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Joining THE club.... and some Qs

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Old 01-27-2001 | 08:03 AM
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Hi Guys and Gals!

Just saying Hi for the first time and thank you for all the information regarding the s2K! Couldn't have got it elsewhere. I originally live in Korea but am currently located in San Diego to spend my sabatical which comes up every 6 years. Working half time with UCSD and half time for a local company doing wireless communications stuff.
Bought my red s2k on Dec. 12th, left it at the dealer went back home, came back on the 21st and have about 1300miles on it now. Still can't forget my first trip to VTEC land at 650 miles. The car's idle was strange right after the first VTEC but have been stable since.
Sometimes I miss the torque of my heavily Turbo mod Elan (know the elan bought by Kia from Lotus... kinda lacking in power?) but the 9000rpm is hard to beat.

I have some short questions for those of you in San Diego.

I bought my car in a hurry and had to go to Temecula (Norm Reeves) to get it so I don't think I will be going there for minor services. Any dealer you guys can recommned? Cush? Pacific? Will they discriminate me cause I didn't buy the car from them? I am taking the car back home at the end of the year where there are currently no Honda dealerships so I need to be prepared....I also have the sticky and cluncky trany problems before full warm up and I want to try out the Red Line synthetic (anyone have experience with the oil?) soon.

Also, is there a track near by where I can test out my stook? I know there are some near LA but I doubt I will have the time in the near future.

Thanks.
Old 01-27-2001 | 04:41 PM
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Sorry dude, I'm not in Cali...and I run Mobil 1 synthetic.

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Old 01-27-2001 | 04:47 PM
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I saw an S2000 in Seoul. Also lots of Bimmers and saw one F355 around apkoojungdong.

I can't believe you're taking your car to Seoul. You can't keep your car nice there. You can't expect to live long or keep your nostrils from getting black with driving top down there. No VTECing. Lots of valeting involved wherever you go in Seoul.

But, hey, good luck.
Old 01-27-2001 | 07:08 PM
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Hey, SpaceNeedle...

The guys driving Ferraris in Apgujungdong are sons and daughters of the richest guys in Korea... I mean rich.

As for the black nostrils... that's why I don't live in Seoul. Live down far far south in Pohang just north of Pusan.
Lots more places to VTEC than in San Diego I think...Most San Diego roads (at leat those I know up to now) are too... how do you say it.... straight.... Lots of curvey roads with not so many cars in Pohang and near Kyungju. Give me a call if you ever pass this way.
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