I don't know. I'm 56, have two sons (12 & 18) and drive a two door S2000 and a two door 2006 Civic Si. Granted my wife has a four door Civic EX, but we use my Si as much as her EX.

The advantage of the Civic, in any trim, is that its reliable, capable, and won't cost you a lot of money. No need for all of the frills that come with the more expensive cars, the Civic does quite well, thank you.

If you buy the Si you will have as much fun as with any car on he road for not too much money. And all of us have better things to do with our money.

 

Of course you would be happy

 

The sports cars never have to go. I am married, have a boy, and still have an S2000, three Porsche 928s (will be down to one), and a sedan for wife/child. There is no reason to flip your life upside down when these changes happen. Minivans are the devil.
Procreate, Provide, and Produce.

 

Stop reading only part of the message, at the bottom where I said something to the effect of "if you can have both, then to you".

If you could only have one car however, would you keep the S2K or get something that better suits your current needs?

I have more than one car myself, but if I were limited to keeping one and had children, the S2000 would go until I could replace it.

So for everyone that can afford to have more than one car, of course don't sell your sports car, there's no reason to, but for those with ONLY one car/only have the ability to have one car per parent, an S2K isn't really the best choice IMO.

Which year/model 928s? Any GT or GTS? I love 928s.

 

If I drive the same car day after day I eventually start yearning for something different. I've traded away wonderful cars, because I wanted more torque, or quicker handling, or more reliability (among other reasons), and every time I've done it I've regretted it later. Even when we got to the point where we could afford multiple cars, we tended to buy several cars that were so similar that I'd get bored of all of them at the same time. On a few occasions I've traded away two cars at once, and regreated it twice as much later.

Fortunately, it's not a problem anymore, because we have an array of vehicles, and the variety keeps the boredom at bay. Now when we get a car we really like we just keep it; If it gets boring we can drive something completely different for a while. Variety is the spice of life.

 

I've done the same thing.

Granted I've had, and sold, cars that I absolutely do not regret getting rid of, but there are some that I think of whenever I look back on the fun cars that I've owned, and I do regret getting rid of those.

But, there's always the oppurtunity to replace said vehicle later in life (just harder to find a good one..).

That's why I have no doubt that I will own a Mitsu Starion/Chrysler Conquest again. Sure, it's a pile of shit, but it's also one of the most fun to drive cars I have ever owned. If I had one today, the S would have a LOT less miles on it.

Ok, maybe not since the Conquest didn't always run

 

Don't get me started here. I own both, and the FD owns.







Until it blows up again.

 

lol

FD's are great cars, I love FCs also.

But I think after motor #4 it's about time for an LS1.. I love the Rotary, but not that much.

 

if i were to sell the honda i might look into a used 911 convertible or a used m3 convertible. i have a 2004 acura tl 6 sp nav to drive around responsibly and both my kids and wife have cars...so we are set...i too can have two cars for the price of one fairly exotic and i am sooo lucky. the acura was a used car purchase and the honda new...add them together and you get one m3 cab or most of one 911 cab.

 

We (CCR) have several Skylines. Part of what makes them so much fun is the all wheel drive. The cars launch so hard that it's hard not to blast away from traffic at every stoplight.

I gotta tell my R-33 story. Right after I got my S, when "Grace" (the sliver R-33) was making around 400 WHP, I found myself on the way home from a kart race with "Grace" tagging along behind. When we reached a stretch of limited access highway with zero traffic, "Grace" pulled along side and challenged me. Knowing I was going to get my doors blown off, but wanting to make the best showing I could, I dropped down into second, and slowed to 6,000 RPM. "Grace" downshifted and matched my speed, then beeped three times. The pull to redline in second surprised me, because rather than losing ground I actually pulled ahead a couple feet. I figured it would all be over once I hit third, but by the time I got to redline in third my back tire was ahead of "Grace's" front bumper and the rate at which I was pulling away was INCREASING.

Tripper swears that his clutch was slipping, but for some reason it never slipped again, so all I know for sure is that an almost stock (AEM V1 only) S2000 was able to cleanly pull away from a warmed over R-33. It shouldn't have happened, but it did. (LOL, doubters can contact Tripper Cook or anyone else at CCR if they doubt the truth of this story. Contact information is available on the web site and there is a link up at the top of this post. )

Just call me "Skyline Killer."
j/k

You'd love "Thunder." With 300 WHP and slicks the car accelerates harder off the line than an R-32 or R-33, and with all the chassis bracing and suspension mods it's as (or more) responsive than an S (and lighter too). The only thing "Thunder" doesn't do well is haul large loads.

I love most of the cars that Lotus has produced over the years, but owning one is too much like owning a Jag or Ferrari. Even with a sturdy Japanese driveline they still have too many nagging little problems. If I can have 90% of what a Lotus offers without any of the headaches the choice is easy. When Lotus can deliver Honda reliability (of the entire car) we'll probably add one to the stable, because I absolutely love driving the little cars, but so far I haven't seen the kind of reliability I can tolerate. If and when that day comes, I still won't get rid of the S (or any of the other cars) because I know if I do I'll be sorry later.