Elise, Integra, S2000!?
Discussion
Hi all,
Been told I’m now working from home for at least a couple years so I have no need for the economy car I have now. As all I Do now is drive for leisure and never have more than one passenger, I want a sports car. Have a max of 14k to spend. (Factor in im 20 So insurance is an issue).
I’m thinking:
S2000, RWD, timeless interior, 9000 rpm fun
DC5 Integra, looks class, Supposedly best FRD car of all time
S2 Elise, would be stretching the budget a little but I adore these, the boot space may be an issue though.
Anything else I should consider?
Cheers,
Aaran
Been told I’m now working from home for at least a couple years so I have no need for the economy car I have now. As all I Do now is drive for leisure and never have more than one passenger, I want a sports car. Have a max of 14k to spend. (Factor in im 20 So insurance is an issue).
I’m thinking:
S2000, RWD, timeless interior, 9000 rpm fun
DC5 Integra, looks class, Supposedly best FRD car of all time
S2 Elise, would be stretching the budget a little but I adore these, the boot space may be an issue though.
Anything else I should consider?
Cheers,
Aaran
griffter said:
They’re each quite different propositions. I’ve never owned an Integra but I’ve always liked them. They’re five speed and don’t all have a/c - just to beware.
I had an S2 Elise 111S and it was very competent and very “good”. Ultimately though I found it uninteresting and sold it.
I now have an S2000. The engine has bags of character and with a decent boot, a/c and a quick electric hood it’s a lot more useable and than the Elise, either to drop the top and have a quick blast or go away for the night. Despite 6 speeds and cushy leather it’s not refined though!
I appreciate my needs are probably very different from yours (limited opportunity to use it on a whim and a small child on board a lot of the time) but the S2000 really does do character, competence and usability very well and still (to my mind) remains interesting and engaging.
You’ll get a good one for £10k too whereas Elises are going to be more expensive like for like and Integras are thin on the ground. Both Integras and the S2000 rust!
This isnt making this any easier, want all 3 now! I had an S2 Elise 111S and it was very competent and very “good”. Ultimately though I found it uninteresting and sold it.
I now have an S2000. The engine has bags of character and with a decent boot, a/c and a quick electric hood it’s a lot more useable and than the Elise, either to drop the top and have a quick blast or go away for the night. Despite 6 speeds and cushy leather it’s not refined though!
I appreciate my needs are probably very different from yours (limited opportunity to use it on a whim and a small child on board a lot of the time) but the S2000 really does do character, competence and usability very well and still (to my mind) remains interesting and engaging.
You’ll get a good one for £10k too whereas Elises are going to be more expensive like for like and Integras are thin on the ground. Both Integras and the S2000 rust!
grudas said:
370z is a big bloob GT, sounds good, goes well but not really exciting.
check s2000 insurance, they're known to be expensive AF!
all 3 cars are safe buys in a sense that they won't depreciate.
for an out-right mad car and elise is probably the one.
for unique engine and epic greabox it's an s2k.
integra is FWD but also known to be great fun(never driven one can't comment) and again is a safe buy if you get non rusty one.
I have an s2000 and had it for near 2 years now, love it to bits and it's an epic car to own and does just that perfectly.
few pics of mine!
That looks class mate, the S2000 is such a looker. check s2000 insurance, they're known to be expensive AF!
all 3 cars are safe buys in a sense that they won't depreciate.
for an out-right mad car and elise is probably the one.
for unique engine and epic greabox it's an s2k.
integra is FWD but also known to be great fun(never driven one can't comment) and again is a safe buy if you get non rusty one.
I have an s2000 and had it for near 2 years now, love it to bits and it's an epic car to own and does just that perfectly.
few pics of mine!
cerb4.5lee said:
ZX10R NIN said:
I wish that was a Spec-R model, because it looks to be a very nice example. 
I've wanted a S15 for as long as I can remember.
Petrolism said:
I've got an S2000 and recently sold my DC5; keeping my DC2. No experience with the Elise, but I do have a lot of experience with V-Tec Hondas.
If you can get a good one, get the S2000. It'll climb steadily in value. The DC5 is also a good shout, but I don't think it'll ever be the icon the DC2 Type R has become. It's not too dissimilar to other Hondas, such as the EP3 Civic Type R, which are growing in value too.
If you can find a good one, get a DC2 Type R. Judging by what prices in Japan are doing for the best ones, these will appreciate a lot in the long term.
So will S2000's... DC5's are also going up but won't appreciate at quite the same rate. Consider also the Civic FD2 Type R, if your budget will stretch.
If it won't, then an Accord Euro R CL7 is also a great car and with low mileage examples becoming rare, they're destined to appreciate from here on (albeit not as much as more desirable K20 V-Tecs).
I regularly look for dc2’s and they’re so hard to find. The good ones that are about are crazy money. If one pops up for the right money I would 100% be interested.If you can get a good one, get the S2000. It'll climb steadily in value. The DC5 is also a good shout, but I don't think it'll ever be the icon the DC2 Type R has become. It's not too dissimilar to other Hondas, such as the EP3 Civic Type R, which are growing in value too.
If you can find a good one, get a DC2 Type R. Judging by what prices in Japan are doing for the best ones, these will appreciate a lot in the long term.
So will S2000's... DC5's are also going up but won't appreciate at quite the same rate. Consider also the Civic FD2 Type R, if your budget will stretch.
If it won't, then an Accord Euro R CL7 is also a great car and with low mileage examples becoming rare, they're destined to appreciate from here on (albeit not as much as more desirable K20 V-Tecs).
Edited by Petrolism on Tuesday 27th October 17:01
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