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As good as their motorcycles
gene, 12/28/2008
2008 Honda S2000 CR 2dr Convertible w/AC, Audio (2.2L 4cyl 6M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
This car is a poor man's world class car. Fantastic handling, hard acceleration, and great build quality combine with bulletproof mechanicals to make what I feel to be the greatest package for the money. This car looks like it could cost twice what it does. I can park this car next to nearly anything else on the road and not feel in the slightest way inferior.
Not just willing, eager
dynosaur0, 08/26/2009
2008 Honda S2000 CR 2dr Convertible (2.2L 4cyl 6M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I've owned many cars over forty years: Sunbeam Alpine, Alfa Romeo Spyder, MGB and BMW 2002, back when. With a family, later, I was lucky with more practical, fun cars: VW GTI and BMW M3. Last year, I bought my S2000 in rich, pearlescent Rio Yellow. My wife was worried about the yellow. After she saw it, she said it was a perfect color for the shape and character of the car. This is the most eager, engaging car I've ever driven. It doesn't isolate you from the road or insulate you from the experience of covering ground. This is the most reliable open-top sports car made. Its instantaneous responses to driver input make it the best performance value available.
Not for the road!
Honda2000CR, 12/10/2007
2008 Honda S2000 CR 2dr Convertible w/AC, Audio (2.2L 4cyl 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Beware to all, the CR is only for the track. If you are thinking about it for a daily driver or even a weekend getaway car, get the regualar S2000. I drove it less then eight miles on a "standard" road, felt like I went 10 round with Mayweather giving me kidney shots. If you are going to use it for what it was made for (track), you'll have a blast.
2008 S2000 with low mileage
Tim Dunigan, 03/13/2017
updated 04/05/2021
2008 Honda S2000 CR 2dr Convertible w/AC, Audio (2.2L 4cyl 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
You must be of small stature. This is no vehicle for a person who is much taller than 6' and not very wide. The cockpit is small and somewhat cramped. The car has virtually no low end torque. Only when you hit around 5,500 RPM (VTEC engagement) does the vehicle scream. Great looking and extremely reliable, parts are Honda, therefore not as expensive as say my Audi. In the ten years that I have owned it, my only complaint (at first) was that the dealership would not change the oil until the idiot counter was < 15%. I understand why. The engine leaves the factory with special brake-in fluids added to the oil, and if changed before, the engine runs the chance of leaking. I waited until < 15% (~ 4,000 miles) and have never experienced any problems. As aforementioned, the car draws a crowd wherever she goes. This is a second car in my state of West Virginia. You cannot drive it in the snow, even the owner's manual tells you that. I drive an Audi Q3 Prestige most of the time, presently (winter) with studded snow tires. The S2000 I only drive on nice days. It is not a trailer queen, but she has never been in the rain. As the saying goes, "I love my Honda." It's been a year since I last wrote this review and my thoughts have not changed. The mold was broken when Honda stopped production of the S2K. As of today, no other roadster delivers such as much of a fun drive, exhilarating, for such a low price. I have the standard roadster and am pleased with it. The dash is still simplistic, as my Porche 914 was. Yes, it's loud and high revving, that's the fun of it. Road noise is terrible, but I do not use this as a daily driver. It is my FUN car. I bought this roadster new, still < 8k miles, and you couldn't give me enough to sell it. I recently read that a senior executive at Honda said that there was NO plan to bring back or redo the roadster. The reason: "There's no money in it." Thank you Honda! Update 4/4/21 No change in my review except that the older one gets, the more difficult to get in and out. But, I will own this car until I am six feet under.
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kind of project car
brandon m, 09/30/2008
2008 Honda S2000 CR 2dr Convertible w/AC, Audio (2.2L 4cyl 6M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I love my car. it is wonderful. It's quick but want it quicker. The steering is wonderful. Takes turns well.