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Levitron 02-07-2011 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Roach (Post 7296157)
Levitron I'm thinking the same.

Are you going to sell the MS3?

I'd think MS3 + S2K would be best of both worlds for me.

Kev

Lease is up on my MS3, so I'm going to say goodbye towards the end of the year. I've seen a posting up on S2Ki for someone who went from MS3 to S2K and loved it....so I think we would too.

ddonovan 02-07-2011 03:27 PM

I know of a GPW '06 with low KM's for sale here on the island as a private sale. Black interior though.

http://sigcreator.andrewjnuttall.com...rand=139012376

Energy 02-07-2011 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by JDMCivic (Post 7296170)
The dbw isn't even an issue I've driven every year of the s2k and my 06 with dbw and vsa feels just great...wish summer was here so I can take it out of hiatus
Posted via RS Mobile

Some people just want to be more hardcore is all. I prefer a cable throttle but wouldn't mind the dbw. VSA would also be nice, I just have to be more careful without it.

Today was a great day to go top down. Too bad I'm stuck indoors.

jmanhas 02-07-2011 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Levitron (Post 7296220)
Lease is up on my MS3, so I'm going to say goodbye towards the end of the year. I've seen a posting up on S2Ki for someone who went from MS3 to S2K and loved it....so I think we would too.

parting out? ^^ haha
sad to see you leaving us :(

Elder_MMHS 02-07-2011 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Levitron (Post 7296220)
Lease is up on my MS3, so I'm going to say goodbye towards the end of the year. I've seen a posting up on S2Ki for someone who went from MS3 to S2K and loved it....so I think we would too.

I think if you can appreciate finesse in the same way you do the brutishness of the MS3, you will enjoy an S2K. It is, in many ways, the polar opposite of an MS3. I've had the good fortune of co-driving a 2004 AP2 for a couple autocross seasons and it's a terrific car. I was considering an S2000 at one point too but logistics and economics would be unrealistic as I consider my MS3 a keeper. I'm sure it is a capable daily driver taking into account the points everyone has already mentioned. Oh, the stock radio is dinky but there's an aftermarket for it and you can always just listen to the VTEC soundtrack. :D

Hope everything works out for you!

younglude 02-07-2011 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by flagella (Post 7296161)

is that your car?

El Dumbasso 02-07-2011 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jasonturbo (Post 7296134)
Yeah too bad it's lame shit DBW, soft suspension, low reving AP2.

http://cdn.theurbandaily.com/files/2...Good-News3.jpg
Larry Chu is back!

younglude 02-07-2011 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jasonturbo (Post 7296134)
Yeah too bad it's lame shit DBW, soft suspension, low reving AP2.

OMG,

so true

AP2 is like a neutered AP1

JDMCivic 02-07-2011 06:06 PM

Larry speaks troof
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hi-revs 02-07-2011 07:47 PM

I DD my AP1. no issues whatsoever

need2speed 02-07-2011 08:00 PM

02-03 are the best years, glass window and 9k redline

RabidRat 02-07-2011 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by d1 (Post 7296164)
It takes a week (at most) to get used to the cramped interior, but after that initial shock, nothing else beats it. I'm selling mine now but I have no doubt that I'll be looking for another one in the future.

How come?

d1 02-07-2011 09:53 PM

I got my hands on a mercedes 560 sel so I'm gonna roll in that for now. If it simply turns out to be something like this, I'll be happy:


MindBomber 02-07-2011 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Levitron (Post 7296152)
What colour are you looking for? I really need to go try them out for sure. Just need to find one available for me to do so.

It's a bit of a drive from Richmond, but Honda Way in Abbotsford always seems to have at least 10 s2ks. I'm sure they'd let you test out the difference between an ap1 and ap2, plus there are a few awesome roads very close to do the dealership to test one out on.

ddonovan 02-07-2011 11:36 PM

^ If you're going to honda way let me know. I can hook you up with the sales manager there. They sponsored our poker run in a big way last year and I helped him out with the S2000 summer meet they put on.

Zulu 02-08-2011 02:28 AM

Buy a corvette instead. It's like an s2k that didn't have its balls chopped off. Oh and plenty of trunk space for dead hookers or whatever it is that you need trunk space for.

younglude 02-08-2011 04:09 AM

or boost it and blow the doors off a corvette

Zulu 02-08-2011 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by younglude (Post 7297109)
or boost it and still be slower than a corvette

fixed that for you.

younglude 02-08-2011 05:17 AM

funny guy. i know of several s2k's that are finishing up winter builds that mean otherwise

vo_hantu 02-08-2011 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by younglude (Post 7297114)
funny guy. i know of several s2k's that are finishing up winter builds that mean otherwise

:woot2:

The lag in the DBW is hardly noticeable. Nothing compared to the R18/FG2. FPro is also very nice for DBW owners. Pros/cons i guess.

jasonturbo 02-08-2011 07:18 AM

It's not just the DBW alone of the AP2 that causes the numbness, its the engine, the sway bars, the springs and struts etc. Honda softened up the car because it was too "twitchy" for loser american nascar fans that are terrified of right hand turns. And who cares about stability management...?

On the subject of the corvette, I like vettes, but its a shame the interior feels like it was deisgned by a 5 year old and built out of his play-doh. Doesn't matter how fast your vette is, you still look like a doucebag driving one. To me, a vette is for people that don't have the money or class to buy an "actual" sueprcar, yes the performance of a Z06 is great, but the styling, the fit/finish, and the lack of any form of exclusivity would prevent me from buying one.

Now I'm not saying an s2k is superior to a vette, but the interior of a car is very important to me, and the ergonomics and comfort of the s2k IMO is far superior to that of the vette which costs nearly twice as much.

kenny@s2ki 02-08-2011 07:47 AM

Just mod an AP2 and it will feel "stiffer"

http://www.s2ki.com/gallery/image/medium/752692.jpg

Levitron 02-08-2011 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by MindBomber (Post 7296899)
It's a bit of a drive from Richmond, but Honda Way in Abbotsford always seems to have at least 10 s2ks. I'm sure they'd let you test out the difference between an ap1 and ap2, plus there are a few awesome roads very close to do the dealership to test one out on.

Wow, they do have a lot of stock on S2K's. Thanks for the heads up.

oldsnail 02-08-2011 08:23 AM

i had my sw20 as a DD for at least 4 years before i sold it.. it has less trunk space than the s2k which did not really bother me.. in winter.. snow tires... had snow tires with IS300 rims on..

Rev 02-08-2011 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Levitron (Post 7296152)
What colour are you looking for? I really need to go try them out for sure. Just need to find one available for me to do so.

I have a friend selling a beautiful 2003 (glass back) GPW / Red interior / AP2 upgrades all around - with SSR Professors. PM me.


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