Am I about to hate my life?
#24
I like the hell out of the NC and have been moving between a truck, an S197, and an NC as a replacement of the Z28 for DD duties.
The only thing that I dont like about the NC is that its painfully slow. It feels decent at slow speeds which im guessing is the gearing but it because pretty obvious how slow it is above like 40.
The only thing that I dont like about the NC is that its painfully slow. It feels decent at slow speeds which im guessing is the gearing but it because pretty obvious how slow it is above like 40.
#27
I was part-way merged into on my bike by a semi on the freeway at 70mph, if there wasn't such a huge shoulder I probably would have wrecked something fierce.
I love my NA and would DD the hell out of it, terrible gas mileage or no. Sadly I can't do that until I move to Arizona or something so I can DD it all year round.
I love my NA and would DD the hell out of it, terrible gas mileage or no. Sadly I can't do that until I move to Arizona or something so I can DD it all year round.
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I can't speak to the size relative to the NC but I have to agree. I do not miss the S2000 at all. The fact that it got worse fuel mileage than my Corvette or my Evo8 literally made me angry.
#31
Drove an NC yesterday, dealer misrepresented it's condition so I was pissed about a 3 hour roundtrip and $25 in gas.
Going to go ahead and test drive an S2000 tomorrow as well. Never driven and much prefer the styling. I know it's been given a bit of a beating in this thread, but I'll check it out anyway.
Going to go ahead and test drive an S2000 tomorrow as well. Never driven and much prefer the styling. I know it's been given a bit of a beating in this thread, but I'll check it out anyway.
#33
Yeah, ad said new tires, new brakes. Brakes were basically on the wear indicators, three of the tires had date codes of 5107 (for the guys that don't know that means the tires were made in the 51st week of 2007) and were dry rotting between the treads.
Passenger fender had a few big spots of really poorly applied touch up paint and they didn't even realize after washing the car the drains are backed up enough there was an inch of water underneath the passenger side seat.
Yeah, I was ******* livid.
THe S2000 I'm going to look at is about 220 miles rountrip, guy said if I don't like the car, he'll fill up the tank in the 5.0.
Passenger fender had a few big spots of really poorly applied touch up paint and they didn't even realize after washing the car the drains are backed up enough there was an inch of water underneath the passenger side seat.
Yeah, I was ******* livid.
THe S2000 I'm going to look at is about 220 miles rountrip, guy said if I don't like the car, he'll fill up the tank in the 5.0.
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#34
I didn't buy the S2000 I looked at today, but I can say, I'm not sure why all the hate compared to the NC.
The interior feels better, the chassis feels stiffer, gearbox is better, and of course it's noticeably quicker.......it just feels more solid than the NC.
I'm pretty sure I want an AP2 S2000 now over the NC.
The interior feels better, the chassis feels stiffer, gearbox is better, and of course it's noticeably quicker.......it just feels more solid than the NC.
I'm pretty sure I want an AP2 S2000 now over the NC.
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I've been driving my '11 GT for a few years now and it's been quite enjoyable. After daily driving a miata for 5 years, the mustang feels like luxury.
Sure the suspension is a combination of a Camry and a pickup truck, but it's the best it's ever been. Soon I'll be getting some tires, springs and shocks and I'm sure it will be a whole lot better.
The only thig I can complain about (other than the high cost of filling the engine with mobile 1 synthetic) is the feeling of the shifter and steering. Bother are pretty numb and soft.
Also, it doesn't even feel fast anymore. Needz boosts.
Sure the suspension is a combination of a Camry and a pickup truck, but it's the best it's ever been. Soon I'll be getting some tires, springs and shocks and I'm sure it will be a whole lot better.
The only thig I can complain about (other than the high cost of filling the engine with mobile 1 synthetic) is the feeling of the shifter and steering. Bother are pretty numb and soft.
Also, it doesn't even feel fast anymore. Needz boosts.
#39
I've been driving my '11 GT for a few years now and it's been quite enjoyable. After daily driving a miata for 5 years, the mustang feels like luxury.
Sure the suspension is a combination of a Camry and a pickup truck, but it's the best it's ever been. Soon I'll be getting some tires, springs and shocks and I'm sure it will be a whole lot better.
The only thig I can complain about (other than the high cost of filling the engine with mobile 1 synthetic) is the feeling of the shifter and steering. Bother are pretty numb and soft.
Also, it doesn't even feel fast anymore. Needz boosts.
Sure the suspension is a combination of a Camry and a pickup truck, but it's the best it's ever been. Soon I'll be getting some tires, springs and shocks and I'm sure it will be a whole lot better.
The only thig I can complain about (other than the high cost of filling the engine with mobile 1 synthetic) is the feeling of the shifter and steering. Bother are pretty numb and soft.
Also, it doesn't even feel fast anymore. Needz boosts.
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