Sadly, most kids won't realize this until they're financially unstable. To many, they're okay with the debt as long as they look 'baller' next to their friends. It may feel good driving an S2000, but it's even BETTER to drive it knowing you're debt free and didn't have to work paycheck to paycheck. Kids will be kids I suppose..

 

Absolutely. My generation is a bit ruined though. My older cousins that came out of college rolled in to much higher paying jobs. That's what we were promised but the bubble burst... Here in TN, a recent grad is doing well at $30k. Also, us youngins tend to favor dreams over reality

 

@ledhed,
I could not agree more , you sir are 100% correct . Please do not let yourself deep in debt, because it will suck the life out of you.

 

You talking with the all seasons or winter tires? Like I said, I find it to be so costly and such a hassle(including the chances of receiving no snow at all during each winter season). With my SE-R, I am able to get around in snow just fine because I have a little experience driving in snow, but RWD and snow is really turning me off.

I just realized now that I am limiting and really bias-ing myself by choosing only AWD for my dream car when I graduate and get a good job. I still purely want for sure an S2000. It's just I got 1 1/2 or 2 years left in school and S2000's will be so worn out by then =(. Other cars I am considering besides the Evo/STi are the 2013 Genesis Coupe or BRZ.

 

Worn out in 1-2 years? Perhaps the early models, but most likely not 08 models. Cars dont change dramatically in one or two years unless they weren't taken care of. In that case the owners have already mistreated them by now.

 

By that logic my 02 would be worn out by now, but it runs and looks like new. Don't forget a lot of S2000 are stored for the winter months and then, only driven on nice days during the spring summer and fall. Just saying if that is your logic it doesn't add up in this case.

 

Be is S2000 or WRX STI you still need to switch tires from summer to winter. Summer tires DO NOT work in temps below 40s. and moreover, S2000 with a good set of winter tires is safer then WRX STI with summer or even all-season tires.

 

I live in an area that gets snow and ice storms every year and I have lived in both New Jersey and Colorado as well (so I know how to drive in the snow), and I'll weigh in. One of the reasons i bought my 4x4 pickup truck to supplement my S2K is because the simple truth is that if your daily route includes a hill of any kind, you can forget about making it to work after a snow/ice storm, with or without snow tires. its one of the reasons i got my second vehicle, after having to call in favors from friends for rides to work for a week while my car was stuck at my girlfriend's house. so to the OP, If you get more than a couple storms a year and live near a hill, i would consider the S as second car. I'm sure I will get disagreements on this point, but that was my experience. you're mileage may vary.

 

hills, tires, and LSD are all very important factors. I never got stuck anywhere on my RWD cars in Boston and I also ski alot in Vermont and Maine. In fact my M3 with studless snow/ice tires was better in snow then AWD A4 with shitty performance winter tires.

 

We don't get snow here in the metro area or at least we didn't lol