[QUOTE]Originally posted by joe_s2k
[B]To me, the MY04 will always be known as "True Sports Car Lite".

 

So is the 2005 model a redesign over all this????? Well all I care about is performance if the 2004 is slower and cannot handle as well as the 2003 to 2000 then maybe Ill get a 350z hmmmm

 

IT HAS BEGUN!! I agree, even though i dont want to. The forum I belive will be divided. I was worried about this from the day I heard about the MY04.

 

It is going to get ugly.......very very ugly

 

Yes. Because IF all the rumors are true about Honda lowering the redline and softening up the suspension, I will still call it a "LIGHTER", watered down version of the original implementation. We'll see whether it evokes that same feelings that I've had for the last 3 years and 88k miles. I'll be sure and test drive one when they come out to see for myself.


[QUOTE]Originally posted by smiler
[B]
Perhaps quotes like this will cause problems in the forum.

 

OH.... the JAPANITY of it all

 

I must agree with this. Although lots of forums that have different generations of cars (Corvette forums for instance) have seperate forums within for previous gens.

 

My crystal ball is about 75% accurate and it says the 2004 will be softer and loose a little bit of it's handling edge. I will be slightly more docile as well. The engine in reality will produce slightly more power about as much as an F20C with I/H/E and V-AFC. The car will not be night and day differen't maybe more early morning late morning maybe not even. Most Americans will believe it is a better car and more people may or may not buy them. True enthusiasts will continue neglect the car in favor of other new to our shore rides like the EVO, STI and 350Z.

I any case though I don't care because with a skilled driver anything is possible. Hell and S2000 can beat an R34 GTR on a downhill mountain pass if the S2k's driver is superior and the course is suited to a lighter car. I could have just said an AP1 can beat a R34 GTR, but everyone would say IMPOSSIBLE!!!! (Please don't flame because if you don't agree you just don't know, don't make me cite specific examples) No matter what I will continue to work on my car and on my skills tirelessly. The S2000 is a great car to drive because the car trains the driver. If you learn to drive the S to it's limits you will be fast in almost any car you drive. Modifying the S to raise it's level may be a hard road, but it is a very rewarding one. The S may be difficult to press to it's limits, but it is equally rewarding.


Anyway that's all I have to say until the flames start and I have to set the record straight. Later....

 

Well said. If the S isn't fast enough for you, it's because you haven't been properly trained.

 

I think this is the dumbest thread subject I have seen in the year I have been here.