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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 06:05 AM
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I heard from a review that the S2000 oversteers and doesn't handle well. Is this true? I always valued it for its handling capabilities. Or were they just taking about wet weather?
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 06:09 AM
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What review was that?
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 07:09 AM
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I think a recent review described slight oversteer for the pre-04s and very slight understeer for 04-05. I'm no race car driver, but my 05 drives, steers, handles and looks like a thoroughbred.
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by zking786,Apr 15 2005, 02:05 PM
I heard from a review that the S2000 oversteers and doesn't handle well. Is this true? I always valued it for its handling capabilities. Or were they just taking about wet weather?
Yea it handles like a pig, like an 85 Crown Victoria wagon to be exact. And it oversteers immediately upon turn in. In fact, you spend more time countersteering than steering.

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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 08:13 AM
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I fear for my life everytime I get in mine. Just this morning when I started mine up I was immediately facing the other way. No warning whatsoever, car spun around just like that.
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by zking786,Apr 15 2005, 06:05 AM
I heard from a review that the S2000 oversteers and doesn't handle well. Is this true? I always valued it for its handling capabilities. Or were they just taking about wet weather?
have u ever seen the commercial with the red vette and red cobalt. where the cobalt kept on tailgating the vette. then the vette on the throttle and the vette just donut around and was facing the cobalt.






the S2000 is very scary
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by standard63,Apr 15 2005, 11:13 AM


I fear for my life everytime I get in mine. Just this morning when I started mine up I was immediately facing the other way. No warning whatsoever, car spun around just like that.

It's because of the mid-engine;it acts as a pivot !!!
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 01:56 PM
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Mine scares me, too, but I couldn't afford a front wheel drive car. I think I find myself going backward as often as forward. I hear Ralph Nader is mounting a recall campaign.
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Daveg27,Apr 15 2005, 07:36 AM
... it oversteers immediately upon turn in. In fact, you spend more time countersteering than steering.
I hear that the ones they market in Japan don't have the electro-gyroscopic attitude reversers. Or maybe they're available as an option. I think that might make the car tolerable.
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 04:19 PM
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worst review ever.....

i rather have slight oversteer then understeer...
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