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What do you like about your S2000? (FGT)

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Old 02-20-2002 | 09:48 AM
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I like every thing about my car except the bl---dy wheels,
oh and the reflection in the window is good as my number plate reads SEX on reflection !!
this is a good thread should roll and roll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old 02-20-2002 | 10:31 AM
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There are too many things to list but the best has to be its aggressive looks and exclusivity.

Oops, nearly forgot, mine is black which is the fastest colour.
Old 02-20-2002 | 03:30 PM
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I like the way the engine sounds and feels better as the revs rise, and doesn't feel like it's going to shake the car to bits at 9000 rpm.

I like no B and C pillar when the top is down.

Pete
Old 02-20-2002 | 11:24 PM
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I love the rear view mirror on my car......................this morning, on the A22, I saw a rapidly shrinking Boxster in it
Old 02-20-2002 | 11:35 PM
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All of the above!

(but if you really want it detailed.... and this is in no particular order of preference....

individuality
sound (expecially since the HKS exhaust went on and the air-box lid came off )
engineering (9,000 rpm? The most powerful NA engine in the world, ever? Wow!)
looks
sound
comfort
handling
speed
sound
acceleration
rarity
gear change (especially since fitting Muz's stubby Ferrari lookeelikee )
sound
instrumentation (except for the omission of a clock )
the feel of the sky above my head and the sunshine on my face as the landscape rushes by (mmmmm sunshinnne)
Oh, and did I mention the noise it makes? (which, incidentally, I haven't yet heard with the roof off - so I have something to look forward to )

I get a thrill every time I slip into the cockpit and an even bigger thrill every time I drive it. I've never felt quite like this about a car before.

Plus, my girfriend loves it to bits and doesn't moan about her hair when the roof is down (an important consideration )

And then there's the fact that because of the car, this board exists and I get to meet and talk to you guys. So you can add "camaraderie" to my list
Old 02-20-2002 | 11:39 PM
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Yeah, yeah....all of that good stuff.....but what about the rear view mirror!!!

(PS Pete - this morning was a 'top down' moring here in the SE - you may have to look again at that 'tin top-off' date of yours. I didn't realise you hadnt heard the car 'roofless' with the new exhaust - you are a man of admirable self control!!!!!)
Old 02-21-2002 | 12:00 AM
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Originally posted by ianl
Yeah, yeah....all of that good stuff.....but what about the rear view mirror!!!
I never look in the rear view mirror (except to check for Plod). No-one ever overtakes me and when I overtake someone else I don't care to see their upraised finger or flashing headlights. (Not entirely true of course )
Old 02-23-2002 | 09:14 AM
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I had to think about this, as there are so many

What I like most is that even after two years, I still get a thrill and wave everytime I see another on the road Hi to the silver I saw in Horsham this afternoon , didn't catch the registration.

After that it has to be the sound when you get on cam (second cam) and the feeling I get when I see it everytime I walk back to it in a car park

I agree with all that everyone has said, but surprised that no one has mentioned the fun of watching it being driven and enjoyed the way it should on television. Just watched Clarkson's Top 100 Cars I don't remember any review where the reviewer hasn't had fun driving it, even if it's been beaten by a Boxster (because it had an aeroscreen ), or a CTR driven by a nutter
Old 02-23-2002 | 09:24 AM
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coming up to a tunnel or overpass then letting her REV AND REV!!!
Old 03-05-2002 | 09:42 AM
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I like the fact that every time i drive it, I appreciate every last detail about the car.
It oozes design quality and integrity.
People stare at it, as if it were the batmobile.
The only car I know which gets as much attention is my mates Diablo!!!!


IN SHORT.........THE S2000 IS THE BIGGEST BARGAIN ON THE ROAD.

so there.



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