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Old 11-27-2011, 09:07 AM
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The S had a trump card at the start of production here in the US ...it was the only piston car that hit 9k ...then after the rpm was lowered sales dropped and did so until the end . If Honda never "redid" this to increase sales in the us , would the S still be with us today ??...my answer is yes ...we should have had a choice to buy the euro version here , things may have been way different ..imo ...HONDA NEVER SHOULD HAVE LOST THE TRUMP CARD THE CAR HAD TO START WITH ...9K ..IS THE S2000 !!!
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This is why I got an 03 - last year of the F20.
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Thats why i bought an 01
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Don't know if 8k was the deal breaker... they might have tried to become more of everything to everyone... Engine change for more torque (it's not a Chevy v8), VSA for control (it's not a minivan), trying to appeal to more when the vehicle is purpose built... I'm just reaching, but who knows.
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The car is better in every way as the years went on. Ap2 is faster, looks better, rides better. Why would a number on the dash hurt sales?
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The fact that how good a car is, is based on its redline is so ridiculous I dont have a good way to explain how dumb it sounds.
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Wouldn't have killed it for me.


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Originally Posted by Gigdy
The fact that how good a car is, is based on its redline is so ridiculous I dont have a good way to explain how dumb it sounds.
just another ap1 fanboy thread
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this thread should get closed asap, along with the 4534634 other threads that turn into ap1 vs ap2 threads
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