Well, maybe....
I, the guy that swore he would NEVER sell his S2000, am very close to doing just that.
I absolutely love this car. It has been the most fun car I have ever had. Also, it has been extremely reliable. Owning it has opened me up to a whole new world of car fun that I had not even imagined 3 years ago. Most importantly, because of this car, I have made some wonderful friends all over the country.
So why, in Gods name, would I ever sell the car? Because I want to go racing. As much as I love the car, it really doesn't get much use. It sits in the garage for weeks at a time without being driven. When I do drive it, I DRIVE IT. It has been on several group drives, been to The Dragon a few times and been back and forth to Ohio to see my family countless times. When I think about it, I am amazed that I have about 29,500 miles on a car that has never been driven in the snow or when there is salt on the roads, has only seen rain maybe 2 dozen times and sits as much as it does.
If I go racing, I can’t rationalize beating the hell out of this car. It is too nice. I paid too much for it to risk wadding it up into a ball. My thought is to return it back to stock condition and sell it. Then, next spring, I would like to find either a salvage title car or a theft recovery car and build it into a race car that I could prepare for both serious autocross and track duty. (Those of you that do race understand that street cars make for lousy race cars and race cars are horrible street cars.) By doing this, I am figuring that I could build a purpose built race car for FAR LESS than what my current car is worth. Then, in a year or two, I may buy a new S2000 to take over as my garage queen, or maybe buy the Porsche or NSX that I have always dreamed of having.
Have I lost my mind? Maybe. Would I regret doing this? Absolutely. But, right now, this sounds like it would be a hell of a lot more fun.
Your thoughts?
I, the guy that swore he would NEVER sell his S2000, am very close to doing just that.
I absolutely love this car. It has been the most fun car I have ever had. Also, it has been extremely reliable. Owning it has opened me up to a whole new world of car fun that I had not even imagined 3 years ago. Most importantly, because of this car, I have made some wonderful friends all over the country.
So why, in Gods name, would I ever sell the car? Because I want to go racing. As much as I love the car, it really doesn't get much use. It sits in the garage for weeks at a time without being driven. When I do drive it, I DRIVE IT. It has been on several group drives, been to The Dragon a few times and been back and forth to Ohio to see my family countless times. When I think about it, I am amazed that I have about 29,500 miles on a car that has never been driven in the snow or when there is salt on the roads, has only seen rain maybe 2 dozen times and sits as much as it does.
If I go racing, I can’t rationalize beating the hell out of this car. It is too nice. I paid too much for it to risk wadding it up into a ball. My thought is to return it back to stock condition and sell it. Then, next spring, I would like to find either a salvage title car or a theft recovery car and build it into a race car that I could prepare for both serious autocross and track duty. (Those of you that do race understand that street cars make for lousy race cars and race cars are horrible street cars.) By doing this, I am figuring that I could build a purpose built race car for FAR LESS than what my current car is worth. Then, in a year or two, I may buy a new S2000 to take over as my garage queen, or maybe buy the Porsche or NSX that I have always dreamed of having.
Have I lost my mind? Maybe. Would I regret doing this? Absolutely. But, right now, this sounds like it would be a hell of a lot more fun.
Your thoughts?
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