Loving your s2000 too much to drive it as much?
10-16-2011, 03:18 PM
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Loving your s2000 too much to drive it as much?
Hey all.
My s2000 has 117,000km's (72,700 miles) on the chassis. I bought the car in January with 105,000km's (65,243 miles). In those 10 months I have had no license for 4 and earlier this year it was off the road for nearly 2 months getting the engine replaced. That means I have done nearly 12,000 kms (7500 miles) in 3 months.
However, the new F20C in it only has 3000 km's on it and have also replaced the wheels, suspension and all the diff mounts and bushes.
Apart from that, 12,000 kms in three months is a lot of driving. It works out to be 48,000 km's (29,800 miles) every year.
When I get my license back I want to drive the car less to make it last longer overall. I love my s2000 and just want it to last.
Is this stupid? I am a strong believer of "cars are made to be driven". I think that a few dents and scratches add a bit of character to the car. I plan on using my s2000 for a lot of track next year and do most of my modifications with track driving in mind.
How long are s2000 chassis generally going to last? Should I be more worried about mileage on the engine or mileage on the chassis?
My s2000 has 117,000km's (72,700 miles) on the chassis. I bought the car in January with 105,000km's (65,243 miles). In those 10 months I have had no license for 4 and earlier this year it was off the road for nearly 2 months getting the engine replaced. That means I have done nearly 12,000 kms (7500 miles) in 3 months.
However, the new F20C in it only has 3000 km's on it and have also replaced the wheels, suspension and all the diff mounts and bushes.
Apart from that, 12,000 kms in three months is a lot of driving. It works out to be 48,000 km's (29,800 miles) every year.
When I get my license back I want to drive the car less to make it last longer overall. I love my s2000 and just want it to last.
Is this stupid? I am a strong believer of "cars are made to be driven". I think that a few dents and scratches add a bit of character to the car. I plan on using my s2000 for a lot of track next year and do most of my modifications with track driving in mind.
How long are s2000 chassis generally going to last? Should I be more worried about mileage on the engine or mileage on the chassis?
10-16-2011, 04:54 PM
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Many vehicles with much weaker chassis last many decades without needing any work, the unique high strength race bred chasis on the s2k should last a very long time. Barring any abuse it should easily see 50 years and far beyond that, other than bushing work you won't see many issues. You'll go through a couple more engines before the chassis has any issues, not counting panel rusting which is going to happen sooner or later but is easily addressed.
10-16-2011, 05:08 PM
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Many vehicles with much weaker chassis last many decades without needing any work, the unique high strength race bred chasis on the s2k should last a very long time. Barring any abuse it should easily see 50 years and far beyond that, other than bushing work you won't see many issues. You'll go through a couple more engines before the chassis has any issues, not counting panel rusting which is going to happen sooner or later but is easily addressed.
10-16-2011, 07:09 PM
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I work from home so I don't really drive much.
I actually look for reasons to go places just so I can drive. =\
I got my car back in may. I think I've put about 3k on it since.
That's including a 2hr trip to the beach. Lol
Now that it's getting colder, I'll prob drive less. Boo
I actually look for reasons to go places just so I can drive. =\
I got my car back in may. I think I've put about 3k on it since.
That's including a 2hr trip to the beach. Lol
Now that it's getting colder, I'll prob drive less. Boo
10-17-2011, 03:08 AM
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Get a cheap beater. I don't worry about mileage but I do worry about parking in mall and retail parking lots where cars are continuely coming and going. Short trips to the super market I almost always use my beater.
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10-17-2011, 04:56 AM
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Owned the car for 13 months now, 7300 miles driven so far, 2 trips to the dragon. Otherwise, she's a garage queen 
10-17-2011, 06:37 AM
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I agree with this. A cheap older beater car (especially a small econo car) will pay for itself in fuel savings in a year or two plus the peace of mind of not worrying about your S2000 getting hit in parking lots when you go to places that are not safe for nice cars (ie: busy mall parking lot, busy resturant/sport bar, street parking downtown, etc).
