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Does the S2k age beautifully or not?

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Old 05-24-2001, 11:48 AM
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In your honest and unbiased opinion, do you think the S2000 age beautifully or not?

Please don't flame me for this but I think that unlike the Porsche, the S2000 loses its appeal as time goes by; especially the rear end of the car.

On the positive side, it still has one of the best engines/transmissions available today!
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It hasn't been out long enough to "age" yet...
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After 9 months of ownership, I still smile everytime I see my car. Everyday is like driving it for the first time off the dealership's lot.

What are you on? j/k
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Honestly, I think the rear is a sweeter shot than the nose.....hence the sig pic
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I think the Porche will age faster than the S. There are too many Porches around. I see them on every corner and, quite frankly, I'm sick of looking at them.
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I'm with Bernie, I think the rear view is SWEET.
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If you get tired of things easily, then you won't like this car in the future.
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I still love how this car looks (and suspect that I will for a long time), especially the view from the front end!
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The s2000 is a technical marvel. The styling is, IMO, suitably modest. The paint on this car is quite soft and thin. The bumper pieces are flimsy plastic. The dash is that tried-and-true Honda blue/black faux-grained crap that they seem to love. The carpet is a joke. The rear window is a joke.

IMO, the reason these cars don't hold up is the unrelenting use of plastic parts both inside and outside the car. This is what separates a classic car from a novel car.
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I still look back and smile every time I walk away from the car - less than seven months of ageing.

As for comparing the rearend of the S2000 to the Boxster, the S2000 isn't great but the centered single exhaust on the Boxster looks like the end of the line on the digestive tract.


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