I've had my S2K for about 3 months now. I did a fair amount of research before I bought, so I expected pretty good performance (though all the reading didn't prepare me for well this thing performs, it really has to be experienced to be appreciated). I still had some reservations about my car as a daily driver. This car is a phenominal daily driver. My previous DD was a 96 Civic, and aside from the stiffer suspension, with the revs under 3700 and speeds under 50MPH the S2K difference is negligable. I couldn't be happier with my purchase, though I do have 1 question; which one of Murphy's laws says that every @#$& slow mofo in Seattle has to get in front of me when I'm driving my S? Doesn't seem to be a problem when I'm in the minivan

 

I doubt there's really much difference. As someone else who also has a minivan and an S2000, I think it boils down to the fact that when I'm in the minivan, I'm not as likely to be "sporting" around as much as when I'm in the S2000 so I'm not as miffed when I get stuck behind the slow pokes. Also, when I'm in the minivan, I can still see around most of those idiots so I've still got an idea of what's going on up ahead. When I'm in the S2000, that's not the case and it get a LOT more frustrating.

It's just that little bit of bad that has to come with all the good that's enjoyed while driving an S2000. In the grand scheme of things, I think it's worth the trade off.

Drive Safe,
Steve R.

 

I've been daily driving my S2k for just over two weeks now. For the most part it's a great daily driver for one person. For two people it might be a little less fun. Opening the storage compartment while driving is a little bit of a PITA. But what I do like is how well the top seals. I drove home in a torrential downpour and I felt completely isolated from the weather, unlike most convertibles I'd driven in the past. Plus even in that terrible weather I had no problem with driving in the rain as long as I kept it under 5000 rpm.

 

Mine is essentially a daily driver...I get into my Civic sometimes and I'm disappointed that I am not driving my "S"

 

Mines been a daily driver for almost 3 years now...only times I wish I had a more luxurious car is those long trips over 5 hours heh.

 

I've spent a lot of time in convertibles in my time and I've "never" seen one a dry as my S2000. Like Fast Shadow, I've driven in some true "frog stranglers" and never seen a drop inside the car.

I love it!

Drive Safe,
Steve R.

 

Excuse me, but they can't all be in front of you, when so many of them are in front of me. I have never lived anywhere where so many people drive significantly below the speed limit as a matter of course, and prefer the left lane for this slow driving when that's an option.

Anyway, welcome, and, yes, it's a fun daily driver.

 

I also live in Seattle and have the same problem with brain dead left lane cell phone addicted soccer mom's. I do not know why drivers around here have so much trouble with signaling, staying in their lane, and maintaining a consistant reasonable speed. In a small car like the S you need to be a very defensive driver in Seattle, because nobody is paying any attention to actually driving. Motorcycle riders around here have a death wish.

 

My biggest gripe as a daily driver in the S2000, not much of this is seen in out other car ('98 Camry):

1. People ahead of me in automatics. You should know the drill: light turns green, they take their foot off the brake to do the "creep", all to hit the brakes again after a car length or so when they bunch up.

2. Making right turns. This one is another that gets to me. Pull up to intersection in rightmost lane (on a red light, unsignaled intersection, or driveway). Traffic is coming, so you wait. Meanwhile, someone in a minivan or SUV pulls up on your left and creeps out as far as possible. All you see now is a door. Now you need to wait for them to complete their left turn before making your right. I mean, they are driving this big-ass vehicle so high up off the ground and they need to pull so far ahead for visibility when I could see fine from my position?

3. Truck (pickup) drivers. Why are they in such a rush that they have to insist on getting in front of me or acting like they want to race me?

I've got a whole bunch more, but these are S2000-specific.

 

That is one drawback to the S, at 75 MPH it's turning over 4K. Combined with wind and road noise there's a hell of a racket in the cockpit. I can see where a long trip on the highway could get pretty annoying. Since this is my first ragtop I suspect it's just something to get used to.