s2000 or vette?
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s2000 or vette?
Alrite so i was driving home from the beach last nite and at a dealership i see a vette c5 which has about 350 hp and is a vette so its one of those american muscle symbols and the price listed was only $29,000, the first thing i thought was damn that pretty cheap for that much power and a vette, but i could be wrong?..so then i thought to myslef since my fav. car is the s2000 and iwant it so bad that the car costs $32,000 last time i checked and is about 240 hp.. so that costs more than the vette.. now i was wondering which would u get, the vette or the s2000. to me that one hard desicions cause i love both cars but the vette u get more hp outta but the s2000 is also one sik car.. i think i like the s2k but i still dunno.. so which would u get??
You can get a used s2000 for less than $32,000. I would get the s2000 if i was about 5 inches shorter. But i hate vettes because they are everywhere. Theres 4 in my neighborhood.
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Stock Vs Stock the Corvette will out acclerate and out corner the S2000.
Its been said before, what do you want to do with the car?
pro Corvette: stock will out handle and out accelerate a stock S2000, engine has plenty of power all the way through the power band and chevy V8s are brain dead simple to work on.
Con Corvette... Tires will cost you a small fortune, Insurance will cost you a small frotune, and it will guzzle gas like no other.
Pro S2000: Its a honda, and so in theory should last about a Gazilion miles. It will get better gas milage then the corvette. Its a great handling car, fun for just about any thing.
Con S2000: Gearing is Horrible for a Daily driven car, Cant beat a stock C4 corvette on a road coures (Stock S2000, given equal drivers) Insurance is High, Theft is high, Every ricer in 50 miles will want to race you. Tires will be expensive, but not as much as the corvette.
Its been said before, what do you want to do with the car?
pro Corvette: stock will out handle and out accelerate a stock S2000, engine has plenty of power all the way through the power band and chevy V8s are brain dead simple to work on.
Con Corvette... Tires will cost you a small fortune, Insurance will cost you a small frotune, and it will guzzle gas like no other.
Pro S2000: Its a honda, and so in theory should last about a Gazilion miles. It will get better gas milage then the corvette. Its a great handling car, fun for just about any thing.
Con S2000: Gearing is Horrible for a Daily driven car, Cant beat a stock C4 corvette on a road coures (Stock S2000, given equal drivers) Insurance is High, Theft is high, Every ricer in 50 miles will want to race you. Tires will be expensive, but not as much as the corvette.
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Rep Power: 382 I like the looks of the S2K more, but I've driven an '04 Vette and it was so sweet....I honestly don't know what I would pick, probably the Vette since I'm 6'2" and would have troubles fitting in the S2K.
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Rep Power: 347 Tough call indeed. Since we're talking about those two cars. The S2000 gets slightly better city gas mileage and it's also got a better interior. It's also a Honda so you know that it could stand the test of time. It's smaller and lighter too. The C5 however has the cool pop-up headlights, it also has 350hp stock! The potential is limitless.
So if you plan on spending a lot of money on the car than get the Corvette, otherwise get the S2k.
So if you plan on spending a lot of money on the car than get the Corvette, otherwise get the S2k.
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Rep Power: 0 i'll go with the vette, always has been my fav. car. It gets good gas mileage for a v8 sports car, the reason the tires are expensive is because they are run-flats, my dad has a 2000 vette and i just love that car. I have always been a fan of corvettes and keep up with all the generations.
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Rep Power: 0 s2000! durh...theres just too many vettes on the road...you want a car that will turn heads...
if i saw a vette on the road i usually think its an old guy driving it, but its different w/ an s2000.
if i saw a vette on the road i usually think its an old guy driving it, but its different w/ an s2000.
man u can get the Corvette when u are 50+ of age. haha 
I would say vette for pure speed. But if you're looking at reliability. I would take s2k. S2k has one of the best power to weight ratio and torque too. Like someone stated it really depends on your plans. But IMHO.. I would take an s2k over a vette..
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Rep Power: 328 Vette hands down...its one of the best handling cars ever, it spanks the s2k in that category, the vette is a little faster in acceleration, the new interiors are soooo much better than old ones, definitely better than the s2k. I would DEFINITELY get the vette. I freeking HATE s2k's, especially the way they look....
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Rep Power: 0 if alls you want is power get the vette. but i have driven many different s2000's and i absolutly love them. you cant beat the 8k redline. the 2000 have 9k but they had to lower it. if you are taller than 5'11" you can't fit in it.
i have never driven a vette but can only imagine.
i have never driven a vette but can only imagine.
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Corvette all the way. S2000 can't hold a candle to it in any category. Also, fuel MPG between the vette and s2000 is probablly equal. The LS1/LS6 gets damn good fuel mileage.
When I see an S2000, I try to cover it in smoke so I don't have to look at it
When I see an S2000, I try to cover it in smoke so I don't have to look at it
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Rep Power: 0 everyone wants to drop a turbo into the s2k. I say buy the vette and drop a turbo in that baby. But you can probably easily go NA with the vette and probably kill the turbo s2k. Love the Vette.
