Hi, a newbie here and with my first post am looking to the win 'pu55y of the year award'!

I've had my heart set on an S2000 for a while. Having had TT's and GTI Turbo and V6 4 motion golfs, I fancied something a little bit more raw and the S seems to fit the bill. I've done the research, read the reviews, done the test drive etc etc.

I was about to order one about to order one, that was until I started reading this board. Now I think I'm losing my bottle.

Since I started a few hours ago, most of what I have seen are posts of a series of hedges, fields and lamposts that owners have come up against or gone through swearing they've been doing just 30mph!

What's the deal? Is it the good ol' British weather? Are S2000 owners frustrated boy racers pushing too hard? Or is the VTEC engine, RWD and the S2000 in general a handful for all but the most experienced drivers in the most benign raod conditions?

I had the impression originally that it's a slightly schizophrenic car that you can pootle safetly down the motorway at 80mph in the rain at 4500rpm with no surprises, or have the time of your life driving at 8000rpm on dry country lanes. Now I'm not so sure.

Perhaps it's time for the pipe and slippers and another TT rather than the s2000!

Thoughts please...

Nice one

Cyril

 

Screw it don't be a wuss. Just buy one.
You'll love it

 

Welcome Cyril

The S2000 is perfectly safe if you give it the proper respect. It's a light(-ish) weight RWD roadster with no driver aids - take liberties with it and it will bite you on the arse!

Avoiding lifting off mid-bend, avoid giving it too much right foot when the wheels aren't straight (especially in the wet) and avoid ham-fisted control inputs - if you do, you will be fine

It's no more or less forgiving than any other comparable RWD sportscar with comparable amounts of power.

 

They lie.

Treat her gently in the wet, don't drive like a twat and you'll be fine.

Find Tim's post where he ended up in a field. He was honest, he was going too quickly. There was another recent crash post where again the driver was honest and held his hand up to driving too quickly for the conditions.

Buy one and enjoy.

 

Our illustrious leader is not wrong!

Anything RWD with that sort of power and no aids can turn you into a passenger on a scary ride

 

Pretty much sums it up really.

It can bite, but if you drive with your head and not your testicles it needn't cause you any grief.

04/05 is more steady at the rear in the dry, although perhaps not in the wet.

Don't expect to be able to chuck it around without thinking about it like you can in a hot hatch - you need to think about what you're doing if pressing on in the dry, or even cruising in the wet. Make it more challenging, and therefore more rewarding.

 

There are more drivers who don't crash, than there are those who do. It's just that we notice those who do.

Treat her with respect, go on a driving course, and touch wood!

And not that sort of wood Chesh!

 

You cannot buy a more exciting, involving, practical drive this side of 30k.


TCS, 4WD do not equate to involvement.


Its like many things in life. Those that are a little more risky are a little more exciting. Like sex with a stranger.


Some would say wear a condom.


Have you ever chewed a sweet with the wrapper intact?

 

Go get one, its a great car. BUT, you need to understand that it will let go without warning if you drive in an inappropriate manor whatever the conditions. Like most cars i guess, but FWD/AWD are easy to catch and correct. The only problem with the S is a lack of warning, first you know about over cooking it is pulling the bushes out of your hair!

Like chesh says, nothing better this side of 30K. New anyway.

Buy, respect and enjoy.

 

what, like Peckham you mean ?

Seriously though Cyril, I was a RWD novice when I first had mine and had a couple of minor moments which I would directly attribute to not hearing the above advice ealrier. I had no problems once I followed the above and will be coming back for another S once funds permit next year.