Well I'm proud to say I've come back to play for the good guys. I owned a 2003 Silverstone AP1 for four years, before selling it my senior year of college. I hoofed it for a year, then picked up a 4d 2008 Civic SI after graduation.

The Civic served it's purpose pretty well, but I honestly couldn't live with the goofy exterior and civic "boy racer" image. I ended up jumping into a late model 2008 Evo X, wicked white. I had always wanted a turbo, and had nearly swapped the first s2k for a 2006 STi while in school.

This thing was awesome, I did full exhaust, tuning, etc etc and had a really fast car. Four doors was great, it sounded incredible....but lacked the fun factor of the s2000 I had owned in the past.

I'll be very clear in saying this - the Evo outperforms. With the right mods, it will outhandle and outpower and s2000. It is incredibly easy to drive, and is very forgiving. A skilled driver in an s2000 would be needed to keep up with a novice driver in an Evo. Here's the speed I'm talking about...with ~2500 in mods.
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But much like the Civic, I felt like a boy racer again. It was unreliable as hell, and threw a CEL anytime I stomped the gas with the AC on. I ended up going through the whole spectrum, looking for something more. 335i, 550i, Lotus Exige S, M Coupe....but insurance started to become an issue. I'm still under 25, and though I do well for myself, the six month insurance on the Exige was $2100...there are much smarter things to be doing with $4200 a year. I got online and did some quick insurance quotes on the s2000...they were half what I was paying on the Evo.

Shortly thereafter, for half the price of the other cars, and half the insurance cost, I had found myself a GPW 2007 S2000. Sure it doesn't have 400hp, and sure it's not practical at all...but I love it.

 

How about an s2000 with the right mods, can it out handle and out power and evo x?

 

Welcome Home!

 

congrats on going back to the s2k.. im also a fellow evo owner.. i ahve an ap1 and a lightly modded evo9.. i love have both n/a and turbo cars!!

 

welcome back!! evo is nice but the s2k is much sexier.

 

You know you can turbo s2k's right????

 

convertible tops are much sexier than 4 doors.

I love my S2000, it's fast in the curves when I need it to be and I don't miss the lack of power.

 

s2000s ftw

 

Man why not keep the 10 for the DD and get a used S for weekend duty. Right now thats my plan later than sooner. But right now i drive a beater for my DD grind untill i can afford a used evo,sti or untill i have my CR payed off. I think the S2000 was made for weekends only not as a DD but i have DD mine just recently did i get my beater

 

Fortunately my first s2000 served as a DD for four years, so I at least know what I'm getting myself into...but yes if I could swing (or if I could justify the cost) two cars, I'd love to strip out the S and only use it on the weekends.