View Poll Results: Evo IX MR or S2000 ?
IX MR SE
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88.70%
S2000
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1.74%
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SHOULD I? Evo IX MR trade for an S2000 ???
Nov 20, 2008, 01:15 PM
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SHOULD I? Evo IX MR trade for an S2000 ???
A guy in the building next to mine has a 2008 S2000. beautiful yellow, 6k miles.
We saw each other in the garage, and spoke, and at some point he laughingly asked if I would consider an even trade for my IX MR SE. Turned out he was serious.... My answer was definitely No. I love the S2000, and his car is 2 years newer than mine, but my car is more rare, better performing, and a lot more useful (not that i need a back seat or trunk, cause i have other cars in the household).
But what do you think, theoretically would it be a good idea? would it be an even trade, considering that prices on Evos have dropped significantly in the last few months?
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We saw each other in the garage, and spoke, and at some point he laughingly asked if I would consider an even trade for my IX MR SE. Turned out he was serious.... My answer was definitely No. I love the S2000, and his car is 2 years newer than mine, but my car is more rare, better performing, and a lot more useful (not that i need a back seat or trunk, cause i have other cars in the household).
But what do you think, theoretically would it be a good idea? would it be an even trade, considering that prices on Evos have dropped significantly in the last few months?
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Nov 20, 2008, 01:36 PM
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i just recently sold my S2000 and got a Evo 8. Best decision I ever made car wise. AWD n Boost, you cant go wrong. The S is cool, great handles and convertable. But the Evo handles just as well. So the only thing you are missing is from the S is having the convertible. And other than Summer its useless. I say Evo all day. It is a lot more fun.
Nov 20, 2008, 02:11 PM
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I'm disappointed in everyone, especially Chaotichoax.
Maybe that's because I owned an S for 2 years, and an Evo for 3.
If the Evo is your "fun" car (and from your list of cars you have plenty good other cars) then I would trade for the S instantly. Not sure if it is an even trade, you may have more value than he does, but if he gave you cash for your's, I'd do it in an instance. If I could've had an S here (weather is ****, and I only have one car) I would've bought another one. The first one I had when at home still, so I could borrow mom's car or go borrow my grandpa's truck.
No where near as fast as a stock Evo in a straight line. And even if it couldn't keep up in corners (which, an '08 may be able to, or at least wouldn't fall behind badly, it's the AP1s that weren't all that great handling stock) it would be much more fun to drive. Plus you could drop the top and listen to the vtec (imo better sounding than a turbo, especially when it has a turbo on it
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I only had the S 2 years, but my dad bought it after when I got the Evo, and turned it into a track car, so I still got to drive it. Between the two cars: the Evo is more practical, and usually faster. The S2000, loads more fun to drive. With your list of cars (and only being able to afford something around that level) I'd get the S.
I voted for save for a Porsche though, for obvious reasons
Really, if I had another DD for bad weather, I'd probably have gotten a C6 though.
Maybe that's because I owned an S for 2 years, and an Evo for 3.
If the Evo is your "fun" car (and from your list of cars you have plenty good other cars) then I would trade for the S instantly. Not sure if it is an even trade, you may have more value than he does, but if he gave you cash for your's, I'd do it in an instance. If I could've had an S here (weather is ****, and I only have one car) I would've bought another one. The first one I had when at home still, so I could borrow mom's car or go borrow my grandpa's truck.
No where near as fast as a stock Evo in a straight line. And even if it couldn't keep up in corners (which, an '08 may be able to, or at least wouldn't fall behind badly, it's the AP1s that weren't all that great handling stock) it would be much more fun to drive. Plus you could drop the top and listen to the vtec (imo better sounding than a turbo, especially when it has a turbo on it
).I only had the S 2 years, but my dad bought it after when I got the Evo, and turned it into a track car, so I still got to drive it. Between the two cars: the Evo is more practical, and usually faster. The S2000, loads more fun to drive. With your list of cars (and only being able to afford something around that level) I'd get the S.
I voted for save for a Porsche though, for obvious reasons
Really, if I had another DD for bad weather, I'd probably have gotten a C6 though.
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Nov 20, 2008, 02:14 PM
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Usually it's the other way around...S2K owners trading them in for Evo's. Just be sure to direct your neighbor to EvoM once he gets your Evo so he can make his "I just traded my S2K for a IX!!!" thread.
Nov 20, 2008, 02:15 PM
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I fail =[
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I've driven a S and I didn't think it was that cool. It's tiny and just didn't do it for me. I have nothing against the car but I certainly would never EVER consider trading my evo for one.
Hey, that's why we all have opinions.
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I've driven a S and I didn't think it was that cool. It's tiny and just didn't do it for me. I have nothing against the car but I certainly would never EVER consider trading my evo for one.
Hey, that's why we all have opinions.
Nov 20, 2008, 02:52 PM
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I was just kidding.IMO the S is way more fun to drive. And once you put some FI on it, it becomes an insane beast.
But maybe that's coming from a kid who got to drive it/race it from 16-18. And then continue racing it until nearly 21 (when I wasn't driving the Evo, that is) in race car form from basic car, to stripped gutted car, with welded roll cage, welded hard top, 350ish whp (went from NA, to built motor, to SC'd, to Turbo'd in it's life), and 2500ish lbs. And Moton motorsports... Along with loads and loads of other things
Sure, for a long time the Evo was faster with just coilovers, TBE, tune, and some R compounds it was faster than the S through all it's craziness until the SC, then we were pretty even most of the time. And then the turbo and a bit of the gutting came and he was faster. Then with the dedicated race version of it it was way faster than the Evo. My point isn't which one was faster though. In ALL of it's stages, the S was more fun to drive, a lot more fun.
So, my opinion may be a little biased.
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