I had a 94 GS-R that saw plenty of 81K redlines and it ran perfectly to 125K. The only thing that I had to do was replace the "B" pipe at 90K and the clutch at 95K. My 99 GS-R is running in the same vein, no trouble at all. I drive the car like an escaped mental patient and do the regularly scheduled maintenance and she just keeps coming back for more!

 

I've only had my S2000 for 6 months (1,550 miles) still no problems, but I can tell you that my mother's 96' Integra has never had a "real problem" (65,000 miles). . .

Additionally, my 94' Prelude Si was rock solid until the 155K mile mark (the Si had a major engine head problem last year, but it was fixed. . . all seems good). Though, given the mileage the maint. cost versus miles for the Si was definitely BETTER than average. . . Even my old 87' Accord was unflappable until the 115K mark (when an accident turned it into an accordian )

Bottomline, Honda puts quality products on the road. . . Yes, there have been owners that haven't been satisfied with the S2000 (probability says this will happen), however, dollar for dollar/ car for car you'll find that Honda products (along with Toyota, and a few other manufacturers) consistently perform much better than the industry average for vehicle maintenance. . .

 

I just wanted to thank everyone who responded to my original post on this topic. I appreciate the time that you all took to give me your opinions on the S2K. It's been very helpful.

 

Another advantage. All S2000s are made in Japan, where assembly quality is the best in the world. The BMWs, I think, are assembled in Germany, the US, and even some other places. German assembly these days is not up to the vaunted standards of the past and there's no point in saying anthing about the US, since we all know it's second rate.

 

The maintanence cost for German cars R usually higher (MB,BMW,Audi,VW) than typical Japanese manufacturers.. I can tell u that the S2000 is not expensive to maintain compare to the Z3 that u own.

 

So far.......30,000+miles and I have spent more on cleaning materials for the car than I have on maintenance!!!(not really but sure seems like it)

This one is going to put me over that hump. Need brakes, change diff and tranny fluid, general checkup and thats it!!

This car is about as close to NO maintenance aside from detailing it that I have ever seen!

 

You are referring to Inspection I & II that should be done in
between regular oil service you have... lets also keep in mind
that 97 or newer cars come with 3 years FREE maintenance
including all oil change & these inspections... Not so with
Honda (right?? Not too sure)... I think Audi now comes with
4 years free and so did Mercedes..

 

I haven't noticed any differences in this Honda and the ones I've owned previously (including U.S. assembled models). It has been reliable (18K+ miles), never letting me down.

 

I believe that the Z3 (and X5) is made in one of the Carolinas. Could be that US quality thing.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by fisch
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that would be a bad thing.