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Old 03-18-2003, 11:07 PM
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Well, I think I just want another car out of impulse. I've had my beloved S for over 3 years now and wouldn't trade it in for most anything reasonable. Sure, I want a faster car, but not at the expense of driving dynamics, handling prowess, hardcore-ness, etc. It seems I'm left with not many options, so perhaps I'll just keep the S.

I guess I'll have to pull the Mopar out of retirement if I want to keep up with my dad. Super Bee with 440 6-pack.
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Old 03-18-2003, 11:15 PM
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ZO6
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Originally posted by alexf20c
I guess I'll have to pull the Mopar out of retirement if I want to keep up with my dad. Super Bee with 440 6-pack.
Could you imagine the power of that engine with today's technology??? Now that would be an awesomely powerful car.
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Zo6 would be an excellent new toy.

Another car to consider would be an Elise Federal, (assuming that Lotus comes through and actually imports them to the US with the specs that have been kicking around the internet).

The Elise would be one of the very few roadsters that would be a full upgrade to your S2000.
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Originally posted by alexf20c
Well, I think I just want another car out of impulse. I've had my beloved S for over 3 years now and wouldn't trade it in for most anything reasonable. Sure, I want a faster car, but not at the expense of driving dynamics, handling prowess, hardcore-ness, etc. It seems I'm left with not many options, so perhaps I'll just keep the S.

I guess I'll have to pull the Mopar out of retirement if I want to keep up with my dad. Super Bee with 440 6-pack.
Quite frankly, cherish what you have and drive it for another 2-3 years. Best to get some experiences under your belt before you try perhaps a more powerful car (like FI). WHy don't you try racing it sometime, add a little life to the relationship between the 2 of you? :-)

Or, if you can afford it, get a Viper! Those cars are really nice! Anyway just my point of view.
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Old 03-19-2003, 06:55 AM
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I'm already an avid kart racer (B&S 5hp, B&S 8hp alky, and open kart) and would love to auto-x or participate in some track days, but I just don't have time right now. College sucks in that way.

But my dad says even with his car shifting at 4krpm or so, he will beat my car. (Although I'm still a bit skeptical.) "You can't even begin to imagine how fast this thing is! It's laughably fast."
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do a motor swap. RB25DET. Skyline GTS motor into the s.
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Originally posted by seung


why? officially jealous?
Yes.

Some of us worked for ours, but then again, we would have taken a free one too. I have no problem admitting my jealousy .
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Honda CBR600RR.
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Wait for the BMW M4!
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