glad to hear you'r OK allen. one question. are the stock tires the absolute best for the cars intended purpose?:

 

You will find an overwhelming majority of us would say "yes".

 

Indeed, nothing that I know of compares to the S02, I had the S03's and they were without-a-doubt pale in comparison.

Allen: The Q is an excellent choice, I'm an M5 man myself (in my dreams ), but the Q would do nicely .

 

Well, I ended up getting a Altima 2.5 SL. I've been driving it for a week now and I'm happy with it. It handles very good and the peppy 175 HP/180 TQ is enough to get me around but not too much to let me get in trouble. I really like the heated seats and the Bose stereo it comes with...

My wife has a BMW X5 and so we have been spoiled by BMW's luxuries...but to my surprise the 22K Altima is keeping both of us happy as a commuter car.

So what's next! Well, I figure I'll take it easy for a while and when I come into a bit of money I'll start looking at a weekend sports car again...

As of right now my whishlist includes the following:

Another S2K...If they ever increase the tourqe...maybe in 05 I've been hearing???
Nissan Z ---Track edition of course.
And if I come into a lot of money then I'd be looking at

The 2005 Lotus Esprit
AMG version of the SL500...whatever they all it, I think SL 55

For now its back to safe driving for me while I hybernate for a few years.

God bless you all S2K owners and please be careful out there...Cherish your cars...I think only us S2Kers know the pleasure of owning such a fine sports car. I really miss her :-(

 

Dear Allan,
Thanks for posting your story and good luck with your new Altima.
I did the same penny-wise pound foolish thing about 15 years ago with a Dodge K car. The fronts were worn out but the rears were okay. I put on brand new fronts with a little wider, more performance orientation. I bought four tires but planned to get a few more miles on the rear. Then I drove up to the mountains to go skiing. On my way home, the first time I lightly braked in a curve, the front stayed put and the rear went spinning. I did a 540 deg spin and ended up facing backwards in a snow bank. Only the Wyoming winter white stuff saved me from totaling the car.

My gosh, the K car was a miserable beast. Who would have guessed you could get in so much trouble with only 85 hp.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Barry WY Silver/Black '01
[B]My gosh, the K car was a miserable beast.

 

Allen,

Dude, that sucks so bad! I am sorry that happened to you but at least you are ok.

 

As you've painfully learned, mixing tires like this is a serious mistake.

I'm very sorry that your car was so severely damaged, but happy that you're ok.

I hope others here learn from your mistake, and you are to be applauded for the courage to admit it and post it.

 

A moment of silence for a fallen S...



Allen, come back to us someday!!!
Maybe if the S2200 makes it to production?!