The S that I have driven is a 99 import. Admittedly the back end can be a little twitchy at the top end but that's all part of the fun. It requires alot of driver input as the output of the car must be observed at all times. Especially in the wet.

Gotta love it though ........ !!!!!!!!

I have driven an Elise, MGF and other 2 seaters and the S beats all.

 

I'm so looking forward to my weekend of looking for S2000's, and hopefully testing them out.

Apart from Two Mills in Wirral, does anyone know any decent S2000 dealers in the north west, or is it just a case of see what i can find at any Honda dealer?

Will post up insurance quotes once i get some called, problem is its a bank hols coming up, so they'll either be closed or busy as hell.

Have had 1 important one tho, not willing to pay that much!

1.) Tesco

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by NoEscape
[B]I'm so looking forward to my weekend of looking for S2000's, and hopefully testing them out.

Apart from Two Mills in Wirral, does anyone know any decent S2000 dealers in the north west, or is it just a case of see what i can find at any Honda dealer?

Will post up insurance quotes once i get some called, problem is its a bank hols coming up, so they'll either be closed or busy as hell.

Have had 1 important one tho, not willing to pay that much!

1.) Tesco

 

I use my S for the for the daily commute and as my primary car and so far I have had no problems whatsoever, only enjoyment It has been raining quite heavily recently and I have not even had as much as a twitch from the backend.

Earlier this week I drove 150 miles on the motorway in the rain with no issues. I just adjust my driving style to the weather, something I didn't need to do in my Audi S3.

I also decide to test the car a bit in the rain on a deserted road on the outskirts of Silverstone. New roads, smooth tarmac and seom nice roundabouts. There were no other cars in site, so I started going round the roundabout and gradually applying more pressure to the accelerator to make the back end unsettle, but it wouldn't! I was going round so fast the I was nearly in the passenger seat

On the next roundabout I got the backend out a little by lifting off, but it straightened itself again. I do have an MY03, and I know the car could quite easily catch me out if i say VTEC'd in the wet, whilst turning sharply in 1st or 2nd, but that would be daft

I have done a couple of controlled 180's in the wet from standstill and was shocked at how easy it was to do.

The car is fantastic fun, and you MUST buy one

 

Moff

you try that in an '01 and the back end would be all over the shop...one reason why I'll be hanging on to my '01

 

I see the advantage of having a pre-02 car and a post 02 car. Bit like traction control. I would love to have it, but wish I could switch it on and off. Since my car is gfor everyday use, think it may be safer for me (more of novice than a pro) to have my current setup.

I am in awe of the handling capabilities of this car, and it will take me a long time to seriously push the cornering / handling characteristics envelope.

 

I like to be able to take the car to the edge but at speeds which mean it's easy to control and if you go past the limit you will not be going quickly enough to do much damage

 

Hey NoEscape - just as a thought regarding insurance - this might help.

When looking for new cover late last year, I got in touch with Elephant, Admiral, eSure, Bell, Swinton etc etc and I wasn't happy with any of the quotes I got (32, 2ncb, no accidents) - they were all about

 

I've had a little play while going round roundabouts to get the back end to move out a little (in the wet), but I havent succeeded yet, and had imagined it would be twitchier than this.
Obviously this is with an '03, so not as easy to do as a pre-'02.
This has the obvious advantages of relative safety, but still....would be nice to go round a corner sideways!

Will have to push it harder!

Oh, by the way, this car don't half shift!!!!!.....first kill ever....maserati spyder sucking in my exhaust as we both joined the A3 off the cobham junction. (And he was racing an M3!)
He obviously backed off cos their 0-60 is sub-5 secs, but hey....still my first kill. (Don't know what happened to the M3 as a lorry decided to cut me up.....bugger, would have been nice to compare the performance in real life)

 

San

I used to have an M3 E36 and the Honda is not too far behind in performance.....against the E36 M3 Cab it's neck and neck

The A3 onslip at the M25 going towards London is a great little drag strip I'm sure you'll agree

Most people with powefurl RWD cars prefer to apply full power once the wheels are straight....this is where you can make up the difference....generally people don't like any twitchiness from the rear end so you can use this to your advantage and get the jump