Okay i'm lookin to buy a s2k soon and i'm wondering what the difference in the years is... is there anything different about engine? looks? handling... i'm lookin at either a 00, 01, or 02.... i just wanna know if there is any major differences.

 

'04 has a new engine & rear suspension, thats about all I know, but I would like to learn more as well.

 

MY00, 01 have a plastic rear window, glass was started on the 02.

The ECU is different on the 02 and up.

different stereo on the 02 and up

different rear lights on the 02 and up

04 has different light front and rear...different front end and rear end starting 04...i love it!

as the years went on the car's suspension became softer and softer.

There is a ton more...most definately do a search...you will definately be happy with the car not matter what year you get.

personally I think a real S2000 is one that revs to 9000. hehehehe sorry 04 and 05 owners.

 

To Felonyruckus:

Your comment:

personally I think a real S2000 is one that revs to 9000. hehehehe sorry 04 and 05 owners.

I just traded in my 01 model for an 05. And I totally agree the 01 (9000 RPM) was much for fun to drive. The 05 does ride much smoother and shift smoother, but not as racey.

Mark

 

yeah, i think that the 9000 RPM really set the car a part from the rest of the field. I understand the changes they made in the 04-05 cars were done because of what North America was looking for in that price range.

Either way, I love any S2000 out there.

 

okay so ill probably go with an 01 like i've been planning on doing... i've been wanting a black one with red leather interior but my brother said it was ugly .... i like it .. what do yall think?

 

go with what you like i guessed, go with your own taste, black / red, they stand out.

 

If you're looking at 00-02, my suggestion is to get the 02. has a lot of updates, and a few nice added features the 00-01 don't have.

 

Every year the S2k gets updates.....even from 04-05. We just dont hear about them all. Its called CI (Contunuous Improvement).

 

lol while i agree with you somewhat, IMO I don't consider the 04-05 an improvement in terms of what I like about the 02-03. I liked the handling charachteristics, and 9000rpm redline, etc. So that much can come down to personal preference as to whether or not it was an improvement.

But since he was looking at buying only 00-02 model years, I thought I'd help point out the obvious in case he hadn't thought of it already. lol