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s2kmaniac81: I have '01 (also red-best color!)with 22K mi that I bought used last summer. I also noticed the noise last fall when I started driving the car with the top up. Interestingly, there is a Honda Service Bulletin about this problem #01-037. Honda recommends replacing the striker plates (metal plates located at the upper corner of the A pillars that connect to the soft top) with "hard top" strikers. Apparently, the hard top strikers are more substantial than the original equipment. I have scheduled my car with the Honda dealer next week to have this work done. I will let you know if it takes care of the noise. (price quote approx. $80 for set of two and $150 labor). If this "cures" the noise, I'll be a happy camper. In my opinion, the car needs to be driven with the top down anyway. Great car! Love the VTECH!! |
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I just posted some photos of a supercharged S2000 built by SRM Performance in San Rafael, California in our new "Speedshop Board" here at Edmunds. It's a very tidy installation, and the car jumped from a stock HP dyno reading of 174HP to a new dyno reading of 307HP. Here's the link if you want to take a look. SpeedShop Forum on Supercharged S2000 |
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Re: Post # 211 Just had the Honda upgrade for the striker plates done by the dealer and it has CURED the wind noise and rattle from the soft top around the windshield on my '01 S2000. As I mentioned earlier this is from Honda Service Bulletin # 01-037 The new (hard-top) striker plates are designed differently and provide a latch for the hook on the soft top to clamp to. The OEM part was worn and no longer provided a solid closure. Cost $80 for parts and one hour of labor. Total under $200. Highly recommend this upgrade done if anyone with older S2K is having this problem. |
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Has anyone purchased the XM radio option? If so, how much did you pay with installation? Is there a less expensive aftermarket version? |
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Don't know anything about Honda's XM but I would rather get something like this since you can use it anywhere: http://www.xmradio.com/myfi/
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Replying to: gsolman6 (Apr 28, 2005 7:18 pm) |
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| My husband and I have been wanting to purchase a used convertible for a "fun" third car. After much research, we decided that a 2004 Honda S2000 with low miles would probably be our best bet. However, I have now found out that this model will be discontinued by Honda after 2005. My question for more experienced car buffs is this: is it a good investment (or idea) to purchase a slightly used S2000 in light of what we now know? Will blue-book values plummet when the model is discontinued? Should we wait a year or so and see where prices go? Will it be hard to get our car worked on later down the line? We think we will have to pay around $25-26K and intend to keep it for 3-4 years. Please give us your thoughts on this as we are novices - we have 3 kids and this is the first frivolous purchase we have made in MANY years! | |
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| The S2000 is not being discontinued. Go ahead and buy the car if you like it. | |
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Replying to: zelda3 (May 10, 2005 12:35 pm) However, as a former owner of a 2002 S2000 which I kept for 2.5 years, I would suggest you consider going new rather than slightly used for a couple of reasons. First, proper break-in on an S2000 is extremely important, far more so than you're average Honda Accord with an automatic transmission. Second, the prices of new S2000's have come down considerably. In casual shopping, I have gotten offers as low as invoice to $500 over invoice (I paid $800 under MSRP on a snowy day in November 2001, but many dealerships were still getting $3,000 premiums over list). The price of a brand new 2005 would only be $4,000 to $5,000 more than a used 2004. You will make up a lot of that difference when you go to resell a "one owner" car in 3-4 years vs. a two-owner car that would be one model year older with more miles on it. Also, the tires on the S2000 are nearly $1,000 per set and generally only last about 15,000 to 20,000 miles. The clutch, especially if the car has been abused by the previous owner, will set you back $1,000 -$1,500. By going new, you will also have most, if not all, of your 3-4 years of ownership covered under the factory warranty. I had $0 in repairs or warranty claims in my 2.5 years, but I still liked having the full warranty as insurance. The S2000 is somewhat frivolous, for sure. But my two young daughters still talk about how much fun it was being picked up from school in the S2000 when I could take off work early. Squeezing both of them in the passenger seat was tough, and the speed never got above about 10 miles per hour, but they couldn't have been any happier in a $200,000 Ferrari. My youngest learned the 1st to 2nd shift at the age of 4 (from the passenger seat, of course). Go for it. You only live once and the S2000 is about the most financially prudent frivolous sports car out there. |
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financially prudent frivolous sports car Writing this one down... lol.
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