I Bought a Honda S2000 | Ownership Impressions Night Drive

#honda #s2000 #asmrdriving

I did the thing. Welcome to the fleet, welcome to the channel my new to me 2006 Honda S2000 AP2 generation. After getting rid of the cursed K24 Acura RSX TypeS I'm so stoked to finally be back in the Honda scene and hear this F22C1 2.2L inline four VTEC screaming to 8000rpm. Time to learn an entirely new platform and share this experience. Here's what I think. Let me know how you guys like this, I'm trying the whole vlogging thing and we'll see where it goes. Hope you enjoy!

[raykiralla]

Congrats! Just picked a low mileage ap1 and I'm 61yrs old. Love it!

[buhketz]

I just bought one too! Silverstone AP2. Almost the same exact story as yours, 100k miles, 2nd owner, meticulously maintained. Looks and feels like it recently left the factory. It’s such a special car.

[samishamma]

Congratulations!! I'm on my 3rd S2k and hopefully will never have to part ways with this one!! The car is truly a legend, it's proof that you don't need tons of horsepower and torque to have a blast!! The engine, transmission and chassis deliver a driving experience that can only be matched by the likes of a GT3.

[Karalco]

If the car makes you excited & looking forward to drive, than you bought the correct car. I own an ap1 since 2017 and that feeling never fades.

[acdcrocka]

Congrats and welcome to the S2000 family! I bought myself a stock 2007 silverstone S2K with 38, 500 miles for my 30th birthday last year. Highly recommend installing wheel locks and kill-switch if you haven’t already.

I also bought a stock 1993 del Sol Si M/T with 55, 000 miles in late 2023. They make a great pair.

[uffdad]

Nice video! That loose rattling top latch can be adjusted to tighten it up. Refer to the S2K forums for tips on how to do it. I have owned a 2001 S2K AP1 for 15 years with 118K miles on it and have only had to replace a bad rear wheel bearing in all that time. It has been incredibly reliable, and I drive it a lot. My redline is 9000 and it never fails to make me grin like a madman when I hit it. By the way, I'm 75 years old and it is by far the best car I have ever owned, and I will continue to drive it for as long as I can. Have many happy miles of fun in your beautiful S2K.

[tomaszzagorski]

I love your chill videos with Z but I really like this new vlog format. Congratulations on the new car, looking good, like straight from Gran Turismo game!

[AnzelLmao]

Such a fantastic sounding car!! I’m kinda in the same spot deciding if I want a Miata or an S2k, but man that sound with the top down is hard to beat!!!

[h.j.victory]

The Honda S2000 is a very special car. It's not the fastest but the chassis and handling, and the engine really stands out.

[niklasbergstrom]

I hear a hint of that secondary output shaft bearing-noise with the top-up driving. Made a world of difference for usability personally after fixing it. With the top down its barley noticeable but drones mechanically with the top up. Just as a tipp if you suspect it makes more noise than you think it should with the top up that might be it

[mikeyerke]

Either you get it, or you don’t.
I certainly do. ‘05 triple black AP2 here.
Great work on the video! 🏁

[VNGNC]

Congrats, man. The S2K is one of my dream cars as well for pretty much the same reasons you listed. The analog feel you get from the responsiveness of the throttle to the feedback from the steering wheel is just something that's hard to come by in modern cars. It's practically a meme at this point but they truly don't (and can't) make sports cars like they used to. I ended up upgrading to a GR86 last year since it checked most of my boxes and it also had to be my one car to do it all (which unfortunately disqualified the S2K). Though, If I could own 3 or even just 2 cars at once then I'd definitely include the S2K in my fleet.

[mikewoo]

Check out the new owners thread on S2ki!

[wrxtim]

I searched for a clean black AP2 for years. Ended up with a clean low mileage sebring silver ap2. 7yrs and 60k miles later, I still look forward to driving it.

[heavenyang]

Awesome video!!!

I just picked up a 2001 Honda S2000 as well. Only driven it home and it's been in the garage. Also, have the 2021 WRX STI Limited as my garage queen with 2, 200 miles. Looking forward to more videos.

[randyramirez]

Bought my ap2 in Grand Prix white with red interior a year ago and absolutely love it. It’s a street legal gokart. Lol not fast at all but so much fun to drive. Put a js racing exhaust on it and love it.

[Mtxzptlk]

Just picked an AP2 as well and also am vegas. I knew it looked familiar based on the mountain view from the garage roof as well as driving on the roads along the 215. Lol

[sixstrz]

Nice vid and ride bro 🔥 i also recently bought an 05 ap2 berlina black. One thing i found hard imo is which exhaust to get some have to much rasp then the others are to “oem plus” sound lol

[urwingman]

got mine 6 months ago... I've been having a lot of fun with it to the point where I just don't pay attention to anything else but the road and the driving experience.

[Dc_henry]

I have a Sebring silver AP2. Best purchase I made in recent times!