What are the views on the Honda S2000 ?
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I,m considering selling the MX5 and going for something a bit more powerful (and bigger, it is so cramped)

It needs to be a road car with most of the usual bells and whistles but some trackday cred,so I,m looking at the Honda S2000.

Second on the list is a Z4 3.0 Coupe.

All comment welcome.

Always loved the honda. No experience of one but well thought of in the hillcliming comunity.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

My opinion of the s2000 ..
Fantastic looking car but drastically lacking power
Dont get me wrong there not a slow car but you have to wring its neck to get it shifting
Thats based on a 15 min test drive though
But do bear in mind my daily drive packs well over 400 bananas

Hondas absolutely love boost though

Yes i moved to the darkside

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Thanks wil and Brett.

I,m well versed in the need to rev the Honda,but on a trackday that is what we do, right ?

Driving with 400bhp and then trying an S2000 off boost will undoubtedly feel very feeble.Even when Vtec kicks in 236 vs 400 ? no contest

This...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201621205918

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Its a way of looking fabulous in a lawnmower haha

Nah the s2000 is a good car but as pervoiusly stated its abit alow as you do have to kane it to make it go. Id boost it if I got one (I won't)

Screwing the shit out of it is the point though. My wife's Clio sport 200 is the same. It's just a mind re-set to have the thing at a higher RPM.

If you knob around in a smoker at 1500rpm all day it does feel odd.

Edited by wil_h on 18th Jul, 2016.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

Best car I've ever had. Been trying to replace it for a year or so but nothing is as good. I've tried a few bm's and bought a gt86 but thats gonna get sold because its not as good. Does the Jekyll and Hyde thing better than any other car ive driven. I always thought the 240bhp wasnt enough to start with. But It depends where you drive it, if your on big roads them yea, its probly not gonna feel enough. On A-roads though it feels great, keep it in lower gear and the way it revs out is amazing. Completely different driving experience to anything else ive had.

Yeah Gary, seen that one, but it sounds like it has problems and no one knows whether it is an easy fix. I guess not or he would do it.

I'd steer clear of that, looks like somebody elses problem to me which is why its being moved on.

Just noticed your looking at z4 too.. The mrs had a z4m drop top for a while, very good. Thing that annoys me on bm's is first gear is always weird and short. Tho more refined, it felt much heavier than the honda, and the day to day running was costly, 21mpg day to day, 27 on a careful motorway run, whereas the honda does 30 all day long 35 on the motorway

Yes, the BM is more civilised in a way.
The M models are a little more extreme and the general view is that a 3 litre Z4 will do 30mpg quite easily.

Can,t make up my mind at the moment

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Yup. That's why it's cheap.

There's others, but obviously higher cost.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162136738696

To be honest, a standard S2000 should probably feel like a missile compared to the MX5.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Gary, stop pointing me to even more expense and power !

I,m sure I would be happy with the extra 100bhp over the MX5.

I will use it for outings for lunch and maybe to visit relatives but I do want it to be capable on track a few times a year.

My budget is £10k so there are a lot of cars to look at.

Many thanks for all your thoughts.

S2000 definitely! Lovely car.

a good fried of mine's dad has had his S2000 since new (must be at least 10 years now) and still loves it from the point of view of performance on and off the track plus easy touring in it (he has been used to much quicker and faster cars in the past).

The BMW may be a lazier car to drive about in for day to day given the torque of the bigger engine.

Thanks, Rob, and everyone, looks like an S2000 is now on he horizon, so trackday at Snetterton tomorrow may be the last in an MX5

Better get your hair done then

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

I'd have a test drive in the various things you mention. The S2000 and Z4 are very very different things in my opinion. I think you'll soon know which is for you.

Don't know over there but the s2000 can be tuned very well to meat the bmw specs. And is much cheaper to maintain also with engine damage. Its cheaper to fix

you can do anything if you set your mind to it...
i rather blow it up winning than keep it together losing.

finish date set for project 1... march 2018

John, you are heading for a slap (head)

Will the mx be for sale? My friends on the look for one right now

Only thing I would say about the s2000 is they can rust pretty badly around the rear arches and often goes unnoticed

Yes, jonny it is well publicised on the various boards.

Dave, it may well be for sale, but a friend has first refusal,so you are second.