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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
Love the S2000. Goddamn I had fun in that car for the 6 minutes I was in it.
I probably should have added an age limit too. It definitely falls under the love to have it for a good price but afraid of five figure repairs if anything breaks.
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I have owned two S2000's (00' Silverstone Metallic and an 01' Spa Yellow Pearl). They are fantastic cars, I'd love another! I'm an AP1 (2000-2003) aficionado and would only purchase an 02'/03' S2000 if I were to get another as you get the glass rear window and subtle interior updates, but retain the glorious F20C motor. The AP2 S2000 (2004-2009) are just not the same to drive IMO. Honda tried to appease an 'atypical' North American audience who complained of no torque by bumping displacement to 2.2L in order to gain a slight increase in said torque (the suspension geometry was also updated in the AP2's which is an improvement over the earlier cars). You also lost the glorious 9000RPM redline in the AP2 S2000's.
The great thing with the S2000 is they are incredibly reliable and easy to maintain, many examples have over 200K with nary an issue. Don't let the maintenance frighten you because of age/mileage. As long as the car has been properly maintained to begin with, you can put your mind at ease in that regard.