it out to keep the volume flowing.
To those of you that think it will be a collector, yes it will, if you still have the car 20 years later. As much as people on the forum thinks the car justifys a high premium or markup, know that the actual CR buyers are few and that people on this forums are the minority. Anything that comes out new will be hot...at least for a few months, then it will sit on dealer lots. Pay premium all you want, you may feel like a fool knowing you can pick it up under MSRP at the end of 2008 Model year. Zanardi NSX was no different.
Honda is no fool, they know how many customers are willing to buy this. They are not like Ferrari commanding top dollar for their cars. If Honda corporate knew there will be great demand driving prices up, they would be a fool for not increasing their volumes. Afterall, markups only go to the dealer and not Honda corporate. Bottom line, HOnda will move and sell the volumes that the market justifys.
Some NSX owners went for $20K markup in the first year in 1991. By 1992, it was below MSRP. Learn from history folks. I don't expect this much drama to happen for the CR because the CR is no where as dramatic as a brand new model introduction. It is much like a Type R version of a model that is on its 8th year. Honda is just milking it out to keep the volume flowing.
Another that comes to mind is the Nismo R34.
The GT3 has a massive waiting list.
This is no A-Spec.
Honda could always make more Type-Rs thats why they were never a real collectible. However, Honda WILL limit the production of these to a number that will PO many people.
Thats why it will be a collectible. :-)