689R

hi, placing a deposit this week for the 02 plate s2000 i should be picking up in a months time.

at the moment i drive a civic jordan with a 210bhp integra type r engine fitted and a short ratio gearbox, so i am used to driving honda engines etc. but i am only 21 so dont have a massive amount of driving experiance.

a few of my friends have had this car with varied levels of success and have put the fear in me.


basically im looking for a few pointers/advice to driving this car. im not stupid, im not going to out and drive it hard straight away/in the rain etc, but any other help would be good to keep me the right way round on the road. cheers.

MB

It's basically fine unless you drive like a tit

In the wet, don't use much throttle on corners, or on straights if there is a camber. VTEC will kick the back end out quickly.

Once you get to know it, wet weather can become great fun, and you will learn to push it.

Just don't go silly early.

None of the crashes on here are the fault of the car, all the owner, or other people...

Have good tyres, with good pressures, and good geo.

Can't go wrong!

Dan Hale

Congratulations.

Have you had an insurance quote yet?

Take your time getting used to the car, and try and get yourself some driver training. The car doesn't crash itself!

Honsta

Think you've answered your own question mate. These cars are amazing in the dry, but extremely edgy in damp/not perfect condition. Use your common sense and you'll be fine.

Congrats and welcome

689R

the car will be going to kenny brown to get the geo looked at pretty much as soon as i get it.

would i benefit from doing skid pan training/driving instruction at knockhill for example, to get an idea of how to control the car better on the road?

insurance is just under 1700. not bad for my age i reckon.

rob2.2

vtec + wet = sideways/crash

only push the car when its dry and give it lots of respect in wet/damp conditions

Honsta

Only if you're using it as a getaway car

rob2.2

driver tuition is a complete waste of money unless you are on track or a complete tool on the roads,

in the summer book yourself an airfield day and gently start pushing the car more and more until you find a confortable limit.

if you do spin you wont hit anything

Dan Hale

How is an airfield day different to driver tuition?

Unless you mean trackday tuition.

Track is more about getting you round the circuit. Airfield day is more about getting you more control of the car.

Both are worthwile IMO.



P.S. Please can you use your shift key when posting?

689R

sound il dingy that idea then.

i dont doubt that il be faster A to B in my civic than in the s2k, but im fed up with having two cars and one being a pure road going trackcar. so the s2k should be somewhat of a comprimise.