Have been looking in here for a while and lately there seems lots of gremlins affecting the S2? I take the reliabilty surveys with a pinch of salt but the S has performed very well in them. But poor suspension/bushes, gearboxes, engines, roofs what exactly is going on?

<Was very tempted to throw 16K at an S2 after the ITR.

 

Obviously you've seen other threads on here and probably dreamer's thread today about her problems.......??

I can imagine it's pretty scary reading all these threads, however, I think it's fair to say that the vast majority of owners have had very few problems with their cars and, in the main, these are VERY reliable cars when viewed against the vast majority of the market.

As far as I am aware, if something goes wrong with these cars, it tends not to be a house-remortgaging type problem (other than perhaps a rare blown engine) - unlike your more premium marques or more comparable performance cars.

Of course, there will be problems with any line of cars, but I think on balance the Honda is far better put together than most others and in general they will offer years of very good service with minimal time spent off the road and digging into the wallet.

Go on - drop your

 

People generally don't post about things that are working properly, although I think somebody started a thread along those lines recently.

Very very reliable car considering what it does, don't worry about it

 

Yup - I believe it was "The Woman" who made it plain hers was working just fine! And I tend to agree.

I've only had mine for 8 months, but it's been an absolute whirlwind affair and one I'm convinced will continue. And the fact that I paid

 

Owner's club boards traditionally give a less than favourable impression of a vehicle based on the subjects therein simply because the most likely time you need information is when something's gone wrong

It's true of any marque.

 

In the past eighteen months the "BMW" mini has cost me

 

I do take on board what you say but the issue on the bushes is seriously irritating especially when the car needs to be set-up properly to get the best out of it. Having had no grief in 6 yrs on the Teg I am surprised thats all. Very un Honda like.

 

Well, you could always get a reliable German engineered Boxster instead, this from the Honest John letters page in this week's Telegraph:

Rich man, Porsche man

Last year, I wanted to buy a TVR, but was persuaded to buy a Porsche Boxster on the grounds of better safety and reliability. I wish I hadn't. The engine of my January 2000 Boxster S Tiptronic blew about two weeks ago. It has a full main dealer service history and had only 33,000 miles on the clock. In the year I've owned it, I've done everything I can to make sure it is well maintained. My first mechanical problem arose when huge plumes of white smoke came out of the exhaust as I accelerated away from a set of traffic lights. Up until that point, the engine temperature was normal and the oil level was fine.

I took it to a Porsche franchise, which replaced the air mass sensor (for

 

Heh, I know this my hands are still sore from the last outing Its just that whilst I enjoy messing with things I dont accept poor build. I wouldn't trust the dealers with much of the stuff as long if it wasn't warranty dependent and would only keep the oil changes with them to get the book stamped for re-sale values. Its just the more I see thngs like gearboxes eating themselves and unbreakable engines breaking it makes me think. Oh and yes, I am very bored at work which generally means a good story will prevail over common sense

 

[QUOTE=Tango Man,Oct 31 2006, 04:45 PM] In the past eighteen months the "BMW" mini has cost me