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Obviously, you should try them both. Had an 01 Spa and I miss 9k. But then again i'm not opposed to shifting a bit more to stay on the power curve.
That being said, I love my 04.
That being said, I love my 04.
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From: The Steel City
Originally Posted by rsx555,Jul 26 2005, 01:17 PM
Below, an excerpt taken from Sport Compact Car Article
It's a total lie. Honda says the second-generation S2000 is a kinder, gentler car. Bullshit. Don't believe it. The S2000 is still the real deal, a sports car stripped to a core of dynamic purity. That said, Honda has made a long list of changes to the S2000 for 2004, including an increase of engine displacement, meant to make the car friendlier on the street. And the changes do make the two-seater a bit easier to live with, but to say the roadster has cast aside its hyperactive ways is like saying Barry Bonds no longer hits for power.
It's a total lie. Honda says the second-generation S2000 is a kinder, gentler car. Bullshit. Don't believe it. The S2000 is still the real deal, a sports car stripped to a core of dynamic purity. That said, Honda has made a long list of changes to the S2000 for 2004, including an increase of engine displacement, meant to make the car friendlier on the street. And the changes do make the two-seater a bit easier to live with, but to say the roadster has cast aside its hyperactive ways is like saying Barry Bonds no longer hits for power.
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The AP2 has an extra space in the cup holder. Not that I'd ever have food or beverage in the S, but it makes for a great place to put things (e.g., my radar detector), whereas the single cup holder in the AP1 is essentially useless. 
Seriously, I bought an 05 new because I wanted to have the car from new. Any AP1 will be used and at least two years old, and there is nothing like having the car from new.
The two cars have more in common than different, and you can't go wrong with either, but why worry if the prior owner waited for the break in period to pass before taking the car into the high rpms? There are enough headaches in buying a car, buying used just makes it worse. IF you go for an AP1 I'd suggest a 2003. the earlier models had a few things like all new cars that needed to be worked out (nothing major) and the first cars had a plastic rear window.
Go with a new S2000 (AP2) and move on to the more controversial topic -- what color! Personally, I prefer Silverstone.
Seriously, I bought an 05 new because I wanted to have the car from new. Any AP1 will be used and at least two years old, and there is nothing like having the car from new.
The two cars have more in common than different, and you can't go wrong with either, but why worry if the prior owner waited for the break in period to pass before taking the car into the high rpms? There are enough headaches in buying a car, buying used just makes it worse. IF you go for an AP1 I'd suggest a 2003. the earlier models had a few things like all new cars that needed to be worked out (nothing major) and the first cars had a plastic rear window.
Go with a new S2000 (AP2) and move on to the more controversial topic -- what color! Personally, I prefer Silverstone.
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Originally Posted by Driv300mph,Jul 26 2005, 02:06 PM
Got an article to prove that? Japan, England, Canada, etc.?
I don't have an "article" because it's just how vehicles are taxed in a lot of countries. It's part of the reason small, compact cars are so popular in many countries. The S2000 is a "small" car in a very competitive market, and the last thing Honda probably wanted to do was to "price it out of the market" - which is something they would have done if it could no longer be compared to the other small roadsters with 1.6 to 2.0 litre motors.
I'm sure someone from the UK or Japan could explain this better than I can. I simply know of these taxes exsisiting, but I do not know how it works.
I'm not saying the 2.2 litre is better, but it adjusts the way the car behaves in such a manner that it is much more useable under 5,000 RPM. The same thrill and excitement of high RPM is still there.
I've done 35,000 km on the 2.0 litre and 23,000 km on the 2.2 litre, so I've got a lot of seat time in each version of the car. The only time I've ever missed a higher redline is in 2nd gear a few times. It gets to the rev limiter so quick that it would be nice if it had a bit more room. But a lot of that has to do with the new gear ratios, too.
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