My mothers miata has had a few problems within the last year, I agree that honda has better reliability. I'm on my 3rd honda and none of them ever gave me problems. First was a 88 prelude and I drove that until 150k until the auto trans. went, never any motor problems though. I think the extra 10k is worth it for the S, the miata doesn't have the same cockpit feel to it. The miata is also a chic car.

 

[QUOTE=wwwracer,Apr 20 2005, 01:47 PM] how can you say your giving up sports car purity by getting a s2000?

 

Jeez, I guess the Porche 911, Vette, viper, various Ferrari's, blah blah blah aren't true sports cars. Jeez was I mistaken

Performance makes the sports car, getting with a few amenities doesn't change that. Maybe your confusing sports car with race car. Two different things.

 

It depends on your frame of reference. Roll up windows do not belong on "true" sports cars if you grew up with side curtains. I think you can find a Geo without all the amenities you listed.

It is hard to define a sports car, but you know when you are driving one.

 

No, you're confusing what a sports car really is, and what popular conception of what one is due to decades of misuse as a sales and ego buzzword.

 

Actually, if a term is used long enough to reference a certain kind of thing, it becomes a standard. For example, when you want to blow your nose, you reach for a Kleenex, but what you'd really want is a tissue. Or, many people I know ask for a Coke when they want a soda, any soda at all - they're all Cokes. It's quite an interesting phenomenon actually.

If you are suggesting that we cannot call a Corvette, Viper, Ferrari, Porsche, etc. a Sport Car, could you please provide the correct terminology to use?

 

In your opinion, what constitutes a sports car?

Let me guess-

Must be uncomfortable to sit in.

Rock hard suspension.

Lots of wind noise.

Unreliable.

Drafty with the top up.

Expensive to repair.

Crappy AM radio.

In case you haven't noticed, sports cars have evolved along with the rest of the automotive industry.

It is all about performance. What does it matter if you can have that in air conditioned comfort?

 

That's pretty much what happened. The difference being that when people refer to a Kleenex, or a Coke, or a Crescent wrench, they do it out of innocent ignorance or indifference. People call their cars "sports cars" because they believe it makes their penises larger. Hence the hostility when corrected. It's a technical classification, not a subjective comment or compliment.

Anyhow, those are GT cars.

 

GT Cars, eh?
That sounds cool to me too!

I'm happy either way.

 

I see, you can always take those features out of your car. You will make it lighter and possibly pick up a little extra speed.