PsychoBen

Is you TT 350 HP at the wheel or crank? S2000 has 200 and 240 at wheel and crank, respectively.

Solstice is RWD. No one knows the weight for the GXP yet. Road & Track Magazine weighted the base with simple options at little bit over 2,900 lb. (1,315 kg)

QUIKAG

This whole Car Talk forum is getting dumber and dumber by the day.

PedalFaster

I once read that all internet communications forums progress through several stages. They begin as small, little-known forums frequented by a small groups of enthusiasts. As word begins to spread, more motivated, knowledgeable, and/or technically savvy people start frequenting them. This is usually the point in a forum's life where it's most useful -- traffic is low but high in quality. As time passes, more casual observers start joining the forums -- they don't contribute meaningfully to the exchange of ideas, but their numbers are small enough that the signal-to-noise ratio is still acceptable. Eventually, word of the forums spreads broadly, and herds of casual observers start joining. They begin contributing incorrect or meaningless information, the signal-to-noise ratio tanks, and the knowledgeable and enthusiastic people who got into the forum early abandon it for other venues.

I originally monitored three forums on s2ki.com: S2000 Talk, Car Talk, and Racing and Competition. I dropped S2000 Talk a year ago when it was overwhelmed by fanboys. I'm beginning to despair of Car Talk. And Racing and Competition is on a downward slide which I fear is unstoppable.

Sigh.

JonBoy

Let's start our own forum.


I joke, I joke.

QUIKAG

That's really not a bad idea. BTW, good comments, PedalFaster!!!

Anyway, about our own forum, we could have a little quiz that people must pass before they are allowed to post to our 'Car Talk' section.

Basic stuff like what car is faster: Vette or S2000?
What is NOS?
Is the displacement of a Civic sedan above or below 2.0L?
True or False: Fast 'N Furious was the best movie ever made?
True or False: Honda is the best car company on the planet?
True or False: F1 rules and the S2000 is derived straight from F1?
Short answer: What are you thoughts on General Motor's direction as a company?

Basic questions that would weed out the retards.

Green Tea

Of course we're to expect a bit or a lot of biased views on the s2k forums, but come on. Anyone that thinks the GXP won't be competition for the s2k is a total fanboy. GM is known for underrating their cars, even look at the miata vs solstice, they both have about the same HP rating but the solstice is about 500 lbs heavier yet runs about .1 second slower on paper on every track stats from 0-60, 1/4, etc. The solstice GXP will weigh about the same as the s2k and put out more power. A simple increase in the boost of the solstice and the GXP will eat up the s2k. Then again, the s2k is a 7 year old car and 4 years down the road we'll still be seeing the same car from Honda. Wait and see I guess

JonBoy

I used to run one. They're not fun.

Good questions, though - they should work for weeding out most fanbois.

slicksilver

What does that mean?

Honda = maker of cheap cars for the average consumer.
Pontiac = maker of cheap cars for the average consumer.

I'm sorry to rain on your parade, but you don't drive a Ferrari

05BerlinaFan

it's all in how you define cheap (built or price)

JK

Bo_Vien

Courtesy of Wikipedia. "Insecurity is either danger, i.e., lack of objective security (in a physical situation or a computer system), or an emotion of general unease or nervousness without obvious cause or purpose (see also anxiety). A person who is insecure lacks confidence in their own value and capability... Many people suffer a period of insecurity during puberty, which gives rise to a lot of the stereotypical behaviours of adolescents."

And here I thought we grew out of that phase once highschool was over. I too agree that competition is a good thing, and I hope the GXP does well.