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11-08-2011, 07:03 PM
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#51 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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Originally Posted by RabidRat  I've been daily driving my s2k for 3 years now.
Getting around in the snow is absolutely not an issue, provided you have snow tires. I've taken trips up to Whistler through heavy snowfall at least 3 times now and never had any problems. I've even driven 6 hours and back between Toronto and Ottawa through a blizzard and never had an issue (aside from the douchebags in their Audis and 4x4 trucks gunning it by me on the shoulder, only to end up in the ditch 15 minutes later).
Revs on the highway gets a little annoying but as long as you have a relatively quiet exhaust (or stock) it's pretty bearable. Roughly 4000rpm at 115kph in 6th on my AP1. Someone feel free to correct me on that.
It's the lack of back seats and the tiny trunk that really gets to me. It's a huge sacrifice if you don't have another car. Especially if a lot of your other friends don't have a car. It really gets in the way. More often than before, you'll have to call in favors to move anything anywhere, and most of the time you won't be driving when you go out with your coworkers or friends. You'll be "that douche with the 2 seater". I've had to get pretty creative with hauling stuff around, too many times involving popping the top open and holding stuff over my head with one hand, on a highway 
Anyway despite these sacrifices it's an amazing car to drive that makes it all worth it. It's a really engaging experience and I guarantee that if you like the idea of working a gearbox for some crazy 9000rpm action, and tearing through corners on a spirited drive*, you'll like this car.
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11-08-2011, 08:10 PM
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#52 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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get the S2000, you have the rest of your life to drive a boring practical 4 dr sedan. When you have kids and get a minivan, you'll be thinking, I shoulda bought the S2000 when I had the chance!
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11-08-2011, 08:39 PM
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#53 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Originally Posted by trancehead anyone ever bang in the S? i know at least one of you here have tried | you realize how flexible you actually are ^_____^  | |
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11-09-2011, 10:34 AM
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#54 | | RabidMod
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Originally Posted by trancehead anyone ever bang in the S? i know at least one of you here have tried | Haha it's impossible. Top down is a whole other story though, if you're into that kinda thing.
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11-09-2011, 10:58 AM
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#55 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Get the s, honestly it's one of those high school dreams that was never realized cuz of budget issues. To me at least it's like a miata with 9k revs (ap1)
Just from my friends I know people who had traded in their 350z, and or seriously considered trading in their evo x for the s, I think that speaks volumes of what a s2k does to a drivers soul.
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11-09-2011, 11:30 AM
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#56 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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if driving enjoyment and feel are your top priorties Vs all out speed, you will not find a better car than the S2000 for $20-$40K.
Just wait 10yrs, people will praise the S2000 like they praise the AE86 today.
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11-09-2011, 11:31 AM
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#57 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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I have DD'd mine now for going on 4 years, no issues. Good tires and driving sense is required obviously.
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11-09-2011, 01:16 PM
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#58 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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its a car you can keep through your lifetime. when it gets boring(it wont) strip it down into track car.
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11-09-2011, 03:59 PM
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11-09-2011, 04:05 PM
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S2K with hardtop 
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Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS I literally do not plan on buying another vehicle in my lifetime, assuming it doesn't get written off. | Quote:
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11-09-2011, 04:18 PM
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#61 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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Originally Posted by rl89rl89 its a car you can keep through your lifetime. when it gets boring(it wont) strip it down into track car. | or do what i do
every 6 months or so i change insurance between the S and my winter car. Every year it feels like i'm getting a brand new car when i drive the S for the first time
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11-09-2011, 05:29 PM
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#62 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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I thought of the same things before i bought mine a few years ago- ap1.
Wanted to have the option to drive a 3rd/4th person
wanted more trunk room to haul things.
Took me awhile to decide on picking it up from those 2 things alone.
But when i did, i loved the way it felt on the road.
Low to the ground, fits like a glove, top down most of the time, 9k rpm, and VEEETAK!
When i had it, those 2 issues i was considering prior to getting the car, i never really thought much more of it.
Most my friends have their own cars. Everyone in my family practically drives and has their own car. Rarely did i have to haul anything too big like a mattress.
Heck, i was able to fit my hockey bag in the trunk and stick in the passenger seat.
I have an sti now and let me tell u, there are days where i miss the S.
Having 4 doors, turbo, bigger trunk and awd isnt doesnt feel as good as driving the S
The S is purely a drivers car.
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11-10-2011, 12:06 PM
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#63 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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11-10-2011, 01:20 PM
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#64 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Originally Posted by Kushy stolen off HT... me fucking gusta. | actually planning on getting those rims as there is a crazy gb going on right now on s2ki.ca, but.....tires why you so expensive!!! .png "Y U NO...?") | |
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