Did you think you'd keep it this long?
06-09-2014, 05:00 AM
#133
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When I bought my first S2000 back in 2000 I didn't think about the car's future very much. I was so excited about buying the car, and I couldn't stay out of it. 
It was a shiny Berlina, the S that <Matrix> Marco (where did he go?) steadfastly claimed was the mostest, fastest, beautifulest color of them all!! I had no plans ever to sell it, but after six or seven years of ownership and 86,000 happy miles, I was T-boned in the side by a wayward teenager who didn't stop at a stoplight; and after repair the car was not quite the same on the track; so I ended up trading her to the dealer for a new 2007 Rio. The Rio now has over 111,000 miles on the tach and, with TLC and careful maintenance, she still drives like a new car. Haha, it's not a ^^^ Silverstone, but hey, it's still faster than silver, AND the striking metallic yellow glistens and sparkles in the sun!
It was a shiny Berlina, the S that <Matrix> Marco (where did he go?) steadfastly claimed was the mostest, fastest, beautifulest color of them all!! I had no plans ever to sell it, but after six or seven years of ownership and 86,000 happy miles, I was T-boned in the side by a wayward teenager who didn't stop at a stoplight; and after repair the car was not quite the same on the track; so I ended up trading her to the dealer for a new 2007 Rio. The Rio now has over 111,000 miles on the tach and, with TLC and careful maintenance, she still drives like a new car. Haha, it's not a ^^^ Silverstone, but hey, it's still faster than silver, AND the striking metallic yellow glistens and sparkles in the sun!
06-09-2014, 08:27 AM
#134
To get my wife to approve the purchase, I told her I would keep it at least 15 years. (Easy to do since it is stored winters.) I'm in the 11th year and will easily make 15, if not more. Not sure I will ever be willing to spend similar money on a car, so it'll be around for a long time.
Ordered ours from the factory in November 2002 and picked it up in Late March 2003. 
Like Many others till I can't drive her she stays 
06-09-2014, 11:35 AM
#136
Yes. And I have never seriously considered selling it either. That's not to say it is my specific plan to keep it forever; it's just to say that I know I'm not yet done with the car and I don't feel as though I will be for a long while.
06-09-2014, 01:11 PM
#137
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I knew I wanted to keep it forever. With 60 something K on it and a new tune I got last summer I don't see anything changing. I'm not driving it much right now because of the day to day rain chances (washed and waxed three weeks ago) but my butt dyno says it's running and driving better than ever.
It's still the most fun I've ever had in a car with my pants on.
It's still the most fun I've ever had in a car with my pants on.
06-09-2014, 07:20 PM
#138
I'm looking forward to installing a hover conversion. They should be out next year:
http://backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Hover_conversion
After that I'll save up for a flux capacitor. They should have already been invented, but I have not seen any adds.
http://backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Hover_conversion
After that I'll save up for a flux capacitor. They should have already been invented, but I have not seen any adds.
06-10-2014, 05:35 AM
#139
When I bought my first S2000 back in 2000 I didn't think about the car's future very much. I was so excited about buying the car, and I couldn't stay out of it. It was a shiny Berlina, the S that <Matrix> Marco (where did he go?) steadfastly claimed was the mostest, fastest, beautifulest color of them all!! I had no plans ever to sell it, but after six or seven years of ownership and 86,000 happy miles, I was T-boned in the side by a wayward teenager who didn't stop at a stoplight; and after repair the car was not quite the same on the track; so I ended up trading her to the dealer for a new 2007 Rio. The Rio now has over 111,000 miles on the tach and, with TLC and careful maintenance, she still drives like a new car. Haha, it's not a ^^^ Silverstone, but hey, it's still faster than silver, AND the striking metallic yellow glistens and sparkles in the sun!
It was a shiny Berlina, the S that <Matrix> Marco (where did he go?) steadfastly claimed was the mostest, fastest, beautifulest color of them all!! I had no plans ever to sell it, but after six or seven years of ownership and 86,000 happy miles, I was T-boned in the side by a wayward teenager who didn't stop at a stoplight; and after repair the car was not quite the same on the track; so I ended up trading her to the dealer for a new 2007 Rio. The Rio now has over 111,000 miles on the tach and, with TLC and careful maintenance, she still drives like a new car. Haha, it's not a ^^^ Silverstone, but hey, it's still faster than silver, AND the striking metallic yellow glistens and sparkles in the sun!I may be on my third S but I can't imagine life without one. It's my go-to car. The one I want to drive everyday. Over the years, I think I put 58,000 on my '01, and 103,000 on my '05. My '07 is just at about 18,000.
06-10-2014, 06:29 AM
#140
I'm looking forward to installing a hover conversion. They should be out next year:
http://backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Hover_conversion
After that I'll save up for a flux capacitor. They should have already been invented, but I have not seen any adds.
http://backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Hover_conversion
After that I'll save up for a flux capacitor. They should have already been invented, but I have not seen any adds.