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#2 of 34 Re: Honda S2000 MPG: Real World Numbers [claires] by cloned_2_death Jun 21, 2006 (7:14 pm)
Replying to: claires (Jun 21, 2006 8:25 am) 25.5 MPG in a mix of commuting (top down 90% of the time, no traffic, cruising at 60 - 70 mph) and "spirited" driving in the VTEC range. If I baby the car I can get close to 30 MPG on highway trips, but who cares? This is not a Civic Hybrid and anyone driving the car in an effort to maximize mileage just doesn't get the point of owning an S2000. I'm glad the S2000 doesn't come as an automatic - the manual transmission fortunately seems to filter out a lot of the poseurs who end up choosing options like the automatic versions of the Miata, 350 Z, G35 coupe, etc.   I still have difficulty believing that a car with world class performance like the S2000 + that has bulletproof reliability, an excellent shifter, a convertible top and costs less than $35,000 doesn't have waiting lists of people begging to buy one for MSRP.   The S2000 is like caviar for the general. With so few of them built I hope the ricer-types leave the cars alone for a more appreciative audience...
#3 of 34 Re: Honda S2000 MPG: Real World Numbers [claires] by njexpress Jun 22, 2006 (5:50 am)
Replying to: claires (Jun 21, 2006 8:25 am) Always Top Down, 99% city Drive, consistent VTECS on 3rd and 4th gears: My worst has been 20.5 MPG and my best has been 22 MPG. Folks, Does it really matter what the MPG is? It's an S2000, for the love of cars!! Cheers!! --njexpress Replies to this message: cloned_2_death (Jun 22, 2006 8:11 pm) njexpress (Jun 23, 2006 5:22 am) accelerator (May 15, 2007 5:29 am) zen_some (Nov 19, 2007 5:07 am)
#4 of 34 Admirable for such perfomance... by anythngbutgm Jun 22, 2006 (11:23 am)
At the moment, I have been recording 26mpg but that is mostly backroads, day to day commuting. If I add some highway time into the mix, I can rach the 30's. My best recorded tank was 32mpg, but that was a run from Mass. to Burlington, VT and back.
#5 of 34 Re: Honda S2000 MPG: Real World Numbers [njexpress] by cloned_2_death Jun 22, 2006 (8:11 pm)
Replying to: njexpress (Jun 22, 2006 5:50 am) Yes, MPG doesn't really matter for a car like this, but it's still pretty amazing that one can get econocar fuel economy numbers from one of the best reasonably-priced sports cars ever built. Every time I drive my S2000 I have a permanent grin plastered all over my face that money just can't buy. Getting 25 - 30 MPG while I'm sliding the car's tail out on switchbacks lets me add a little Prius-style, holier-than-thou, tree-hugging, granola-crunching, Marin (California)-style smugness to that grin as well.   Who knows, maybe someone may be able to convince a penny-pinching spouse to get an S2000 for the family as a fuel efficient "commuter car" based on this thread! Replies to this message: njexpress (Jun 23, 2006 5:22 am) accelerator (May 15, 2007 5:29 am) zen_some (Nov 19, 2007 5:07 am)
#6 of 34 Re: Honda S2000 MPG: Real World Numbers [cloned_2_death] by njexpress Jun 23, 2006 (5:22 am)
Replying to: cloned_2_death (Jun 22, 2006 8:11 pm) HAHAHA - Yes - Definitely Prius-style for a real sprots car Indeed! And - Oh Yes!! I convienced my spouse in getting my S2K alright!!! Slated against the family mule - The M class that nets 16 MPG combibined, this did look like a Prius when we saw the EPA ratings for the first time!! Cheers!! --njexpress
#7 of 34 Re: Honda S2000 MPG: Real World Numbers [claires] by dwynne Sep 18, 2006 (12:05 pm)
Replying to: claires (Jun 21, 2006 8:25 am) Always top down. I get 23-24 mpg commuting to work (about 12 miles each way, about 1/2 stop and go and 1/2 freeway). On trips I get 27-29mpg. I drive it like I stole it, or as it was intended to be driven. Mine is an 05, but I owned an 01 previously and got the same mileage.   In contrast, my 05 RX-8 gets 14-15mpg doing the same commute on days I don't drive the S. Both take premium and have similar redlines and power and 6 speed manuals.   Dennis
#8 of 34 Re: Honda S2000 MPG: Real World Numbers [claires] by bagoo May 03, 2007 (5:22 pm)
Replying to: claires (Jun 21, 2006 8:25 am) 2000 model with over a 128K on it. I use to get 30 but I’m now closer to 27-28. I drive 135 miles a day commuting from Culpeper Va. to McLean Va. Half is nice country roads, other half is some of the worst traffic in the US. I fill up every other day and calculate the mileage each time. I’m a spirited driver as well and have no idea how I’m getting the mpg out of it that I do but I’m not complaining.
#9 of 34 Re: Honda S2000 MPG: Real World Numbers [cloned_2_death] by accelerator May 15, 2007 (5:29 am)
Replying to: cloned_2_death (Jun 22, 2006 8:11 pm) "Who knows, maybe someone may be able to convince a penny-pinching spouse to get an S2000 for the family as a fuel efficient "commuter car" based on this thread! "   Not yet but I'm working on it. I've been showing her mpg for other cars and the S is looking pretty good to her... The icing though was the Rio Yellow. Replies to this message: zen_some (Nov 19, 2007 5:07 am)
#10 of 34 S2000 MPG? by zen_some Nov 19, 2007 (4:53 am)
No. It doesn't [really] matter what the mpg of an S2000 is. It's icing on the cake that you can get it to perform at 30mpg.   I have a 2007. Driving Style? A mix of spirited and normal highway driving.   Worst: 22 MPG. 6K + Shifts, Top Down. Juvenille. Exhilirating. Why I bought the car.   Best: 30 MPG. All shifts under 4K, Top Up, Highway. Adult. Boring.
#11 of 34 Re: Honda S2000 MPG: Real World Numbers [accelerator] by zen_some Nov 19, 2007 (5:07 am)
Replying to: accelerator (May 15, 2007 5:29 am) Econocar? Not quite. I have a 2007 S2000- 17K miles (already)   Here are some good points-   Insurance. If you have a reasonable driving record, the insurance is decent, and probably less than a new A ccord V6. (Not many of these on the road means that chopped parts are not in demand like they are with Accord or Civic) Two seats means potentially fewer medical payments for the insurance company in the event of an accident. Of course, offsetting this is -well- that it's an S2000 and capable of 150mph+   Maintenance: For a car with Lotus or Porsche type performance, you pay for Honda maintenance. If you are so inclined, the oil is very easy to self-change. In many Honda cars, a timing belt replacement is required at 90K-110K miles. The S2000 (AP2 anyway) has a timing chain, which is much more durable, and should last 250K miles.   Tell her how good she'll look in it!   Good Luck.

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