My friend envies my car a lot but doesn't think its practical enough for daily driving needs. He's such an enthusiast towards his 2.5rs (which I think is an amazing car and shouldn't have stopped the production of that car) and I don't think he would trade anything for that car. My other friend, on the other hand, has a miata which he wishes was an S2000.

 

all my friends hate my car and think 240sx's are much cooler.

 

my best friend would trade his car in for an S today if his wife would let him--unfortunately for him, she 'feels claustrophobic' in it. too accustomed to SUVs if you ask me...

and i agree about even the grannys complimenting the car--seems sometimes the older ladies (older to me = 40+ because I'm only 25) are more prone to stop me and tell me how nice it is! but it really does have a wide appeal--i guess a lot of people like fairly fast, fun, sexy convertibles.

but the bottom line for me is I just love the car. my friends can think what they want.

 

all of my car friends drive an S. the one that don't care about cars just have regular cars and would not want an S. not practical enough for them.

 

The 3 friends I hang out with the most have a BMW 335i, Porsche Carrera S, and a Lotus Exige S.

The guy with the lotus used to have a hooked up S, but wanted an even more track oriented car.

But other friends/acquaintences almost always complement the S when they see it, but no one really says that they want one. Then again, most people I hang out with can afford the S, so they would just buy one if they wanted to and not ride my jock about mine.

 

My friends keep trying to get my to trade me the S for their swapped CRX, turbo Jetta, slammed s10, and stock DC2.

Most other people comment on it being a waste of money, then get in their jeeps, or p/u's, or ask what it is and how much it goes for, then comment on it being too expensive for them. I live in VA.

 

They are cooler

 

The blokes around work tell me it's old skool and dated or that I shoulda got the Miata because I at least when I get passed by modern cars I'm saving some coin...a girly car...sux to be you...yadda yadda. I've heard it all.

My girlfriend's brother loves the S, but he insists they stopped making them after MY03 and he says my car is Honda's milk money. He compares it to a crappy movie sequel released just to milk the lovers of the original film while there is still a following.

My Gramma calls the car 'Tweety Bird' because she said it reminds her of 'that precious little bird' from the cartoon stories.

My neighbor called me a chump for spending money on a vehicle with so little practical utility.

I try not to let it get me down, put it out of my mind.

Sometimes I just park it around back so I don't have to hear about it.

Oh ya, last month a guy in the drivethru called it a dinosaur AMC gremlin. Gremlin was not a convertible I told him.

Peace.

 

^LOL, damn ignorance is bliss. Anyways, one thing I can guarantee you, MOST of the time they ARE jealous (unless they're pulling out real nice cars). Trust me. Look at what they drive and you'll know; rarely are there any people that truly believes S2K is (blah blah insert any negative comments here.)

 

All my friends and coworkers praise my car on how fast and nice it looks. lol...