i am 18 .my friend just get a 05 s2000```i got my z about 2months ago
i bought the used one `basic model has 36000 on it for $19800
is that a good price??? `````i just wanna know that which car is better

 

That's a very subjective question, but if you're asking which is faster: the Z. I know a guy who has an s2000 who lost to two Z's just in his first week of owning the car.

 

Yeah I would say two totally different cars. I like the s2000, but that is to much of a weekend car for me. I need a car I can drive everyday and not have my wife withhold sex completely because she hates the car.

 

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I was back and forth about getting either an s2000 or a Z. Wife hates the s2000, thinks it's either a chick's car or a gay man's car (she just won't listen to my claims of how quick it is).

I test drove both many times, and I came down to the conclusion that the Z was just a better all around car that could be driven on a daily basis.

If it came down to choosing a weekend car for fun, then I think I would probaly have the honda. Its a very, very fun car to that scenario, and while not as fast as the Z, it was definitely a joy to drive.

 

The S2000 has many pros: Convertible, Looks awesome, Honda Reliability, World Class short-throw shifter, reasonably fast.

The CONS: VERY tight interior, pitiful trunk space, $33,200 price that Honda WON'T negotiate on (I tried....they were azzholes about that), and the NUMBER 1 reason I didn't get a S2000......Low End Torque is a joke...at low speeds it feels like a Civic...you gotta rev the HELL outta that car to REALLY FEEL the 240 HP. It needs a turbo version badly or a bigger 4 cylinder engine at least, IMO.

 

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Its funny when driving this car, its pretty docile below 6000 rpm's... but over 6000 is is a completely different machine. Its like a Jekyll and Hyde car.

 

If I could afford both. I would autocross a S2000 on the weekends. Wish I was rich.

Easy to keep them over that 6k rpm mark.

 

The car that you own is always better than the one than you don't.

 

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A couple of my buddys have the S2000, and we've raced them against the Z before. The local Honda lovers all say it is faster than a Z, but, even with the driver of their choice, the S lost to the Z everytime.

And, having driven an S quite a bit (me and a buddy used to swap overnight), I can say it is a very fun car to drive, but like previously stated, it has no torque on the low end. I'm not used to driving a Honda, so I had a hard time making the S go fast. I do love the convertible though, but I HATE the guage cluster. I don't like the 80's digital guage look at all.

 

36,000 miles and you paid close to $20k. You paid too much for having high mileage.

 

if it was his first week then he wouldn't know how to drive it now would he? I am an S2K owner and i raced an I/E Z after a month of owning my car. it was even in the lower gears and he pulled in his 4th gear. now having owned my car for 5 months i beat Z's constantly. Any official source will tell you that stock for stock an S will pull on a Z from 0-40 (hence the better quarter mile and 0-60) and the Z won't pull back until over 100 because of it's displacement. sorry, i'm no troll but i couldn't let you think that 45hp/500lbs of extra weight would make you quicker than an S.

hate it or love it, that's how it is.

 

Its all in the driver many times.

 

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This is very true. as most of u have probably read in car magazines, the
S2000's 0-60 time is like 5.6, but do u know what they have to do to get this? i was reading a magazine (i think it was motortrend or something) and the only way to get those numbers is an 8000 rpm clutch drop. they tried without doing this, and the 0-60 time was 11 seconds. thats worse than a scion xb

i would definitly advise u to get the Z. LOADS of torque, and its a much better match for mustangs and other cars.

 

And the Z is cheaper--- MSRP base model at least

 

And the S2000 seems to have lost value worse than the Z

 

A better question would probably be--- the BMW Z4 (3.0i) vs the S2000... they're probably on much more comparable levels.

 

Yeah the Z4 is the closest to an S2000. But the Z4 would make a bettter daily driver. They have the comfort of a bimmer.

 

wtf magazine are you reading!

Even a rolling start, the 0-60 wouldnt be close to 11 seconds....please post a link or something, because I dont believe a word you said.

 

I raced an S2K friday night and beat it by like 3-4 cars. This is in my 5AT also.