m4a1mustang's 5.0, S2000, and other cars thread

vo2max99 · 02-29-2012, 10:43 AM

It's a shame Honda discontinued the S2K but considering nobody was buying them its no surprise.

I guess the HP wars killed the sales which is sad. Not enough people understand that test track #'s don't necessarily equate to the best car to drive.

ZMan8 · 02-29-2012, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by vo2max99

It's a shame Honda discontinued the S2K but considering nobody was buying them its no surprise.

I guess the HP wars killed the sales which is sad. Not enough people understand that test track #'s don't necessarily equate to the best car to drive.

This!

I have long defended "gay" jokes from my friends over me liking the miata. Performance is not determined by just HP numbers, but most consumers just look at hp/price when dealing with performance cars.

I think the s2k was not selling as well also because the economy crashed and nobody really wanted to pay 40k for a honda that is mostly a summer car and a 2 seater.

m4a1mustang · 02-29-2012, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ZMan8

This!

I have long defended "gay" jokes from my friends over me liking the miata. Performance is not determined by just HP numbers, but most consumers just look at hp/price when dealing with performance cars.

I think the s2k was not selling as well also because the economy crashed and nobody really wanted to pay 40k for a honda that is mostly a summer car and a 2 seater.

shadoquad · 02-29-2012, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ZMan8

This!

I have long defended "gay" jokes from my friends over me liking the miata. Performance is not determined by just HP numbers, but most consumers just look at hp/price when dealing with performance cars.

I think the s2k was not selling as well also because the economy crashed and nobody really wanted to pay 40k for a honda that is mostly a summer car and a 2 seater.

Plus, iirc, Honda was marketing mostly for the reliable family car image, which the S2k really doesn't fit. It's a reliable car, sure, but the sports car image doesn't necessarily fit with that.

SMJane_Again · 02-29-2012, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

Plus, iirc, Honda was marketing mostly for the reliable family car image, which the S2k really doesn't fit. It's a reliable car, sure, but the sports car image doesn't necessarily fit with that.

Shado, I think you're exactly right on with that assessment, but if crusty, musty, fusty ol' Toyota can breathe life back into their vanilla lineup with their FT-86 project, I think Honda can come back as well with a car that once again has a pulse.

S.

m4a1mustang · 03-01-2012, 10:04 AM

ZMan8 · 03-01-2012, 10:14 AM

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m4a1mustang · 03-01-2012, 01:17 PM

Old cabin air filter

New Moddiction shift knob and shift boot

The knob is awesome. Perfect size and weighting, and the textured finish has a great feel. The red is obviously darker in normal light, matching the car. The boot is OK... it's better than OEM but it's still vinyl. Need to make a real leather one sometime.

ZMan8 · 03-01-2012, 01:51 PM

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Old cabin air filter

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

New Moddiction shift knob and shift boot

The knob is awesome. Perfect size and weighting, and the textured finish has a great feel. The red is obviously darker in normal light, matching the car. The boot is OK... it's better than OEM but it's still vinyl. Need to make a real leather one sometime.

Red__Zed · 03-01-2012, 01:36 PM

Steve do you have the stock shift knob in your 5.0?

m4a1mustang · 03-01-2012, 01:39 PM

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Steve do you have the stock shift knob in your 5.0?

Nope.

FuszNissan · 03-01-2012, 01:44 PM

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Nope.

Team Voodoo ?

Red__Zed · 03-01-2012, 01:41 PM

What do you have? Thoughts in it?

m4a1mustang · 03-01-2012, 01:45 PM

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What do you have? Thoughts in it?

I have a Grabber Pony ball shift knob. White acrylic with black gear pattern and the chrome jam nut since I have the 401A boot. I like it a lot. Kind of an old school feel to it.

This is the only pic I have of it on my phone.

I also have the Lloyd's 5.0 floor mats as you can tell.

FromG2Z · 03-02-2012, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

What do you have? Thoughts in it?

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I have a Grabber Pony ball shift knob. White acrylic with black gear pattern and the chrome jam nut since I have the 401A boot. I like it a lot. Kind of an old school feel to it.

This is the only pic I have of it on my phone.

I also have the Lloyd's 5.0 floor mats as you can tell.

Steve, Dan...

I have the MGW knob. It's essentially all the same as the others. A round cue/8 ball, modified to have threads, and etchings/paint for gear labels. Like Steve said, it's old school. Versus the stock knob, the round cueball shape feels better.

I also have the lloyd's 5.0 mats, but currently under a plastic beater mat. I'm working on a better transparent/lucent mat to help see the 5.0 logo better. Either that or I buy another 5.0 mat to put on top

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02-29-2012, 10:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
vo2max99 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 120 Drives: 08MS3-BM-6MT Rep Power: 15	It's a shame Honda discontinued the S2K but considering nobody was buying them its no surprise. I guess the HP wars killed the sales which is sad. Not enough people understand that test track #'s don't necessarily equate to the best car to drive.

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