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Old 10-23-2017, 06:04 AM
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If I could have a true "second car" for totally impractical purposes...



Yes. Just the bottom-budget 270. I don't even want the 620R or even the 420. And the original-spec, cheapest donut tires possible.
You can have one of those for WAY less $$$,,, we have one!!

The S2000 has the same size engine as the 420, except it has 15% MORE horsepower,,
6 speed manual transmission,, and 9,300 RPM red line, 2.0 liter engine, 240 HP ,, the car is FUN!!
Oh, yea, this is a 240HP engine without a turbo.





This is my wife's S2000, I took it out on Friday to get it inspected.
I had 6 people ask if the car was for sale while I was out,,
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Old 12-26-2017, 09:12 PM
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UPDATE!!

While I wrote a $53,000 I needed $70,000 to total it. The electric pigtail that connects to the strut was ripped off. Not sold by itself so it needed a complete body wiring harness. All harnesses as of now are dedicated to the assembly line so our parts dept could not buy one.
I could have had one made by an aftermarket supplier.
So, I called the insurance company and told them the issue. I asked them if they wanted an aftermarket wiring harness on a 700 mile $80,000 car. They said NO WAY so fast it would make your head spin.

Even though the estimate was $53,000 it would have been more when done. There would have no profit in this job. All the money would be in parts. The car would have been in the shop probably three months and half way through the guys would be tired of the car.

So it is gone and good riddance.

Remember guys, don't drive stupid!!!
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Old 12-26-2017, 09:26 PM
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It is still way more fun to drive a slow car fast than to drive a fast car slow.

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Old 12-27-2017, 12:17 AM
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A good friend recently went to Vegas with his wife and he rented a yellow V-12 Lamborghini and said it cost him around 700 bucks. He took it way out in the country and said he got it up to 172 mph and it started really acting squirrely so he shut it down FAST. That's a several hundred thousand dollar car that is specifically designed to buck wind and hold the road at high speed. To think some guys get Ford, GM, or Dodge going that fast is really scary.
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Old 12-27-2017, 01:49 AM
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Some crook decided the best way to get away from the police was to steal a Porsche. And he led them on a merry chase. For a few miles before he lost it.
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Old 12-27-2017, 02:24 AM
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I guess this comes from always owning a truck and learning just hot fast i can take a corner before the tires start slipping and just how fast i can go before i feel like i am floating. I KNOW full well if i were to ever have a fast car i would not last long. I would love a good muscle car but would probably crash and burn pretty fast.
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