If the s2000 is the "ultimate penalty box" what mean nasty thing do i have to do to deserve a "time out"

 

If you've DD a miata, the S2000 should be fine. It's a tight fit, and getting in and out take a little longer, but it's a lot of fun to drive. It's all about trade-offs. A car with this good a power to weight ratio, with great handling and a 30K price tag, agains the small size. Maybe the R&T writter is a Big and Tall shopper. If you're both over 6ft and heavy, the S is going to be a tight fit. R&T has said a lot of nice things about this car too though:

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?ar...1&page_number=6

 

I thought it was only BMW owners who thought the stiff suspension on their roadster is what made it a sports car.

Many great sports and GT cars have very supple suspensions, and under the right conditions a sports car with more suspenseion travel can run away and hide from an S2000. The S2000 suspension feel reminds me more of a race car or an old British roadster than anything else.

FWIW, our MY90 Miata has a far more supple suspension than the S2000.

 

It's my daily driver as well and I've taken road trips from Chicago to Lewiston Maine, Long Island New York (both multiple times), Fort Collins Colorado, Galveston, Texas, etc. Great for me and my wife and the trunk holds 2 suitcases easily along with room leftover.

 

Thanks red.

Its my only problem with the car. Or should I say the only problem my car creates

 

The ride is not stiff. I find it compliant for a roadster. My 300C SRT-8 rides stiffer than the S2000.

The noise, on the other hand...that's another issue...

 

I had a '96 9C1 RS Camaro that was stiffer than the S2000, but that doesn't alter the fact that the S2000 has limited suspension travel and a high level of NVH; Much higher than many other sports cars and/or exotics. On a scale from one to ten, with a Bentley at 1 and an MGB at 10, where would you rank the ride harshness of the S2000?
Seems to me it would have to be somewhere between 8-1/2 and 9-1/2.

Anyway, it's all relative, and a lot depends on what one is use to driving. I didn't think the British roadsters were stiff until I started driving Italian Roadsters. Most people are going to be coming from cars with a more compliant ride, so the S2000 is going to seem harsh in comparison.

 

I'm glad to find this thread. Whenever I happen to find the right 2000 it will end up being my daily driver.

As far as noise and harsh ride, I'll be moving from a 1991 Toyota MR2 so I doubt the ride could be much louder or stiffer in an S2K.

 

I don't daily drive my S but it actually rides better than my lowered Civic. I would find the interior a little small and the visibility with the roof up a little too limited for daily driving.

 

At our SCCA autocross site there is a huge dip. S2000 have to slow down for the dip or the suspension bottoms out with a BANG! MR2's sail across the same dip and the tires follow the dip perfectly, so that they can fly across it flat out. MR2 is a perfect example of a car that is FAR MORE supple than the S2000.

LOL, I don't know if they're quieter or not. My hearing is now impared from driving the S too fast for too long. j/k