Good Afternoon All,

I hope you are all well?

My name is Dean & at present I live in Surrey, I have been thinking of buying a convertible for a while & really like the S2000 for a while now. At present I have a mini cooper s works which I really enjoy driving but would like a change. I think I'll have 8-9K to play with. I have wanted a convertible for a long time now & I'm seriously thinking of buying a S2000. I've done the normal thing of looking around different options like the Boxter, Z4, VX220 & YouTube videos but I think the S2000 would be the one I go for out of all of them

I do have a couple of questions about the car, if anyone can help me that would be great
What is the drive & ride like / handling?
How much is Car Tax?
How much is Servicing?
What is the Insurance group?
Fuel costs roughly?
Cost of tyres?
Any other costs I my have missed LOL?

I'm looking to buy over the summer this year I reckon. Any help I would much appreciate it

Enjoy your weekend

Dean

 

Hi Dean,

What is the drive & ride like / handling? Very nice, find a dealer and take one out!
How much is Car Tax? £265 for pre-06 and £505 post 2006
How much is Servicing? £140 Honda Main Dealer Service every 12 months for oil, filter checks
What is the Insurance group? 20E
Fuel costs roughly? around £55 for a full tank and this gets me around 220 miles not worrying about MPG
Cost of tyres? around £110 each
Any other costs I my have missed LOL? None - cheapest car I have ever had the pleasure of owning! Maybe the cost to go quicker as it's pretty much a supercharger or turbo to get any real gains in power.

 

1.) Drive is fine, I daily mine and it is good considering the road surfaces around me. Handling is good out of the box, it is always a good idea to have the car Geo'd. The backend does get a little unpredictable in the wet, and will snap around. I think this is more my driving style as some will argue the S is fine in the wet, I have always found mine to oversteer when going for it. In the dry it is fine.

2.) 6months = 150ish

3.) Done by Honda I would imagine £200 to £300 for minor and £300 to £500 for major (??) I do mine myself.

4.) Insurance group is around the 40s, look on Parkers.com for further information. I am 23 (just) and pay around £400 fully comp + business

5.) Stock I was getting 220 to 280 from a tank, depends how you drive. Costs around £50 to £60 to fill up.

6.) tyres = how long is a bit of string. Ideally you need a staggered setup 205 55 16 front and 255 50 16 rear (if prefacelift) Budget £100 to £150 per corner? Again I buy mine from a friend for mates rates so I can't comment too much. I can however comment that my tyres last around 1 year with daily driving. I run Toyo TR1s.

7.) Make sure that any S you buy has had the Geo checked and it has no seized bushes, if it has seized bushes and the Geo is out expect to pay ££ to get it sorted.

8.) Make sure it isn't rusty. Make sure the roof is in good nick and doesn't leak. Get a glass rear screen and not a plastic. Drivers seats will nearly always be worn down. These things can drink oil, almost on par with a rotary. Oil change every 3k is best. Once you drive an S nothing else will compare in comparison.

Hope this is of some assistance.

Mike

 

Is that not a bit extreme, most people suggest 5k if you're keen. Better still, if it's a pre-facelift it drinks approx. 1ml per mile travelled (in my experience) so if you're doing 1000 miles a month it's taking on around 1 ltr of fresh oil every month.

 

Very extreme. ^

 

So in theory you never need to "change" the oil just the filter.

I get roughly 312 miles before the pump light comes on with at least 30 miles still in the tank.

Around 30mpg of pure commuting, oh it drinks SUL.

 

312 miles before the light? u wot bruv. I get around 230, and have dared to stretch it to 260 miles before refueling 48lts of fuel.

 

I get 28mpg but mines tuned and my throttle is binary.

 

I get 20mpg on a good day + im tunes

 

Thanks all for the advice on the S2000 still seriously considering getting one some time this year...

Watch this space

Dean