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saf0775 · 06-15-2008, 08:09 PM

As for the S2000, I've never driven one. I actually got a better compliment...from a Honda MECHANIC! It turns out that my serivce advisor at Saturn...well, his son happens to work at Honda as a tech. A few weeks go by and I meet his son, we have a few beers, and we B/S about working for dealerships. He asks to drive my car. He want's to compare it to his knowledge of the S2000. Mind you, I'm 30....he's 25...so we are both very much into sports cars and tuning. He drives my car for 10 minutes and has nothing but praise for it. He compliments the "soundness of the build quality" and the lack of noise transference that you get in an S2000. He's surprised to learn it's only a 4 cylinder...stating (in his opinion) that "the Sky has better acceleration, although this may be skewed by the fact that the Sky doesn't shake you to pieces like an S2000 does on a hard accel." He also complimented the brakes, saying that they are both more quiet and smoother on a stop from 60+ mph. The price tag makes sense to him, knowing now that it has a 4 banger under the hood.

Like a typical scene....two dudes....drinking beer and staring at a nice car...he says "thats a pretty nice f-in ride".

To me, the debate is over. Especially when he tells me that "S2000's are peices of sh@t. I hate working on those things." I'm a Saturn tech, I love working on Sky's, and I think they are incredibly solid and wonderful to drive. Thats what I tell everyone. The proof is in the Techs who work on your car and how much they believe in the product.

06-15-2008, 08:09 PM	#70 (permalink)
saf0775 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Renton, WA Posts: 213 My Photos: (10)	A day late...but who cares As for the S2000, I've never driven one. I actually got a better compliment...from a Honda MECHANIC! It turns out that my serivce advisor at Saturn...well, his son happens to work at Honda as a tech. A few weeks go by and I meet his son, we have a few beers, and we B/S about working for dealerships. He asks to drive my car. He want's to compare it to his knowledge of the S2000. Mind you, I'm 30....he's 25...so we are both very much into sports cars and tuning. He drives my car for 10 minutes and has nothing but praise for it. He compliments the "soundness of the build quality" and the lack of noise transference that you get in an S2000. He's surprised to learn it's only a 4 cylinder...stating (in his opinion) that "the Sky has better acceleration, although this may be skewed by the fact that the Sky doesn't shake you to pieces like an S2000 does on a hard accel." He also complimented the brakes, saying that they are both more quiet and smoother on a stop from 60+ mph. The price tag makes sense to him, knowing now that it has a 4 banger under the hood. Like a typical scene....two dudes....drinking beer and staring at a nice car...he says "thats a pretty nice f-in ride". To me, the debate is over. Especially when he tells me that "S2000's are peices of sh@t. I hate working on those things." I'm a Saturn tech, I love working on Sky's, and I think they are incredibly solid and wonderful to drive. Thats what I tell everyone. The proof is in the Techs who work on your car and how much they believe in the product. __________________ Stephen Saturn Certified Technician GM-ASEP Graduate, FCCJ class of 2003 Maria (139794) - 07, Auto, Monsoon, Stubbie Last edited by saf0775 : 06-15-2008 at 08:13 PM.