i wanna chime in here!1
i have a S2000 by the way...so i'm on the far end of this conversation away from the LS1 camaro, mustang, and even the Z.
I love my car, but am not a retard. I know for a fact that if i wanted to build a serious road course car or drag car for cheap a mustang is the way to go. As a drag car it is just obvious
As a road course car it isn't so obvious, but that is just because there is just a lack of knowledge out there about what makes a car fast on a road course. With a full griggs suspension some engine modifications a 5.0 mustang can be made to kick some serious ass on even the twistiest courses for cheap. It may not have the "feel" of a NSX, but it will have the feeling of lapping them. That is not to say a NSX can't be made very fast..it just costs a whole lot more.
But, I didn't buy my S2000 as a race car. I bought it because for the money (stock for stock) it had a lot of things I wanted. It is fairly quick, great handling (stock it handles much better then a stock mustang or F-body), look nice, convertible, no cowl shake, no noticeable body roll, and holds it's own on the track for a stock car. The price was right too...that is why i didn't get the Z06.
It isn't really the same thing to argue about why a modified fox body or F-body is a better deal then a new Z. The Z is a much nicer car in many ways, then either of those cars, but it isn't as fast..oh well!!
