[QUOTE]My thought is, this is a very technolgically advanced machine, it has more than fifty years of race history packed into its design.

 

xviper,

 

Moan Moan Moan. Wah Wah Oil fill Wah Wah. Cry Cry 1 minutes Cry Cry.

Seriously... I'm the laziest SOB on this planet and I still manage to check the oil and tire pressure, AND I DON'T EVEN OWN THE CAR. It's my dads! But if I'm going to go drive it hard, basic precautions should be taken! If you were driving your new Ferrarri around, would you bitch about the oil consumption during break-in???

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SanchothePanda
[B]Moan Moan Moan.

 

I think one very important point has been overlooked. The problem is not just that you need to check the oil every couple of hundred miles, the problem is that when you buy the car, nobody tells you that it is a necessity! If buyers were aware of this from day one, then maybe people wouldn't be so angry. When I got my S2000 - which btw, was my first ever sports car so I wasn't used to checking oil at every gas fill-up - I didn't realize this was an issue until I checked the oil at 2000miles and it was right on "L". Would it be helpful if Honda had put an oil pressure gauge on the dash?

 

I'm afraid an oil PRESSURE gauge won't be of much use here. It will only tell you that the oil pump is getting enough oil and that it is pumping it. It won't tell you that it might be down to the last 2 qts because it will still read good pressure.
What you need is an oil LEVEL gauge. Maybe owners of the 2005 S2000 will have one.

 

My original statement:

Reply by Ralper/S2SPENT2MUCH:

Comment by Honda606:


My comment:

I do not want to speak for Honda606, but my suggestion of another vehicle was made as a legitimate response to your situation. The oil burn and wear characteristics of larger, lower-revving, six-cylinder engines seemed to me just what you are looking for. You cannot get 240 HP out of 2.0 normally aspirated liters without making what is essentially a racing engine tuned to run on pump gas and meet emissions standards, at least not with today's technology. Such engines burn some oil and probably don't run 300,000 miles without some work, although we may all be pleasantly surprised in a decade or two.

If you bought your S2000 believing that you could have the best of both worlds, you were almost certainly in error. To the extent that anyone at Honda mislead you, I can only say caveat emptor. However, you do not appear to be in the situation of having a car with 150,000 miles that needs new piston rings, bearings, and valves.

If you think I was disrepectful and rude, then kindly say so or don't say so. I cannot apologize to someone who is so milquetoast.

In my considered opinion:

1. You seem to be highly reactive on this topic, for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with me.

2. Your skin seems very thin, sir.

3. Your whining offends many, and for good reason.

4. I have not yet begun to be crabby, although you are at the early stage of motivating me to be so.


FYI, I have paid you the honor of being the first one to be placed on my ignore list.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by s9000
[B]I think one very important point has been overlooked.

 

Yes Hapa, I did read the entire manual and I believe it does say to check the oil at every gas fill up, but even now I don't do that. I check it once a week (since I avg. < 300mi per week) or before & after driving hard for extended periods. And yes, the dealership that I bought the car from was very negligent in not telling me any of this (bought it in June 02). I think they don't tell people b/c it doesn't sound very attractive to potential buyers.

 

If you have been around for long you probably remember what most owners have stated "You have the advantage of having a high performance engine at the same time the reliablity of a Honda." Not only this but if you read the original post you will read a direct quote from the S2000 brochure. For me the previous statements were one of the biggest selling points of the car. My definition of Honda is that of most Americans, Build quality, reliablity and longevity. Correct me if I am wrong, but am I out of my gourd when I ass-u-me that more than average oil consumption, that could lead to catastrofic engine failure, doesn't sound like a "Honda quality standard" product.
Don't get me wrong I LOVE my car I have NO OIL PROBLEMS, I am NOT BITCHING, I am just amazed at the deciving marketing that Honda has for the S2000.