Owning s2000 for a lifetime?
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From: NC USA
Lifetime ownership or not depends on what you value in a car. Do you own a car for what it is and what it stands for, or just for the use of the car and what it can do (performance level)?
The S2000 is certainly one of the last of its breed, a more serious and engineering-focused interpretation of the roadster. It's got an aggressive suspension design, the high rpm VTEC engine, and the high x-bone frame, which sent it apart from its contemporarys. All stuff everyone here is familiar with. It's a special car and you can clearly see the care they gave it with Uehara leading. The ND is also a well engineered car, but Miatas have always used a parts bin engine (ND1 is very similar to the mazda3 2.0, and the nd2 is slightly improved with special cams and other bits) and the interior doesn't stand out from other cars, where the S2000's does with the digital dash and driver-centered controls.
One could argue the F20 is not that special since the K20 offers similar enough capabilities, but there's something different about it.
I want an ND2 to autocross and summer daily, but i will never give up the S2's garage space for it. An ND2 will do most things faster, easier, and safer, but it just doesn't look quite as fun.
The S2000 is certainly one of the last of its breed, a more serious and engineering-focused interpretation of the roadster. It's got an aggressive suspension design, the high rpm VTEC engine, and the high x-bone frame, which sent it apart from its contemporarys. All stuff everyone here is familiar with. It's a special car and you can clearly see the care they gave it with Uehara leading. The ND is also a well engineered car, but Miatas have always used a parts bin engine (ND1 is very similar to the mazda3 2.0, and the nd2 is slightly improved with special cams and other bits) and the interior doesn't stand out from other cars, where the S2000's does with the digital dash and driver-centered controls.
One could argue the F20 is not that special since the K20 offers similar enough capabilities, but there's something different about it.
I want an ND2 to autocross and summer daily, but i will never give up the S2's garage space for it. An ND2 will do most things faster, easier, and safer, but it just doesn't look quite as fun.
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FWIW, I don't own an Ap1 but my friend, who's also on his 2nd engine and probably has over 150,000 miles on it (chassis has over 400,000 kms or 240,000 miles), says he burns less oil using LiquiMoly. Both my Ap2 don't burn any oil.
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I feel like I’m late to the party. I got my S2000 4 years ago, added 27k miles to it and still feel like I JUST got it yesterday. I hope to keep it for a long tome. But I do understand the interest in a new Miata. At least there is hope that cars like this will continue to be made for a while.
