Although my '03 GPW has "only" 65,000 miles on the , I have started to think about "what's next" in a few years?

Fairly committed to a ragtop with a current dollar in the $40k range (+/- 5k), I find current pickings pretty slim.

Reading in a recent AUTOMOBILE mag about upcoming new drives, I am most intrigued by the 3 cars that Porsche/ VW are considering.

1 Porsche 550- 4 cyl 1.9 liter boxer with 210 hp and 215 lb-ft torq; may only be the 7-speed dual-clutch auto probably too many $$$

2 Audi R5- 5 cyl 340 hp with quattro (std?) which probably will exceed my price target

3 VW BlueSport- 4 cyl 180 hp, and this may be the only one to fit my budget

These ^^^ will not likely be available in the US until 2015. Hope that I can still get IN and OUT of a sports car by that time

Sad that Honda has apparently permanently bailed out of anything interesting.
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What thoughts do any of YOU have about an "S2000 replacement" drive in the future?

 

So, the truth comes out. Back looking at German cars are we............. and after all that bad mouthing. Shame. Glad to see you are coming around.

 

I'm still on my first S2000.
I fully expect to own it for at least another 10 years if not many more beyond that.


I have to say there aren't a lot of vehicles out there that really inspire me.
certainly not within a $$$$$ range I'd even begin to consider.
I mean the McLarens nice and all but.....

 

Same here Jerry.
Levi

 

I've always been a Porsche fan, but as little as I'm driving these days, I can barely justify my current S, much less another (probably pricier) sportscar. Who knows, though.

 

I plan on keeping mine forever. I'm hoping to add a couple of older cars to my 'fleet' but there is really nothing new that grabs me.

 

I've been having this discussion with a friend of mine. There is nothing new in my price range that interests me and, after 8 years, I haven't gotten bored with the S yet. I may consider building a kit car in retirement.

 

I don't care for all the 'driver aids' the new sportscar have I don't even like abs.

 

I keep thinking about a Ford GT. Preferably a Ford GTX1. My wife tells me to keep thinking.

My S has been complete for several years, there's nothing left to do to it. It runs perfectly and I drive it hard. It doesn't break. So why am I looking? I have no idea.

fltsfshr

 

40K will get you into a really nice NA2 (3.2 liter 6-speed) NSX-T. Not a ragtop but you can still get some pretty nice open air motoring with the targa top off...and it stows in the engine cover, not the trunk.

I offer this bit of advice because I went through the same thing. Thought about everything from used Boxster S's to LS2 GTOs. Then I stumbled across a post in the GTO forum about the Acura NSX. I almost immediately thought...hmmm...I always wanted one of those. I bought one sight-unseen on NSXPrime and I don't regret it. I miss the S2000 but if I had it to do over I wouldn't change a thing.