Maybe I'm just reaching that age (38) when I don't have the desire for pin-me-back-into-my-seat power anymore. Maybe it's because I used to ride sport bikes so I got my fill of brain-flattening acceleration. Either way, I'm more than happy with 240 HP and 153 lb/ft. The car has just enough power to hang the tail out when I want to, then scoot it back in before I get into trouble.

And nastinupe1, I'm with the woman of my dreams now, so maybe it's all some kind of karmic alignment of the planets Now if I can just get a job......

 

DaHapa,
Did you ever do the seat lowering Mod. as seen in

I was very happy with it as I am 6"4' .

The first thing I said to the Salesman when I sat in the car was , " what do you mean there is no Tilt Wheel"

Seat Lowering thread with Pics

 

I had a deposit on a used Boxster S in perfect condition with all of the right options...had always like the s2000 but never really drove it hard to see what it could do.

Lined up a back to back test drive and the rest is history.

Would love a M3 Convertible with SMG in addition to the S2k though!

 

I really enjoy these "philosophical" posts. I've had next to no experience with true sports cars so I'm no expert -- but I can say this:
Back in 1999, I got my hands on an S2000 brochure. It folded out into a poster of a silverstone/red that just fired me up and got me dreaming of seat time.
Three years later I test drove an S, laid out a down payment, and haven't stopped smiling since. Now I imagine taking her out on a sunny day 30 or 40 years hence and watching other drivers' necks whip around.

 

At first, my wife didn't like the S. She actually wanted me to search out a used Z3 in good condition or get the 350Z. But, ever since the car came out, it's been on my mind. You all know how that is. Couldn't be happier. I don't think I'll ever get tired of this car.

 

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DaHapa,

 

The S fits me perfect and I'm planning on keeping it for a long time, Maybe some day if Honda makes an updated version I'd consider getting that in addition to the 02.

 

For me my S2000 is probably the nicest car I'll ever own, short of winning the lottery. Having driven sports cars since I was 16 my first being a 1960 Austin Healey I've owned nothing but sports cars in the interim. Will this be my last sports car? I doubt it, but I can't imagine a better one. But a stepping stone? No way, while not the pinnacle for some of you better healed$$$ owners out there for me I think I've reached the zenith of sports car ownership.

 

No other cars on the market currently get me as excited as the S2000 does. It has aged wonderfully & to me is def. one of the sexiest cars on the road. The looks are just pure sex appeal. Def. a big factor for me as looks usually get me more excited than whats under the hood, but in this case thats not a factor as this car has it all.

I don't plan on buying new again until '06-'07. When I do I plan on keeping the S2000 & converting it to a weekend track car.

 

I am in my 50s. I had a number of European sportscars/roadsters when I was in my twenties and thirties. Family obligations meant 4 doors and 4 seats. I was saving for college educations and paying a mortgage, so a third/weekend car was out of the question, but I'd always promised myself another sportscar. I thought it would be a vintage MGA or perhaps a TD.

When the S came out, it stole my heart and captured my imagination. I bought it last year and remarkably, I no longer lust for the 1952 MG. My S2000 is the first car that I have ever owned that I find totally satisfactory. I hope to own it forever, or atleast for as long as I am able to enjoy it.

Some of this is because it is a truly great car, and some of it because I am firmly in middle age. As djohnson has said, we don't need to be pinned to the seat. And, I am already married to the "chick" of my dreams.

It is the most thrilling car I have ever owned, for me it is not a stepping stone.