S2000 or Swapped E30?

[Jbs]

What about an 04 sti???

[LivingLegend06]

What about an 04 sti???

What about your price range?

sti's understeer.

[Jbs]

What about your price range?

sti's understeer.

around 15k...
unless i get lucky and more people want car details... then it's 20k - ish.



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[smonkbmw]

the issue of reliability was in the original post. what about a issue or practicality? what is practical about a 2 seater convertible with no trunk space? has the OP even sat in a s2k? im 6'4" and i cant close the drivers door in the thing. i don't think the OP mentioned anything once about which car is faster, what is rice and whats not. it was all about what is more reliable.

my answer is this, neither. find a late 90s low mileage 328is and call it good. you have a bulletproof m52 motor, while not the fastest is reliable. its also low on insurance. seeing that you're in california itll pass deq easily and there are tons of them. take the rest of the cash you got and pay insurance, rent or do something more constructive with it.

Massively OT: i'm not sure where the rest of these sub 300 post noobies came from but some of the BS you post is dragging this forum down. the majority of whats being posted is more post whoring and not very informative or even on topic.

go back to learning whats what on e30tech or bimmerforum's. i don't get how none of you haven't been banned for stupidity yet.

[rThor432]

With the choice of E30S50 vs. S2000 I would have to go for the S2000. The only downfall (to me) is the soft top. I'd get a hard-top and call it done. I've talked to a lot of S2000 owners and they all love them. The major complaint I hear is the lack of torque. I've talked to a couple who were considering selling the S2000 because the lack of torque sucks for a DD. I told them to suck it up.

However, if the decision was between an E30 M3 and S2000 however, I'd go for the M3.

I've owned a bunch of M20 cars and I'm ready for a 4-banger.

my answer is this, neither. find a late 90s low mileage 328is and call it good.

On that note, you could also get an E36 M3. It would be easily in your price range, and they are bullet proof.

[gazellebeigem3]

If you are trying to pick up all the frat boys, get the s2k. They will slob your knob on sight for shure.

[Danny]

If you are trying to pick up all the frat boys, get the s2k. They will slob your knob on sight for shure.

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[Jbs]

:shifty at last 2 posts....






thanks for the info smonkbmw

[e34john]

You better get that swapped turbo M3 thats for sale on here.

[cferb]

What about your price range?

sti's understeer.

Are you serious?

[Bill 84 318i]

What about an 04 sti???

I had just about given up on this thread because of all of the morons, but what a coincidence. In addition to having owned an S2000 and an s50e30, my current DD is an '05 STi.

If you absolutely need practicality, get the STi - it's just as reliable, if not moreso, than the S2000. However, in your price range, you're only going to be able to afford a high mileage '04 (are they really $15k??). As a college student, I don't think you need the practicality, so enjoy the S2000 while you can. If you want a car to tinker with (you will likely have to), get the s50e30.

I'd also like to state that I misread the thread to begin with - I thought you were leaving school, not going into it. I'd take the $15k and spend it on things that are more important in college, like beer.

[eric (^__^)]

The panties will drop quicker and more often for the S2k, and isn't that really more important than reliability or speed?

99 problems

[blunttech]

An s2000 is faster than a stock s50 e30 from what I've seen. Read the swap 1/4 thread.

oh please, youve obviously never driven a s5x car

[02stu]

I had just about given up on this thread because of all of the morons, but what a coincidence. In addition to having owned an S2000 and an s50e30, my current DD is an '05 STi.

If you absolutely need practicality, get the STi - it's just as reliable, if not moreso, than the S2000. However, in your price range, you're only going to be able to afford a high mileage '04 (are they really $15k??). As a college student, I don't think you need the practicality, so enjoy the S2000 while you can. If you want a car to tinker with (you will likely have to), get the s50e30.

I'd also like to state that I misread the thread to begin with - I thought you were leaving school, not going into it. I'd take the $15k and spend it on things that are more important in college, like beer.

Well done Bill, the only meaningfully post in the whole thread.

[e30polak]

So what? That's why you launch at a higher rpm so it's always in vtec. You might be forgetting that f20s LOVE to r3v. You can redline it all the way to 9k everyday with no problems.

So what if the power in an f20 is from 5900-9000rpm? That's like me complaining that an s50 will explode at 9000rpm... They are two different cars and you have to drive them differently. IMO the higher I'm revving, the more fun I'm having.

I highly doubt you stomp s2ks.
E36 m3 0-60: 6.1s (that's s50 #'s) 5.5 for the s52 genius
S2k: 0-60 5.5s

Anyway, this thread is getting really ignorant. I'm out:???:

they r the same time, and i can pull on an e46 m3 anyday buddy. i have an s52 with 24# injectors, 3.5" hfm, full exhaust, ltw fly and chip. so get ur weak, over priced, torqueless honda motor out of here. put that motor in a gutted 92 hatch and i'll respect it, cuz then it will actually be FAST. the s2k is a beautiful car and handles amazing, but it lacks too much low end power for the $ just like an rx-8. get a used sti and enjoy life, it will outpower and out handle an s2000 w/ some easy suspension mods. s2ks r overrated.