I have owned 2 S2000's, a MY00 and a MY04. The MY00 was a lot more prone to break loose than the MY04. The MY00 also had more bump steer.

I never crashed in either, however, I came close to it in the MY00. But by the time I purchased the MY04, the MY00 forced me to become a better driver so that my be why I feel more comfortable in my MY04.

 

I've lost control doing normal speed on a 90 degree cross-street turn on a rainy day. Good thing the VSA kicked in. I'm not sure how bad it would have been if the VSA didn't activate right as I felt the wheels losing traction, but I did lose control of the car for a moment.

 

Tires are key, as is proper technique and awareness of the road conditions.

I suggest you take a few driving lessons, attend your local autox club, etc.

Simply put, you won't be able to drive it as carelessly as you're driving your current honda

 

Get a MY06 or later if you're worried. The AP1 is infamous for snap-oversteer with new to RWD drivers. The AP2 fixed most of this, but throttle induced oversteer is possible on a rainy day. VSA fixed this issue. Not that it's impossible to spin any s2000, just harder in the later years.

 

I've had the back end come out on me plenty. Sometimes I do it intentionally (with the throttle), other times I just go in hard and let it drift through (loss of lateral grip, not using the throttle), and occasionally I'll goose it in the rain.

I've had the rear come out unintentionally a fair bit in the rain. You get used to driving hard in the dry and even if you back off a lot in the rain, it's still easy to get the rear end out.

Bottom line - this car has tight gearing, a high red line, and an "impulse" what will easily kick the tail out in wet conditions. In the dry, you really shouldn't have to worry about it. The tail is pretty easy to pull back in (to me) in the dry.

 

thanks for the replies!

 

 

The last I lost control of my rear, oh man, shits got crazy. They were every where. It wasn't a happy site for that restaurant.

 

Damn this is my first RWD car and you guys make it seem scary driving in the rain!! Thankfully I have a My07 with VSA.

 

Why are you worried about "loosing" the rear end? Just keep everything torqued properly and those bolts will all stay in place just fine.