Test drive question...

[DMC12]

I know I'm gonna get heat from y'all, but please hear me out...

After hearing all the positive reviews, I decided to seriously consider purchasing a used one. It was respectable but not worth the $34K asking price.

The clutch is side-step only, and it rides like crap on the freeway. The salesman wanted me to take it up to 100 (which i thought was cool - usually they are dicks about speed), but it was too shaky/bumpy to go above 88.

My question is: is this normal? The car had 5K miles on it, so maybe the clutch was wasted already? Maybe the spring spacers were still in? Should I test a new one before writing it off? Help!

[90CRXZCSi]

i dont know why it was like that to go above 88. I doubt the clutch is wasted after 5,000 miles. By all means it could be but that wouldnt make it bounce. Maybe the car just needs an alignment...i dunno.

[F20C]

You definitely should drive a new one. All those demo cars have been wasted. All the salespeople probaly try launching from 8K RPM themselves.

I have no trouble on the highway at 100 mph.

[DMC12]

This S was one year old, yet the sticker price was only a thousand less than a new one. I wouldn't have even looked at it, but they said it has the remainder of the factory warranty, plus a seven year certified Honda warranty (which is useless if its beat to sh*t). I think it was BTS because after 5K miles the steering wheel was worn down at the 2 & 10 o'clock positions.

Does anyone live in the Long Beach CA (or the general So Cal area) and recommend a dealer?


What I did like about the S2000:
Power top.
VERY comfortable seats.
Digital dash with HUGE bar tachometer.
Excellent performance for a stock car.
Rear wheel drive.