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Old 09-26-2003
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gettin a s2000 in couple months, couple questions UPDATED

k, heres the numbers....i gonna put down about 13k, thats with the trade in of the vic. im gonna be looking at 3bills a month for the sti, s2k and the evo. thats ok but the insurance willl kill me, wont have any $$ for mods....so rite now im leaning on the rsx type s....bout 230 a month and insurance should be cheaper...













watup guys, after 3 years im ready to get a faster car...first i had my eyes on the evo but after i saw the insurance qoutes...it was outrageous!!! so i had to choose something else, i was lookin at the rsx type s or the wrx(non sti), they're nice and the price is around 25k. sumhow i landed on the s2000 cause its very sport lookin, lots of power under that hood and its a chick magnet imp: im prolly gonna get either an 01 or 02 s2000, its gonna be 28-29k. i'll strip my car, sell the aftermarket parts(about $2000), then trade in my vic for it. heres couple questions....


1. anyone know how much insurance would be(rough estimate), im 20(couple speedin tickets, no accident)

2. any difference between 01 and 03 or 04?



oh by the way, im prolly gonna pick up the car early next year. its gonna be dark silver with the hard top, ill take it off next summer.

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i think the gauges are different in the 04 if not mistaken!! there digital!!

edit: well at least the speedo is!
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the only differences in the new ones, 04's. are the tails and headlights
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really, got pic?

so performance wise its the same, heard any problems with the 01 or 02?
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www.s2ki.com should point you in the right direction.
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20 yrs old with an S2000?
Oh boy, your insurance co. is gonna make a killin off of you!
Good luck though, that's a sweet car!!!
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2.2 liter engine and 8k redline,but more power in the 04's
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Insurance - sky high. I'd say wait until 25 if you don't wanna go broke on that.

The differences are subtle - I think the rims are different, the guages, and the head/tail lights are slightly different. Nothing too drastic except the upped engine size and lower redline.
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The gauges were always digital.
The 04's have a 2.2 L engine with more torque, but the same HP and a little softer suspension (it's totally re-tuned, but apparently the dynamics of it should keep the handling just as sharp as before)
The 00-03s made it pretty much un-changed. Maybe a color difference or something. I've honestly never heard a bad thing about an S2K.
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I did an insurance quote for myself on an S2000 I am 21 and single. My price per year $7,600 (clean record), I think I will have to wait a few years. I pay $2,900 a year for my RSX Type S now. It will probably differ from area to area.
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the 04's got new bumpers also
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get an 03 s2000
they have the the glass back in the convertable top. you know what im talking about? when you have your top up. the back window. the 01 and 02 had plastic but they changed it to glass in 03. easier to clean and doesnt turn all gross after a couple of years
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wow 7k for insurace...thats not good


but 2.9k for rsx type s a year is not bad, rite now im payin 4400 a year for my civic, only 2 speeding tix...not sure why so expensive...any good insurance company yall recommend? well i wanna get a faster car, but i dont want something everyone already has, the rsx and wrx is nice but these days i see those all over the streets....

i was thinkin bout the evo, i bet the insurance is gonna be even higher with the turbo and stuff...and now im bak to the s2000, wat about the rx8 then, would that be cheaper? it looks nice with that kit on it....and hey it has the rotary motor and it redlines at 9k
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by the way, i just want everyone to know....im not spoiled or holding any golden keys, i work 16 hours a day rite now savin for the car, hopefully by the next summer i'll have enough for everything.....


heh just wanna get that out of my system before i see spoil flames
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yea insurance will rape you get a wrx man! some guy is going to buy my civic as is at the end of october hopefully he wont bail but he said he wont and he promises he is a close friend im just w8ing for him to come back from ovesea's he is in the airforce but i got a quote for myself on the wrx and they gave me 966$ for 6months which isn't bad because i have 1 speeding ticket and i was in a accident which i was rear ended so its 100% the other person's fault soo think about the wrx 966$ every 6 months is low to me for a sport performance car! later!
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Thats true. Even though the WRX is turboed, its a sedan and that means family car(just really fast ) LOL
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hm...i guess a 03 or 02 wrx(non sti) would be an nice option, not sure how u can get under 1k 6months cause rite now im payin 2.2k for the vic every 6 months...but i like the s2k look more than the wrx though
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Think of the demographic for cheap 2dr cars that everyone hops up.

Now think about the demographic for 4dr family sedans.



That's what the insurance company thinks, too.
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00 s2000 nothing special
01 s2000 nothing special. last year for blak/red interior combo. spa yellow color
02 rear glass. all interior is 1 color. suzuka color
03 last year for classic front n rear. last year for suzuka color. white interior is beige.
04 facelift. different interior. different guage. different tailight. 2.2liter engine. lower rpm.
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wat the heck is suzuka color, is that the dark silver i want?
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Suzuka is a blue/silver. It's gorgeous.
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k, heres the numbers....i gonna put down about 13k, thats with the trade in of the vic. im gonna be looking at 3bills a month for the sti, s2k and the evo. thats ok but the insurance willl kill me, wont have any $$ for mods....so rite now im leaning on the rsx type s....bout 230 a month and insurance should be cheaper...
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I'd lean even harder toward the Type-S, my man. . .

You'll get ***-raped by insurance on the S2k, EVO, and even the WRX will be more because of the turbocharger. The Type-S has PLENTY of power for most of us, and the 6-speed gearbox means you'll have plenty of fun shifting through the gates. There are mods galore that won't break the bank, and NICELY-modded Type-S's aren't as common around Seattle as you might think. That and you can join John's RSX site, locally.

At any rate. . . . please don't pay more a month for insurance than you do for the car. . . . waste of money until you're 25 and your rates go down. Oh, and stop speeding, too.
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^ lol good tip art, kinda jealous u gettin the sti and im gettin the rsx though...shiet. first mod im gettin for the rsx is the big nitrous sticker and go race ur sti.

but seriously, i do see alot of rsx in seattle bro, thats one of the reason keepin me from gettin it

yea i guess ur rite, im only 20 and its kinda weird driving a sti/evo/s2k, pep might think im borned with a golden key or something. and define wat u mean by a nice rsx. wat im thinkin after i get the rsx, first thing is the turbo, and more engine mods then work on the exterior

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