I was just thinking about how this time last year I was driving a Civic Type-R. Since then Ive owned a MR2 Roadster and just over a week ago I bought a S2000. Im very lucky to have driven cars which are so sort after by many driving enthusiasts. Makes me wonder what will come next.
I was more than happy with the Type-R. Its pace on the road along with its driver involvement was fun and it was easy to keep up or surpass cars which had much higher specs or a higher price tag. The main problem was money, I was spending £500 a month and it was just abit too much, the car isn’t really that much to own, but the fault was my own by getting such a stupid finance deal.
That’s where the MR2 came in. First of all it was much cheaper. Second of all it had what I wanted in my next car.Rear wheel drive. A driver that wants that true sporty feel needs a car which was designed from the begining to be a sports car, not a car which was adapted from a standard family car to be fast. The MR2 was direct, pretty fast for a 1.8, stopped instantly. The engine was in the middle and the whole character of the car was completely different from what I had before, and I loved it. It was a basic lightweight car which provided driving enthusiasts with a MR setup for a very reasonable price.
I got the MR2 in December of last year, which just turned out to be the worst winter for 30 years. The cold weather lasted ages which ultimately meant I was waiting and waiting for a dry day to drive properly. Maybe I was too hasty in going out to drive as one evening I was out and ended up skidding off the road. I failed to read just how icy the road was on a certain straight and when my car ran over a grate in the road the whole car got unsettled and started to spin. The steering wheel went floaty light and I was skating. The mass of the car which was about %60 rear bias took the lead straight off the road and into a double posted sign.
Eight months past by with no car to call my own. Driving my mums Zafira to work and back on the same bit of road was numbing. Insurance was taking the peeece charging me every month while still not helping me close the claim so everything in my driving life was becoming stressed. But once that was sorted I knew I wanted another sporty car, something once again unique and different. So either FR or AWD but with more power than the MR2 because going to a mere 140bhp was in the end abit disappointing.
That’s when it hit me. The S2000 was the car. Purpose built, front engined, rear wheel drive with all the poise and precision of the MR2 with the race engine and power I knew the Vtec could provide in the civic and then some. After test driving it I knew this was the car for me. It has for a long time been my favourite car since 1999 and the test drive was no let down. The high revs, the cockpit like interior, the electric roof all added to the excitement and I had to buy the car, and this is where i am now. A S2000 outside ready to drive whenever I like, and it feels great.
