Hi all,

Long time lurker here. On the verge of securing a deal on an S2000 however it is an early model ('99).

Now I've all but shaken the myth of the dreaded twitch in the wet but wanted owners to comment on the cars stability in the dry? I've got a daily driver I can use in the wet if need be and I assume if I was stuck in the rain in the S I could limp home out of VTEC and not break traction.

Main concern is the other half will be using the car occasionally but she never hits VTEC so want to be sure she won't stack it.

Will get the geo checked in due course (PS - does anyone know anywhere in Aberdeen that does it?)

Thanks all

 

Ive got a 01. TBH I dont know where the horror storeys came from cos mine feels safe as houses even when taking liberties in damp/wet conditions. Id have no problems using it as a daily if I had to. The RX7 I had before this woud try and throw you off the road in the dry, never mind the wet. Even slightly damp had me in some major moments. It was running 400bhp + but the s2000 is so much more planted in comparison.

 

Thanks for the reply. Ha, I bet it's a pussy cat compared to a RX7!

I'm coming form a series of FWD cars so will just take my time to learn the characteristics and VTEC in straight lines only. Does the car break traction on crossover at all? I'm really struggling to see how so many stories have emerged given on paper it seems slightly 'safer' than torquier, heavier cars.

 

If you hit a mid corner bump with vtec engaged you might get sideways Otherwise in the dry the 99s are very planted. They have basically no understeer (unless your doing something retarded) and no traction issues in a straight line.

Once you start loading the car up on a corner you can get either axle to break away in the dry but you have to really be trucking on. A very enjoyable and rewarding piece of machinery to operate.

Wet driving is very different. Simply put if you don't know what you're doing don't use the loud pedal on a corner in the lower gears or higher rpm range. Even aggressive straight line acceleration can whip the rear tyres into a frenzy, they will then typically follow any lateral G they can get and demand a gentle steering input to keep her going where you want to.

My advice would be to get some tuition from a pro driver day in your car... maybe go to Knock hill they offer all sorts of lessons.

 

Yea was planning on going down to Knockhill at some point, they do tuition for £125 during the week.

 

Yeh in the dry the car is amazing, in the wet you have to be careful, its a whole different driving style in the wet.

 

i have lost it in straight lines in the wet loads of times. 2nd gear vtec and the back started kicking left and right. In the corners in the wet i hate it lol. In the dry though i can do whatever i want with it and doesnt let go.

 

What's the S2000 famous for? Having bugger all torque. So if you're having lots of unwanted power-oversteer you're clearly driving like an idiot.

 

I used to own an mr2 a few years ago, that was even worse in the wet, i managed to spin that a few times at very low speed! Nothing to do with driving like an idiot, just no grip what so ever.

 

Get some decent tyres and you'll have nothing to worry about in the dry