Found Diez's Car | ASM S2k - International Auto Show 2011
03-25-2014, 08:43 AM
#131
That's the incorrect Answer. If a simple thing like a slightly less nice engine ruins an entire car that has supreme work done to it, then you're a prick. Could it have been neater? Of course. But is the car destroyed because of it? No.
By that logic, driving diez's car would have ruined it because it would have some dirt on it
By that logic, driving diez's car would have ruined it because it would have some dirt on it
03-25-2014, 03:44 PM
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well "dirt" and philosophical build strategy arent exactly on par, but i do get what you are saying.
i think considering the totality of the car, its still a very very nice car.
i think everyone elses point is that the benchmark was set very high, and when the new owner took it another direction, it ruined a piece of fine work.
ie: taking the mona lisa and throwing modern graphic art to it, for a lack of better example. sure, it might look cool today, but the orginal version is timeless.
i think considering the totality of the car, its still a very very nice car.
i think everyone elses point is that the benchmark was set very high, and when the new owner took it another direction, it ruined a piece of fine work.
ie: taking the mona lisa and throwing modern graphic art to it, for a lack of better example. sure, it might look cool today, but the orginal version is timeless.
03-25-2014, 04:13 PM
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Here's the thing: it's still a car. Does it represent arguably the "purest" interpretation of what an S2000 should be? Maybe. Is it one man's idea and vision of the perfect S2000? Perhaps.
But it is still a car.
All of the modifications he made could be replicated, to the smallest detail. Some parts may be incredibly difficult to source (looking at you, AXLE diffuser/exhaust), but money can, and does solve all of these problems. Diez's car is the result of an open checkbook, a "blank check" budget that all of us would love to have. Although we may have different tastes, given an unlimited budget to modify our cars to our heart's content the results would be similar (if most of these posts are to be believed). If I was given the same budget he was given, barring some minor differences (perhaps an ITB setup, maybe a different but equally rare/expensive exhaust, Hytech cams and headers......) my car would look identical to his down to the badges and fenders. It is, in my opinion, the benchmark when it comes to modifying these cars creatively, but with supreme taste.
But not everyone shares my opinion.
I only wish there were more pictures of it in its current state because even though it isn't the same, its still the ultimate "unicorn" S2000 build.
But it is still a car.
All of the modifications he made could be replicated, to the smallest detail. Some parts may be incredibly difficult to source (looking at you, AXLE diffuser/exhaust), but money can, and does solve all of these problems. Diez's car is the result of an open checkbook, a "blank check" budget that all of us would love to have. Although we may have different tastes, given an unlimited budget to modify our cars to our heart's content the results would be similar (if most of these posts are to be believed). If I was given the same budget he was given, barring some minor differences (perhaps an ITB setup, maybe a different but equally rare/expensive exhaust, Hytech cams and headers......) my car would look identical to his down to the badges and fenders. It is, in my opinion, the benchmark when it comes to modifying these cars creatively, but with supreme taste.
But not everyone shares my opinion.
I only wish there were more pictures of it in its current state because even though it isn't the same, its still the ultimate "unicorn" S2000 build.
03-25-2014, 05:00 PM
#135
Yea I'd love to see updated photos as well. It's not what it used to be, but it has the power to justify all of the money spent on the rest of the car. Not everyone feels this way, but having a $50k+ S2000 that gets outrun by a G37 might be pretty disheartening.
03-25-2014, 06:35 PM
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