So you feel the S2000 is (mechanically) just like the Civic and any mechanic who has worked on a Civic will be able to do quality work on an S2000?

I hope you enjoy having a warped and wobbly hood (among other things).

But seriously, this is a simple fact of life (and of economics) and has been demonstrated quite effectively throughout automotive history.

When a car is only made for a few years and has limited production in those years you end up having a hard time finding parts, those parts are often very expensive, there are very few mechanics with experience working on the car, there are limited aftermarket options and those options are expensive.

I suppose I shouldn't have to explain - but it seems I could be wrong.

So... on the economic side (to explain both the expense and scarcity) it's simple supply and demand coupled with niche market economics. It would be a very small market size with resulting limited demand. This would result in limited supply. In addition, without being able to achieve economies of scale, a larger percentage of setup and tooling costs would be distributed on a per part basis. This would result in (sometimes dramatically) increased prices. In addition, total potential revenues would go down dramatically, making this an unattractive market for any larger manufacturer. This would leave the market to the niche manufacturer - who focus on margin rather than revenue. This would drive the cost up further.

This can be applied to the mechanics as well. The few mechanics who would have had experience working on the few cars would become specialists in those cars. They would then increase their rates, as they would be in control of a captive market. Many would go to other mechanics who have experience modding Civics (for example) who would screw up the car. The car would then HAVE to be sent to a specialist who would then charge MORE to repair the damage done. This would result in horror stories spreading about this practice, allowing the specialists to charge more.

As time goes by, the number of cars would DECREASE (cars would be crashed, would be used as parts cars, would simply stop working or be abandoned) which would increase the effect of all the drivers noted above. Demand would decrease, supply would decrease, costs would increase.

And they said Economics was a dismal science!

 

Just thinking how much you would have to pay to buy a Austin Healy 3000 built in 1960 or even a 1965 Cobra....Parts may be very expensive and few mecanics can repair but if you want to give me one,I will drive to your location to pick it up...

 

Man, about half the guys in this board have a very short fuse. lol! Well i just saw where you live and maybe thats the reason but last year it was june and you could no longer get an s2k no matter what the price was, from apr to may they went as low as 37 and as high as 40 and they were all sold, i guess it depends where you live.

 

Nah, except the engine turns the opposite way to all other Hondas, at about 1.5 times the speed, with 11.1:1 compression, it's North/South rather than East/West, it drives a 6 speed gear box powering the rear wheels, block is ladder framed aluminium with fibre reinforced cylinders, forged pistons and conrods and roller rockers on top.

Nah, apart from that it's a Civic

 

lol i did not say it was a civic, all i said is a honda and will use some sort of same but yet more advance technology! Of course its not a civic... god !