New S2000 Owner
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All true. However....................
A good bluetooth headunit works wonders! Always on to stream from my phone, I never open the door either. Dash controls work fine (thank you Modifry for plug and play). My Sony added 45 watts of power and with sound insulation (in the doors especially) the sound overcomes all the external noise top down and is near perfect top up.
Try it , you will like it!
A good bluetooth headunit works wonders! Always on to stream from my phone, I never open the door either. Dash controls work fine (thank you Modifry for plug and play). My Sony added 45 watts of power and with sound insulation (in the doors especially) the sound overcomes all the external noise top down and is near perfect top up.
Try it , you will like it!
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As others have suggested, I'd focus on maintenance; worry about making other changes down the road, and if you do, keep all your original parts as these cars–especially unmolested examples–are only going up in value. To that end, if you're looking at keeping even the OEM head unit, I'd recommend a GTA Car Kit for Bluetooth. It plugs into the back of the OEM unit's CD changer port and fits underneath the unit out of sight; switching to the CD changer mode will enable Bluetooth and preserve the use of all the dash controls and even the controls on the OEM head unit.
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From: South East Queensland Oz.
What is your previous driving experience Iketeru_S2000, that will make all the difference.
As others have said, do all the maintenance that may or may not have been, including all new fluids. Then if you have lots of rear wheel drive experience in quick cars, learn the S2ks quirks. Once you know the car, start making changes to suit your driving style.
If you are coming from front drive only, find a track with wide open spaces, & go make the mistakes you are going to make where you won't damage a nice car. Remember every modification to improve grip & cornering speed makes the car harder, not easier to drive. The more grip the quicker & more viscous the breakaway when it happens. I have set up a number of production cars for racing, & every improvement that made the car quicker also made it less forgiving.
The S2000 does not take fools gladly. It is a brilliant handling road car, but is far from forgiving when handled poorly. Learn it's idiosyncrasies first, then make it suit you better if needed. Remember the very best drivers are the ones who can exploit a cars idiosyncrasies, rather than suffer from them.
As others have said, do all the maintenance that may or may not have been, including all new fluids. Then if you have lots of rear wheel drive experience in quick cars, learn the S2ks quirks. Once you know the car, start making changes to suit your driving style.
If you are coming from front drive only, find a track with wide open spaces, & go make the mistakes you are going to make where you won't damage a nice car. Remember every modification to improve grip & cornering speed makes the car harder, not easier to drive. The more grip the quicker & more viscous the breakaway when it happens. I have set up a number of production cars for racing, & every improvement that made the car quicker also made it less forgiving.
The S2000 does not take fools gladly. It is a brilliant handling road car, but is far from forgiving when handled poorly. Learn it's idiosyncrasies first, then make it suit you better if needed. Remember the very best drivers are the ones who can exploit a cars idiosyncrasies, rather than suffer from them.