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Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Honda S2000 Lease Questions
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Replying to: dwynne (May 21, 2007 7:12 am) We took it for a short trip (300 round trip miles). I annoyed my wife because after about 10 minutes at a speed, I would adjust the speed by 5-10 mph to avoid breaking the engine in at a constant speed (not really sure if this matters but...). After today, I am at 402 on the odometer. Getting on the freeway, I did run the tach past 7k, do you think I "broke" anything? It wasn't a hard accerlation and it was downhill so the engine rev'd up quicker than I had expected (Honest officer) so there wasn't a huge weight load put on the engine. I keep hearing how crucial it is for proper break-in so I'm nervous. The car performed beautifully on the trip. I have a slight sunburn on the top of my head to show for it! Can you put sun-tan lotion in your hair?  Regarding the NFR and Rio Yellow, I was actually looking at an NFR and the wife suggested the yellow! 
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Replying to: accelerator (May 21, 2007 7:39 am) Vtec'ing the car on the ramp should hurt nothing. I think the owner's manual does not even mention not revving the engine nor does it mention not driving at a constant speed. I think they just recommend no hard braking for the first xxx miles and no full throttle acceleration for the first xxxx miles. I think it is a good idea to avoid prolonged steady speeds and on the S maybe avoiding a lot of redline runs. In fact the engines seem to handle pretty much whatever is done to them. There is a cold motor redline (4-4.5k?) that you will find if you try to rev up too much before the engine is fully warmed up. It does that all the time, not just for break in. The service manager at my local dealership also said no reason to change the initial oil out early, just do it around when you normally would. Honda states 10k in the book, I think, and 5k for harsh driving. I usually change mine about 4-5k, but that can be about once a year  . If the build date on your car is pretty old (so it has been sitting on the lot a while) you might do the first change a little earlier. Dennis
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Replying to: dwynne (May 21, 2007 10:37 am) This is the first car I've started and allow to idle for a minute or two before just taking off. Usually, I crank and go.  I've never had a car make me feel quite like this car does... Is this odd? Does Honda sponsor a therapy group for S owners?  I cannot wait to go find some twisties...
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Replying to: accelerator (May 21, 2007 11:01 am) I got ScanGuage II car computers for all the cars. I leave mine showing MPH, MPG, RPM, and Water temp. Then I can see how much warmed up the motor is at any time - hard to tell what 1 bar, 2 bars, 3 bars means. My office is on a road with a 45mph speed limit that changes to 55mph just in maybe 1/4 mile. So if I am leaving work during rush hour I do tend to warm whatever car I am in up a bit before I try to pull out. No traffic light, which means see and opening and GO! I try to leave either before or after it gets too bad - but at peak time having the motor up to speed means I can go when I need to. Dennis
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Replying to: dwynne (May 21, 2007 11:12 am) I'll look into the ScanGuage II, thanks for the link! Texas gets hot so I'm sure this would come in handy. |
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Replying to: dwynne (May 21, 2007 7:08 am) Cannot believe I bought a red car. NFR (red/black contrast) looks terrific on the S2000, in my opinion Thanks again. |
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Replying to: donquixote30 (May 21, 2007 5:05 pm) . Remember a new S2000 will have 3/36 bumper to bumper and 5/60 powertrain factory warranty. You can also purchase a HondaCare extended service contract for a reasonable amount (7yr/80k miles for $765 for example) - unless you live in FL. A few test drive miles should not harm anything and even if they did any problem should show up long before the warranty is out. NFR does look nice. The paint (and the body panels) are really thin and easy to dent and scratch so you do have to take care of the finish. I put a car cover over my S when I am not going to be driving it soon. Dennis
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Replying to: donquixote30 (May 21, 2007 5:05 pm) Congrats! Now that you have your S, don't stop posting! 
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Replying to: accelerator (May 22, 2007 5:54 am) total money out of pocket? you said you had almost $1000 of negative equity - was that factored into it or did you kick in another $1000 that is not reflected in teh deal.. assuming we could duplicate your "deal" and we did NOT have any negative equity, and we did a similar 48month lease...we'd be able to shave another $20/month off the price...getting to $340.... not bad... i've actually got a $5000 trade in...so i'd be able to not only have NO negative equity...and get $340/month..but i'd shave another $5000 off theprice if i rolled my trade into the deal and effective be at $240/minth???? give us all the details on yoru deal!!!
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Replying to: 23109vc (May 22, 2007 4:31 pm) I'll get the contract this afternoon and post the info for you here. In Texas, if you have a trade-in, you get a sales tax break. For example, instead of paying taxes on $30,000, you would pay taxes on a $25,000 ($30,000 - $5,000 = $25,000) effectivly making your $5,000 trade-in worth more like $5,400 (depending on your tax rate). The dealers will know the trade-in benefits so if you are expecting $5,000, they may try and offer you $4,600 and then telling you with the tax savings that is equivalant to the $5,000 you were expecting. If you are happy with that, great, if not, stand firm. I had my trade-in evaluated at 5 different places and then used the highest quote as reference to prove why I expected the number I expected on the trade-in value. |
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