S2000? Daily?
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S2000? Daily?
Here's kind of a rambling post but I think this is an interesting topic. I've been driving the S for a while now and first off it's amazing. It's not even driving. Now I feel like there's nothing that can replace the high of driving a high performance car. I'm looking at getting a new car for the higher practicality but all the performance sedans that aren't the civic SI are 20k+ and I'm a college student. Has anyone gone from the s2k to something like a civic?
Last edited by cleans2kbro; 04-21-2018 at 11:05 PM.
#2
Get through school with as little debt as possible. Find a clean E46 330i sedan or Acura TSX with a 6spd for <$5k.
#3
The Toyota/Subaru BRZ class car is a good one at price point.
#4
Your long term future relies greatly on how you live the next few years. That future will not be enhanced by driving a nice car unless you are trying to impress a few skanks.
#5
It's best to be a cash buyer when in college; whether that means 5k or 30k. Accruing debt in any form is something you want to avoid at all costs.
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Keep one car until you are done with college then see what you want to do.
But, to answer a bit about going from one car to another, I only daily my S2k a little in the summer (it is prepped for autocross, so not as nice to drive on rough streets, but I still love it). My regular daily driver alternates between my 05 Scion tC, which is by no means a sports car, and an 01 4Runner. When my wife and I are out and about, we take her truck, which is a 2013 tacoma. So I bounce around very different types of cars. After driving the S for a while, I actually enjoy moving to the other cars. Believe it or not, having more room and a bit cushier ride is nice sometimes, so it does not bother me that I am not in the sports car.
Now if your only car is the S2k and you sold it for a civic, I can see how you would start missing having the sports car, but I think you would still like the Civic for a DD. As much fun as the S2k is, it still isnt a great DD IMO when you start looking at doing regular DD stuff.
But, to answer a bit about going from one car to another, I only daily my S2k a little in the summer (it is prepped for autocross, so not as nice to drive on rough streets, but I still love it). My regular daily driver alternates between my 05 Scion tC, which is by no means a sports car, and an 01 4Runner. When my wife and I are out and about, we take her truck, which is a 2013 tacoma. So I bounce around very different types of cars. After driving the S for a while, I actually enjoy moving to the other cars. Believe it or not, having more room and a bit cushier ride is nice sometimes, so it does not bother me that I am not in the sports car.
Now if your only car is the S2k and you sold it for a civic, I can see how you would start missing having the sports car, but I think you would still like the Civic for a DD. As much fun as the S2k is, it still isnt a great DD IMO when you start looking at doing regular DD stuff.
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I like the feel of the 2004 - 2008 Acura TL. They feel much different than other sedans of the era, have great visibility, and are reliable as a tank if the transmission has already been replaced (and I assume just about all of them have by now).
Very, very cheap and fun to drive.
Very, very cheap and fun to drive.