i am thinking of getting a 2002 s2000 and and moving into college next year. no mommy and daddy are not buying the car or paying for college. but anyway i am going to c.w post on long island which is a private school in a very rich area and was wondering if there way anything i can do to keep my car safer from drunk college kids i know a hard top and i will look into one but they are not cheap. \any suggestions would help

 

drunk rich spoiled college kids are dangerous to private property, they dont know the cost of the dollar or consiquences....I would try to rent a garage or storage unit as a garage. I rented a small unit for my motorcycle in college because of similar circumstances. Sucks big time hope it works out

 

car cover might help.. dunno though.

i had my side mirrors stolen or smashed a couple times in college, and numerous door and bumper dings from my inconsiderate fellow students. luckily at the time i was in an accord ...

 

If you can afford it, renting an appartment with a garage is a good idea. The idea about renting out a storage space with a garage is a good idea too if you can afford it. U might consider a nice alarm system to get for it as well. Good luck man.

-Ian

 

Your S will get dings, throw up, beer, gum, spit, etc. all over it. I was so glad that I took my old Integra to college. I did get dings and such, but it didn't bother me as much.

Forget the S for now. Get a beater and enjoy college.

 

beater/wagons are fun in college, you want a car you can take a ton of buddies out to go places with.

s2000 with be a source of serious stress.

 

^^ Completely agree. Or even something like an old Jeep Wrangler or Toyota Pick up (~90-95) would be tons of fun.

 

CompuSTAR PRO 9000FMR with a proxy sensor.

 

I bought the car in my 3rd year. It's been a little over 2 years since then and I have vandalism marks (keyings, hit-n-run dings, but thank God no tire slashes) on nearly all the body panels. Recently, I just noticed a foot long key mark on my passenger side rear quarter panel.

 

But I know you'll ignore us, so ENJOY THE S2000! Maybe look into monthly/long-term parking. Should be around 40-50/mo. if you find it. Or place a craigslist and offer to rent someone's parking spot or garage.