Tips for new owners from old owners
Registered User
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 7,046
Likes: 0
From: VA is for hustlaz
trust me guys, you don't want a girl that likes you for your car. most girls are surprised that i even own as s2000, they find out like 3-4 months after we first meet. i usually drive my hybrid accord when i go to parties, etc,etc. the s2000 is reserved for my own fun.
Registered User
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 116
Likes: 0
From: Thal
I must disagree with the "back up when parking". The problem when you're parked backed-up, is that the nose is soooo low and long that other cars maneouvering do not see it and WHAM you get a nasty scrape !
So my advice : get to know your front distance and park with your butt sticking out
So my advice : get to know your front distance and park with your butt sticking out
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 45,784
Likes: 8,293
From: Mish-she-gan
My one piece of advice - "Leave it stock"! 
Someone needed to say that since Bieg is banned.
Seriously, my one piece would be to gradually push the limits of the car. By that I mean get to know your car's handling characteristics in all forms of weather and road conditions in a sensible gradual manner. If you are not familiar with short-wheel-based-high-speed-grippy-tires-with-rear-wheel-drive-and-sharp-handling-characteristics this car can catch you off guard and potentially hurt you. True, some of the first generation intensness is gone but non-the-less, it's important to understand your car to get the most enjoyment out of it.
Someone needed to say that since Bieg is banned.
Seriously, my one piece would be to gradually push the limits of the car. By that I mean get to know your car's handling characteristics in all forms of weather and road conditions in a sensible gradual manner. If you are not familiar with short-wheel-based-high-speed-grippy-tires-with-rear-wheel-drive-and-sharp-handling-characteristics this car can catch you off guard and potentially hurt you. True, some of the first generation intensness is gone but non-the-less, it's important to understand your car to get the most enjoyment out of it.
Registered User
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 16,231
Likes: 2
From: Kingston, WA
Originally posted by DaveKing
I must disagree with the "back up when parking". The problem when you're parked backed-up, is that the nose is soooo low and long that other cars maneouvering do not see it and WHAM you get a nasty scrape !
So my advice : get to know your front distance and park with your butt sticking out
I must disagree with the "back up when parking". The problem when you're parked backed-up, is that the nose is soooo low and long that other cars maneouvering do not see it and WHAM you get a nasty scrape !
So my advice : get to know your front distance and park with your butt sticking out
Thread Starter
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 820
Likes: 0
From: SF Bay Area
This is a great thread - thanks! (I'm cutting and pasting all the good advice into one .txt file to keep in my car )
I have a tip too, now - get seat covers. I just discovered some seriously bad scraping of the driver's side leather seat on one of the side supports. I didn't notice it till now. It's really bad, some of the "paint" has been flaked away. So sad... frustrating. I think it must have been a metal button at the waistline of one of my leather jackets. SIGH.
So, now I need to figure out what wet okoles are best for Suzuka Blue, and whether it's possible to get the seats fixed, and whether I should do that now or just get the seat covers and worry about fixing the seats later on.
)I have a tip too, now - get seat covers. I just discovered some seriously bad scraping of the driver's side leather seat on one of the side supports. I didn't notice it till now. It's really bad, some of the "paint" has been flaked away. So sad... frustrating. I think it must have been a metal button at the waistline of one of my leather jackets. SIGH.
So, now I need to figure out what wet okoles are best for Suzuka Blue, and whether it's possible to get the seats fixed, and whether I should do that now or just get the seat covers and worry about fixing the seats later on.
