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Old Oct 27, 2011 | 02:04 PM
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I just picked her up.. its a 2000 with 78xxx miles 100% stock



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Old Oct 27, 2011 | 02:07 PM
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wheww, thanks for letting us know...

i was starting to get worried that people stopped buying s2000's.
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Old Oct 27, 2011 | 02:08 PM
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.. whats the first thing your gonna buy.. and please don't say goofy aas 12" wide rims and a fender roller
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Old Oct 27, 2011 | 02:10 PM
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lol no no i wanna get the front lip first
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Old Oct 27, 2011 | 10:15 PM
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Beautiful the headlights look a bit faded or it might be the camera if they are faded restore them also i would wax the car before winter polish it wax it and also if it was me i would do a full tune up first
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Old Oct 27, 2011 | 10:42 PM
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Love BB's...very clean, congrats on the purchase.
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Old Oct 28, 2011 | 05:07 AM
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i miss my bb so much.

do this car proper plz.

first order of business should be drop, wheels, and lip. then tp and a single
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Old Oct 28, 2011 | 05:48 AM
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Congrats Thousands times cleaner than my '00 BB
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Old Oct 28, 2011 | 01:21 PM
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replace the plastic window
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Old Oct 28, 2011 | 03:44 PM
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Welcome!

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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 04:23 AM
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congratz!
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 08:23 AM
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few thoughts
(1) you will spin (or come close if you are good with RWD) at least twice the first month.
(2) plastic cleaner fixes the clouding on the rear window. Took me years to figure that out. backing up in the rain at night was an act of faith.
(3) I used the original bridgestone s02 pole position tires for first 60K miles on my '01. (4 sets rear, 2 sets front). Twitchy, wonderful, terrible in rain. I switched to bridgestone re11 1K miles ago. The car lost the extreme sharp, sudden 'turn the wheel 1/8 inch, bam your head is pulled to side' handling, gained much higher limits. I miss the twitchyness of the s02s. See what tires are on your car. pick a set that works for you. It's stunning how much difference there is in feel.
(4) rear tire life on an '00 s2k driven mildly is AT MOST 15K miles. They wear from the INSIDE edge, so you can't see it's gone bald by just looking unless you get your head under the car. Watch for it. Rain and bald tires is really bad especially if you still have the s02s.
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 10:33 AM
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If you wanna make yourself internet famous.
1. buy ebay suspension.
2. buy 11-12 inch wide wheels with the worst possible offset. (no rotas)
3. Buy 215 tire.
4. Spend a few hours fitting everything on.
5. Photoshop the crap out of every photo taken.
6. Claim you built a car.
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 01:47 PM
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What did you wind up getting it for? It looks very clean
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by HondaKyle
If you wanna make yourself internet famous.
1. buy ebay suspension.
2. buy 11-12 inch wide wheels with the worst possible offset. (no rotas)
3. Buy 215 tire.
4. Spend a few hours fitting everything on.
5. Photoshop the crap out of every photo taken.
6. Claim you built a car.

WTF...
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ap1padawan
WTF...
right i dodnt understand the point of his post
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 05:26 PM
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Read 3rd post.
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by HondaKyle
Read 3rd post.
gotchya
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 06:00 PM
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 08:43 PM
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Nice car.
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by HondaKyle
If you wanna make yourself internet famous.
1. buy ebay suspension.
2. buy 11-12 inch wide wheels with the worst possible offset. (no rotas)
3. Buy 215 tire.
4. Spend a few hours fitting everything on.
5. Photoshop the crap out of every photo taken.
6. Claim you built a car.
LOL thats 2 funny.. and i still havent ordered anything its going to start snowing soon and i think im going to wait till spring to start doing things 2 it.. i do wanna order the new headlights cause i hate the nasty yellow **** on them.. i do wanna do the speakers that go on the seats but would they fit on a 00? cause everywhere i look they say like 02-04 or something like that
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by TSnor
few thoughts
(1) you will spin (or come close if you are good with RWD) at least twice the first month.
(2) plastic cleaner fixes the clouding on the rear window. Took me years to figure that out. backing up in the rain at night was an act of faith.
(3) I used the original bridgestone s02 pole position tires for first 60K miles on my '01. (4 sets rear, 2 sets front). Twitchy, wonderful, terrible in rain. I switched to bridgestone re11 1K miles ago. The car lost the extreme sharp, sudden 'turn the wheel 1/8 inch, bam your head is pulled to side' handling, gained much higher limits. I miss the twitchyness of the s02s. See what tires are on your car. pick a set that works for you. It's stunning how much difference there is in feel.
(4) rear tire life on an '00 s2k driven mildly is AT MOST 15K miles. They wear from the INSIDE edge, so you can't see it's gone bald by just looking unless you get your head under the car. Watch for it. Rain and bald tires is really bad especially if you still have the s02s.
IDK man. I really didn't spin my S2000 when I got it unless I was in a parking lot doing donuts. I have, however, spun 4X at the track in ONE session. Once on lap 1. Hooliganism is what is to blame for spinning the car. You're the driver. Control the effing car...or don't be a hooligan.

The S02s should have been good in the rain. They're bridgestones...and they're directional. Mine worked great in the rain.

Your tires last 15k MILES DRIVEN MILDY?!!!!! I am the biggest JACK *** and my tires last longer than/as long as that. I think I got like 15k miles plus like 4 or 5 track days out of my last set of direzza sports....and 2 10 second long burnouts. Now the tires are dead. I got like about that much out of the last set too.
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by HondaKyle
If you wanna make yourself internet famous.
1. buy ebay suspension.
2. buy 11-12 inch wide wheels with the worst possible offset. (no rotas)
3. Buy 215 tire.
4. Spend a few hours fitting everything on.
5. Photoshop the crap out of every photo taken.
6. Claim you built a car.
^~~ made me luls so hard.. thank you.
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by TSnor
(1) you will spin (or come close if you are good with RWD) at least twice the first month.
ummm no. never been close to spinning out.
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Old Dec 23, 2011 | 09:28 PM
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congrats
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