Forza Minardi

I've just recently got my S2000 all in all, so far I love it. The only thing is that, depending on what you're used to driving before, the S2000 is not at all refined. A Elise or Caterham driver might call it a bit wussy, but compared to just about every regular car, including 'sporty ones', the S2000 is quite raw. It's noise, the ride is pretty hard on urban streets and the standard stereo is sh*t. For me, although I knew what I was getting involved in, getting used to that took a bit of time. It's a cliché, but it's a "proper driver's car": you can feel what the car is doing, unlike most modern cars, even performance models. If you want that, look no further.

caseh

Had mine two years and loved every minute. Give it a few weeks and you will become at one with it, every time there's a click, bang, clunk, shudder, whine etc you get 'what was that noise!? syndrome at which point you cannot function or focus on anything else until you've found the cause...or maybe that's just me.

Bang for buck, it doesn't get much better. It's fun to drive if not a little raw, not exactly cheap to run but far from expensive and is easily one of the sexiest cars on the road, always turns heads.

RattyS2k

Maybe you need to look up the word facetious instead.

Fatbloke

Come on kids, play nicely

Rhyswh

Thanks for the info guys! I currently drive an 05 Hyundai Coupe (before anyone takes the wee wee I love it!) but I'm looking for a little more go and style. With regards to ride quality how bad is it? It's not something I'm that concerned about but just so that I'm prepared! The coupe isn't exactly a smooth ride so I'm a little used to it!

BenRNBP

I have a MY04 and I think the springs and damping cope very well with the potholes with tarmac between them, other lumps and bumps too. Very happy and don't plan on "uprating" anything in my suspension

Rhyswh

I'm not sure if my budget will stretch to an 04. I know there were some changes to the suspensions in that year so I think I'm right in saying MY00-02 are harshest, the 02-04 are slightly softer and then 04+ softer again?

lovegroova

06 an 08 are different too.

04+ chassis is stiffer so can get away with more compliant suspension. Spring and roll bar rates aren't the be all and end all. No-one really knows what was changed on the damper settings which will have a bigger effect on the ride quality.

The lower profile tyres fitted on 04+ also make a difference to the ride.

Essentially, it's pretty complicated.

loftust

99-03 is fine for damping and ride quality with stock suspension. Just don't ruin it by lowering to within a mm of it's life, or fit deep dish 'rims' (which sounds like a euphemism for big arses, if you ask me) at a hideous camber with stretched tyres.

Go test drive some :-)

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Rhyswh

I'm currently selling and buying a house but as soon as it's done I'll be going out for a test drive! I'd like to lower it a tad, 30mm'ish but that's about it really, not into the cambered look.