Was thinking about people's AP1 vs AP2 preferences and how it may make more sense in the context of where we are and where we're going?

Here are some of the categories that come to mind. Obviously it's not comprehensive, so go with the overall feeling rather than the strict details:

The list should be read from left to right as in: I started off with a motorcycle and moved to an S2000... Next I'd like to have an Exige....

Motorcycle-->S2000-->Elise/Exige/Atom: Hardcore Lightweight Handling
Likes lightweight tossability, doesn't care about the "elements" and the "noise" as much. "Feel" is as or more important than "speed."


CRX / Civic / DSM-->S2000-->NSX/GTR: JDM Tuner
Started with an entry-level car and started modding / tuning as a hobby. Personalization and customization are key. Straight-line speed and bragging rights are important


Accord (or other "regular" car)-->S2000-->Cayman / Boxster / Z4 / 335 / E46M3: Sport Luxury
Picked an S2000 along the way, found it to be a little too impractical with expanding families / responsibilities. Looking to get into something with a little more cachet and refinement. Sportiness is still important as is feel.


Accord (or other "regular" car)-->S2000-->IS350 / E90M3 / RS4 / C63 / G37: Luxury Sport
Picked an S2000 along the way, started earning more money, wanted something more practical. Speed and performance is more important than the perception of speed and the overall "fun" factor. G37 is in this group IMHO due to a more "compromised" sportiness compared to the 335.


S2000-->GT3 / R8 / GTR (without track use): Baller Pimp Sport
S2000 as stepping stone to more elite / exotic vehicles. The car will rarely, if ever, set rubber on a track. In those rare cases, they'll still get lapped by vehicles with 1/2 the hp and 1/4 the cost. But the purchase is more about the ultimate expression of outward success rather than the actual performance.


S2000-->GT3 / GTR / F360 / F430 (with track use): Baller Pimp Track
S2000 as stepping stone to vehicles with higher performance abilities. Run hard and on the track as the main purpose, hidden away from prying eyes during the mundane work day. Battle scars are seen as things of beauty rather than blemishes. The car is valuable for what it can do, rather than the number of layers of Zaino on the clear coat.


Miata / Fiat / MG-->S2000-->Pry the keys out of my cold, dead hands: Diehard Roadster Enthusiast
Love affair with open-top motoring. Speed and overall handling performance secondary to the experience of driving itself. Sharing the drive with friends and loved ones is more important than racing from stoplights. The S2000 won't be replaced until the wheels fall off as each owner has a "relationship" with their cars.


SRT-4-->S2000-->Mustang / HEMI anything: Temporary Diversion
Born and raised from the straight-line school of speed. NASCAR is more entertaining than F1. American Football is more entertaining than European Football. The S2000 was a mistake, it sucks in a straight line and too expensive to make fast. Moving on to something cheap, loud, and fast in a straight line. No matter that it takes 30 extra feet to stop....



I thought I was Luxury Sport, but didn't love the RS4 the way I love the S2000. I think I'm a Hardcore Lightweight Handling with a touch of Sport Luxury.

 

I'm a Diehard Roadster Enthusiast!

 

im the civic guy and im still messing around with another one

 

Nice thread, for me personally, I went:

99' Solara --> Red 00' S2K --> Red 02' S2K --> Silver 02' S2K --> Current: Red 00' S2K --> Future: M3/M5.

 

im a mix of Sport Luxury, Luxury Sport, Baller Pimp Sport, Baller Pimp Track ...

my GT3/R8/Aston level car will rarely see a track (maybe once or twice a year), but id have a dedicated (read cheap) full-caged track car as well...

335 should be in the same class as the G37 and IS350... doesnt belong in the same class as "Cayman / Boxster / Z4 / E46M3"... (maybe add Corvette here)although id have a car in this class before i get to the GT3 level...

but id also have a Luxury Sport car as a daily driver or a Truck/SUV...



so yea, i think im confused... i think i have bigger issues on my mind...

 

[QUOTE=Iceman1,Nov 20 2007, 05:48 PM] im a mix of Sport Luxury, Luxury Sport, Baller Pimp Sport, Baller Pimp Track ...

my GT3/R8/Aston level car will rarely see a track (maybe once or twice a year), but id have a dedicated (read cheap) full-caged track car as well...

335 should be in the same class as the G37 and IS350... doesnt belong in the same class as "Cayman / Boxster / Z4 / E46M3"... (maybe add Corvette here)although id have a car in this class before i get to the GT3 level...

but id also have a Luxury Sport car as a daily driver or a Truck/SUV...



so yea, i think im confused...

 

extremely die hard roadster enthusiast.

Got my license in 1974 and purchased a 73 FIAT Spider which is still in the driveway

I have a 67 Dino Spider, a 53 and a 34 British Roadsters (not MGs).

In my time driving, i have owned 9 cars all roadsters with one exception, I also own a 2000 GMC pickup for towing purposes, I purchased it in late 1999 and I have 11,000 miles on it so it does not get used much.

 

ive never heard that before but im sure they existed

 

Nice!

 

Hardcore Lightweight Handling
Integra GSR -> S2000 and Motorcycle -> ??? Not sure exactly what the next one will be, but I've thought a lot about Elises

If I had the money, I'd be Baller Pimp Track with the latest GT3 or something like that.

My gf's parents are Diehard Roadster Enthusiasts, having gone from an MGB to my old AP2, with an '84 Goldwing the whole way.