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Old 08-16-2010, 08:24 PM
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I'm looking for a s2k to buy and can't decide on hard top or soft top. I found this nice 2004 s2k, but it has a soft top.. Help me out guys it will be my first s2k!
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They all come with soft tops. The hard top can be purchased through honda, or many aftermarket companies.


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^^ yup.

i'd say you should just get one and drive it for a month or two before making this decision.

you might like driving top down so much you decide to save the $1500-$2000 on a hardtop (like i did).
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well youre getting a convertable either way! lmao

with a hardtop on they look sexy but with the top down they are a blast!!
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Originally Posted by J-GO,Aug 17 2010, 12:30 AM
They all come with soft tops. The hard top can be purchased through honda, or many aftermarket companies.

Not necessarily.. '08 and '09 had the CR.. no soft top
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I like the best of both worlds if you can find a good buy with both you'd be in front from the start..
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i don't see the big deal w/ a HT...i hate the s2000 w/ the top up, it's so stuffy and hard to see anything out of it. once the top comes down though you see the whole sky and everything is amazing...so i don't know how people drive around w/ the HT on 24/7.

only reason i'd get a ht is if i plan on driving it in winter since i won't put the top down anyway but in the warmer months it's never gona be on. the softtop isn't too bad either, just get it and if you really want a ht buy one later on.
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If you can't drive it with the top down, you shouldn't be driving it at all.
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Originally Posted by S14 to S2k,Aug 17 2010, 09:06 PM
i don't see the big deal w/ a HT...i hate the s2000 w/ the top up, it's so stuffy and hard to see anything out of it. once the top comes down though you see the whole sky and everything is amazing...so i don't know how people drive around w/ the HT on 24/7.

only reason i'd get a ht is if i plan on driving it in winter since i won't put the top down anyway but in the warmer months it's never gona be on. the softtop isn't too bad either, just get it and if you really want a ht buy one later on.
If you live in an area where it's 105 and 80% humidity at 5:30pm on your 20 mile drive home, a top (any) and AC is almost a must. I tried driving in that heat with the top down, and even having the AC on full in convertible mode, I was drenched with sweat when I got home.

When it gets below 90 here (Texas) the top does go down more often than not. If its 90-100 I might drop the top on a short trip.

I guess the real problem is I don't want to stink and be drenched in sweat when I get home, or to work or where ever I am going. This is my sole reason for leaving the top up the last 3 weeks. It's been 100+ here, and I have to wear business professional attire to work. I tried the "wear shorts and t-shirt" on the way in and back home, but I was still drenched and sweaty by the time I go to where I was going.

I am thinking of a hardtop for the weeks its too hot or cold to have the top down, I just cannot justify spending ~$2k on a top for those 6 weeks out of the year. I may buy one anyway just to have the option of doing convertible or coupe. To have something different.

Its 11:24pm, and it still 88 and 60A% humidity outside. The "feels like" temp is 96. At least that is what weather.com says right now. I would probably drop the top if I had someplace to go right now, its cool outside.
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SOFT TOP!





tOPDOWN all the time. coldest temp tOPDOWN. 19 degrees F and snowing


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