Does the recession make the S2000 more relevant?
01-02-2009, 10:48 PM
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back to something earlier in this post, not caring about what people think about you is a luxury. it might make you cool/hip/rebellious, but more likely it just makes you look like a jackass. some people need to be aware of the image they present.
how would you like to be the accountant who tells their client that their retirement is gone because of the stock losses and then drives away in his Bently?
or in my case the officer who counsels his airmen on responsible spending to make sure they don't foreclose their family homes? an S is already pushing what i think is a responsible image.
how would you like to be the accountant who tells their client that their retirement is gone because of the stock losses and then drives away in his Bently?
or in my case the officer who counsels his airmen on responsible spending to make sure they don't foreclose their family homes? an S is already pushing what i think is a responsible image.
01-03-2009, 04:05 AM
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Despite the hostility in the thread, I find the thread completely relevant.
True, many people, myself included, own an S as a second or third car. Given the low price of entry nowadays (especially for high mileage samples), the reasonable fuel efficiency, and the reliability given appropriate care of the car, the S is a perfect fun car for a recession. Just about anybody can afford one at this point.
In a pinch, it also makes a great DD and many people here use it that way....after all...."it's just a Honda".
I don't think it's THAT conservative looking.....but then I've bought Hondas for 20 years, so I guess that I would think that.
True, many people, myself included, own an S as a second or third car. Given the low price of entry nowadays (especially for high mileage samples), the reasonable fuel efficiency, and the reliability given appropriate care of the car, the S is a perfect fun car for a recession. Just about anybody can afford one at this point.
In a pinch, it also makes a great DD and many people here use it that way....after all...."it's just a Honda".
I don't think it's THAT conservative looking.....but then I've bought Hondas for 20 years, so I guess that I would think that.
01-03-2009, 04:48 AM
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I feel that if you have earned it then you should get whatever the hell you want... people that are envious are usually the ones that really face this money crisis in the first place by outliving their on means!! they can just watch me from their window as i drive about in the oldschool HUGE GAS GUZZLING lambo 4x4... now that was a waste of money!lol
01-03-2009, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Zoomie' date='Jan 2 2009, 11:48 PM
back to something earlier in this post, not caring about what people think about you is a luxury. it might make you cool/hip/rebellious, but more likely it just makes you look like a jackass. some people need to be aware of the image they present.
how would you like to be the accountant who tells their client that their retirement is gone because of the stock losses and then drives away in his Bently?
or in my case the officer who counsels his airmen on responsible spending to make sure they don't foreclose their family homes? an S is already pushing what i think is a responsible image.
how would you like to be the accountant who tells their client that their retirement is gone because of the stock losses and then drives away in his Bently?
or in my case the officer who counsels his airmen on responsible spending to make sure they don't foreclose their family homes? an S is already pushing what i think is a responsible image.
That's what I'm talking about. In real life, I don't want to make people feel bad. I could "do whatever the hell I want with my money" but choose not to.
But it's interesting that this little social experiment thread brought out such strong feelings... and it's just the interweb. What do people think is going to happen in the real world? People feel strongly about these things. This thread has proved that. Even for the people who "don't care." They DO care.
01-03-2009, 11:04 AM
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My S2000 is my DD. Granted, I don't drive to work (public transit), so the car has proven to be a relatively safe choice for me.
I picked it up cheap, it has been cheap to maintain, okay on gas, and isn't horrendous to insure. There were of course smarter choices, but I figure that if I'm going to dump money into a car, I may as well get something I can enjoy in shitty times like these.
I picked it up cheap, it has been cheap to maintain, okay on gas, and isn't horrendous to insure. There were of course smarter choices, but I figure that if I'm going to dump money into a car, I may as well get something I can enjoy in shitty times like these.