S2000 or dc5


I'd go for a dark blue hard top s2k with a couple of body mods, yes the 5's are rarer but there not that rare if you get me?

+ didnt it have the record for having the highest power out put per cc until ferrari beat it?
 
s2K would be the perfect weekend car especially if the weather is right, top down cruising.... Yup that's a good feeling

I had a super charged DC5 was a fun car, I loved the seats and interior excellent to track but was too stiff to enjoy a nice evening cruise in (my fault really it was a track built car)

If its a weekend cruiser that you dont intend to turn into a track slut (or even if you do it will still be a great platform) then I say S2K in its stock form. But I agree drive both and u decide, and honestly buying a vehicle just because its "rare" seems like a pretty lame reason to buy a car. I'm not hating I just feel that purchasing a vehicle should have more to do with your impression after driving and not a production number

Cheers
 
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this is the most talked about subject at my work lol

s2k Pros

forge pistons from oem, can take 500bhp on a stock engine
loads of turbo and SC kits available in the uk
big engine bay/easy to work on
body parts are easy to get hold of
RWD fun/top down


Cons
bit of a girls car
pointless to tune NA
crazy tax on ap2s
soft top developing holes
suspension bush bolts seizing up
easy to stack



DC5 pros

rare as fook
4 pot brembos as standard
easy to tune to 260bhp NA
can push harder on track/road being fwd
will hold its vaule better
tuning parts are cheaper

Cons
tighter engine bay, lack of room for turbo/SC
body parts harder to get hold of
stock engine wont take as much power
costs more
creaking steering rack problems

thats just my overview on which ones better to track and get more power from :secret: ie bang for buck
 
Crazy tax on an AP2?

Aside from the fact that we don't get the AP2 (that's the USDM 2.2), is an extra £175 a year in tax for a post 06 model really going to make any difference? Especially when you consider how much they cost to insure...
 
thought someone might say the old ap2 thing lol £400+ in road tax a year is crazy no ?
 
oh and im 22 and the s2k is £150 more to insure than the ek9


tax will hurt me far more
 
_BILLY_ZR_ said:
this is the most talked about subject at my work lol

s2k Pros

forge pistons from oem, can take 500bhp on a stock engine
loads of turbo and SC kits available in the uk
big engine bay/easy to work on
body parts are easy to get hold of
RWD fun/top down


Cons
bit of a girls car
pointless to tune NA
crazy tax on ap2s
soft top developing holes
suspension bush bolts seizing up
easy to stack



DC5 pros

rare as fook
4 pot brembos as standard
easy to tune to 260bhp NA
can push harder on track/road being fwd
will hold its vaule better
tuning parts are cheaper

Cons
tighter engine bay, lack of room for turbo/SC
body parts harder to get hold of
stock engine wont take as much power
costs more
creaking steering rack problems

thats just my overview on which ones better to track and get more power from :secret: ie bang for buck
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Easy to stack?
 
easy to lose control/crash
rwd requires more skill on the limit or finding the limit
 
I don't understand how everyone can say that the s2k is harder to drive and require more skill. It's by far the best handling car I've owned and for a rwd it's very tame.
 
jesse888 said:
I don't understand how everyone can say that the s2k is harder to drive and require more skill. It's by far the best handling car I've owned and for a rwd it's very tame.
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You haven't owned a ek9 then yet ha
 
Hi guys,

I didn't want to go starting a new S2000 vs DC5 thread as I know they've been done a million times before.

I currently have an EK9 with a B20 engine which I haven't had for that long, I've had a few problems with it as it's been a rolling shell build but have managed to sort most of the issues out however it does still need things doing to it and it is going back to Daz the previous owner shortly to have all the niggly bits sorted and for another re-tune again I imagine however I don't really want the car anymore.

As well as that the car has some history with it being a former CAT C write off however that's a different story.

To cut a long story short the EK9 has kind of been pissing me off pretty much since I've had it, this combined with the problems I've been having I have gradually lost patience with it.

I had a good chat with my parents about it the other night, my dad is a keen petrolhead too and he believes the best thing for me to do would be to **** the Civic off and get something else, something reliable that I will not need to spend on every two minutes and tbh I had been contemplating doing this for a long time.

It's going to need a better manifold as well as a new suspension and the other niggly little bits needing sorted and I really cannot be arsed having to do all that as it's not going to increase the car's value in any way shape or form due to the car's history and I acknowledge I'm likely to have to take a cut on what I paid for it. It would however make it a much better car which I acknowledge.

Before opting for the 9 I had thought many times about going for a DC5 or an S2000 however it was the cost of taking out another loan to get one that was putting me off however after much deliberating I have today applied for an extension on my loan. If it goes through which it may not I should have around 7k plus the potential sale of the EK9 to get a car should I sell it which isn't a given.

The two I am really keen on are the above, the S2K and the DC5. I've read countless different threads on them both on various Honda forums so I know what both car's are about however I am torn about what to do.

My heart wants to go for the S2000. I've been in my brother's friends one when he had it a few years back and I loved it. I didn't drive it mind just a passenger. I love everything about them, the look of them. The engine and switching to RWD I think would also be a decent and different change from FWD.

There are a few things putting me off the S2K though. Firstly I'm not that big a fan of convertibles especially soft tops so if I did opt for one providing my loan comes through I would likely go for a hardtop. Also my brother has a BMW convertible and we'd both look like a right pair of posing fannies with our convertibles lol!

The other things I've read is that some of the earlier engines (Pre 2003 AP1) and also the 2009 engine (AP2) (which I wouldn't be able to afford anyway) can suffer from serious problems if not looked after, mainly through oil starvation and hammering the **** out of them which I know most will have been hammered regardless of what age the car is.

The final thing that's putting me off is that there are no back seats and not much room. This isn't a major thing for me as I am a single bloke with no kids however having 4 seats would be better. I also like to do a lot of hill/mountain walking and generally like getting out and about and I'm thinking the lack of room in the S2K wouldn't be ideal.

The positives are that my office is moving to literally a mile from where I live come July so any car I have whether it's an S2K, DC5 or the Civic will pretty much not be getting used midweek as I will be cycling or walking to work so it will mainly be a weekend car only so I'm figuring the S2K would be ideal here. I'd also be saving on fuel costs too so running one shouldn't be a problem.

Now for the DC5 - I also really like this car. It seems more practical but still has the power there and with it being FWD I kind of know what I'd be getting. I like the look of the Teg, it's quite aggressive and I'd love one in Nighthawk Black however there are hardly any about in this colour. I also like them in CW and Silver too but black would be my preference.

Finally there are two other cars that I really like and they are not Honda. The two cars are a MK5 Golf GTI and the MK1 Seat Leon Cupra R, the 225bhp model, both are decent cars in their own right however I am a Honda man at heart so it'd likely be a Honda that I go for. I've done a fair bit of research into all 4 cars and I like them all but kind of feel if I didn't stay Honda I'd regret it you know.

What do you reckon chaps, what would be the best to go for. What do people think of the Golf and the Seat, decent cars?

Sorry for the really long post!
 
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You got kids or anyone that needs to ride in the back? If not get s2k.
Engineered from the word go to be a proper sports car, tegs a cow in a track suit compared to the s2k.
Promise you won't regret getting one. Insurance is steep though
 
jesse888 said:
You got kids or anyone that needs to ride in the back? If not get s2k.
Engineered from the word go to be a proper sports car, tegs a cow in a track suit compared to the s2k.
Promise you won't regret getting one. Insurance is steep though
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Thanks for the feedback man, so I take it you've owned one yourself then yes?

No I have no kids and very rarely take anyone in the back of my car unless it's to go watch Liverpool play ha ha!

I do chuck a lot of **** in the back seats such as tops and things once I've been walking but I don't carry that much around with me really in most day to day scenarios.

I really like the S2000 and it is more than likely what I will end up going for if the money comes through. I need to arrange a few test drives in all 4 I think before making a decision and go forward from there.

Thanks.
 
Yeah I've had an s2k. Great cars as standard.
 
I'm going to try a s2k next year, but the dc5 is the best car I've owned so far.
 
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