buying a S

Acuint · 10-05-2007, 05:14 PM

I'm looking for an 00-03 s2000, but i haven't decide what color yet. can anybody tell me if there is any relationship between the color and from where tha cars has been made?, cause I heard that white is not manufactured in Japan that is American made, is that true?
cause I want to make sure is manufactured in Japan.
I appreciate any help, because thats all I need to have my own S2000.

philiam · 10-05-2007, 08:15 PM

As far as I know they are all built in the same factory as the NSX, In Japan.
A Japanese made car will have a vin # starting with a J.

Acuint · 10-06-2007, 06:33 AM

thanks for the info, i'll definely check on that.

DJJSR · 10-19-2007, 11:57 AM

1 - From what I've read, they are all made in Japan.
2 - The only thing the color reflects is the performance. The blue ones are the fastest.

jagg · 10-19-2007, 01:49 PM

no way Don,

Controller told me when i first got my s that spa yellow was definately the fastest of the bunch.
nadometer confirmed!

jagg.

Java Junky · 10-19-2007, 03:49 PM

I heard that all the red ones come oud'a Modena.

DJJSR · 10-19-2007, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jagg

no way Don,

Controller told me when i first got my s that spa yellow was definately the fastest of the bunch.
nadometer confirmed!

jagg.

I've done an enormous amount of research on this..........

Blue is fastest.
Black is next, but slightly slower due to being dirty all the time.
Then "silver" (I think it's called something else, but it's silver).
The yellow and red are slowest. They are de-tuned at the factory because those are the colors most popular with women buyers.

Dr. Jimbo · 10-19-2007, 04:46 PM

Thanks Dj, now I feel like a wuss. Geez, if I'da known, I would have gotten a blue one.

DJJSR · 10-19-2007, 07:06 PM

It's ok Doc. It's one of those lessons in life that builds character. I had a red Corvette once and I'm a better man for it.

jagg · 10-19-2007, 09:42 PM

" One of those lessons in life that builds character..."

Yet DJJSR, I still seem bereft of this particular exceptional quality.
Perhaps, a prolonged purchase history of brightly colored , 2 seat rocket ships, with no practical value, (other than strafin' apexes) would help amplify the character building process?====== Hey , I'm just askin' for the sake of proving it to the little lady, cause i've been saying it for years. Any help concerning this matter would be greatly appreciated. thank you in advance for your support.

Red Corvettes of any vintage will do it for most; and certainly for me. Rock on!

regards, jagg.

Java Junky · 10-19-2007, 10:08 PM

Red 'Vettes come oud'a Modena too.

controller · 10-19-2007, 10:12 PM

Yellow. Fastest. Confirmed on butt dyno. Link in other thread.

Provided here for completeness:
http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main...products_id=41

Java Junky · 10-19-2007, 10:17 PM

White's the fastest.
Oh . . wait . . that's roadsalt.
Whatever. It didn't come oud'a Modena.

DJJSR · 10-20-2007, 04:53 AM

Ya know, I can't remember ever seeing a white one. Do they really exist? Is it one of those automotive myths? Maybe a product of some perverted genetic manipulation?

Java Junky · 10-20-2007, 05:50 AM

Yep. 'Seen a couple of 'em (Though it is possible that I might'a seen the same one more'n once).
It was daytime on both occasions, but if it's lights'd been on I suspect that they would'a been pink.
N' no. 'Prolly din't come oud'a Modena.
Be well.
Java

flipngo · 10-21-2007, 01:44 PM

We just bought a 2006 white S2000 and it was definitely built in Japan.

DJJSR · 10-21-2007, 05:39 PM

Well, still doubting that an albino was ever built, I checked the sales brochure.........

Rio Yellow Pearl
Berlina Black
New Formula Red
Laguna Blue Pearl (the fastest)
Sebring Silver Metallic
Silverstone Metallic
Suzuka Blue Metallic
Grand Prix White !!!

Hmmm......Well there it is, but I still never saw one and there's not a single picture in the brochure that shows a white one. Javaman, I know you said you saw one but was it really just a hallucination? Kinda like a white buffalo?

Somebody post a pic!
Flip - You're not colored blind are ya?

s2000isu · 10-21-2007, 05:44 PM

I know a kid with a white one. You could just google it.........

philiam · 10-21-2007, 07:41 PM

Never say never! Click on the thumbnail.

Java Junky · 10-21-2007, 08:09 PM

All I'm certain about the white ones is that they didn't come oud'a Modena.
I guess it is possible that they came oud'a Buffalo.
Be well.
Java

controller · 10-22-2007, 05:55 AM

Those look like white cars phil, but they haven't been baked long enough to be yellow yet. It's a new paint process

DJJSR · 10-22-2007, 06:45 AM

Wow!!! Seeing that picture is like finding Sasquach!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by controller

.........they haven't been baked long enough to be yellow yet............

Good one

!!! They do look like they're waiting to be painted, kinda like the proverbial blank sheet of paper.

Excuse my ignorance for a minute, but why do some cars have the body color on the windshield frame and some don't???? I guess if I'm going to own one of these things, I need to brush up on my S2k trivia.

Java Junky · 10-22-2007, 07:28 AM

Relax. It's a fake. Phil's such a card!
It's an old computer trick done with push-pins n' contact paper.
N' no. None of 'em came oud'a Modena.
Be well.
Java

10-05-2007, 05:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Acuint Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2	buying a S I'm looking for an 00-03 s2000, but i haven't decide what color yet. can anybody tell me if there is any relationship between the color and from where tha cars has been made?, cause I heard that white is not manufactured in Japan that is American made, is that true? cause I want to make sure is manufactured in Japan. I appreciate any help, because thats all I need to have my own S2000.

10-05-2007, 08:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
philiam Senior Member, Literally Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: woodland hills, CA Posts: 1,638	What country? As far as I know they are all built in the same factory as the NSX, In Japan. A Japanese made car will have a vin # starting with a J. __________________

10-19-2007, 11:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
DJJSR Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hooterville Posts: 1,751	1 - From what I've read, they are all made in Japan. 2 - The only thing the color reflects is the performance. The blue ones are the fastest. __________________ Don

10-19-2007, 03:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,432	I heard that all the red ones come oud'a Modena. __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room. Last edited by Java Junky : 10-19-2007 at 10:09 PM. Reason: Can't @#&in' type n' can't @#&in' spell. Bad combination.

10-19-2007, 07:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
DJJSR Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hooterville Posts: 1,751	It's ok Doc. It's one of those lessons in life that builds character. I had a red Corvette once and I'm a better man for it. __________________ Don

10-06-2007, 06:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
Acuint Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2	thanks for the info, i'll definely check on that.

10-19-2007, 01:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
jagg Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Endless Mountains Posts: 2,520	no way Don, Controller told me when i first got my s that spa yellow was definately the fastest of the bunch. nadometer confirmed! jagg.

10-19-2007, 04:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dr. Jimbo Don't taze me bro! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Santa Barbara, Ca. Posts: 1,020	Thanks Dj, now I feel like a wuss. Geez, if I'da known, I would have gotten a blue one.

10-19-2007, 09:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
jagg Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Endless Mountains Posts: 2,520	" One of those lessons in life that builds character..." Yet DJJSR, I still seem bereft of this particular exceptional quality. Perhaps, a prolonged purchase history of brightly colored , 2 seat rocket ships, with no practical value, (other than strafin' apexes) would help amplify the character building process?====== Hey , I'm just askin' for the sake of proving it to the little lady, cause i've been saying it for years. Any help concerning this matter would be greatly appreciated. thank you in advance for your support. Red Corvettes of any vintage will do it for most; and certainly for me. Rock on! regards, jagg.

10-19-2007, 10:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,432	Red 'Vettes come oud'a Modena too. __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.

10-19-2007, 10:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
controller Yellow is the fastest. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 267	Yellow. Fastest. Confirmed on butt dyno. Link in other thread. Provided here for completeness: http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main...products_id=41

10-19-2007, 10:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,432	White's the fastest. Oh . . wait . . that's roadsalt. Whatever. It didn't come oud'a Modena. __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.

10-20-2007, 04:53 AM	#14 (permalink)
DJJSR Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hooterville Posts: 1,751	Ya know, I can't remember ever seeing a white one. Do they really exist? Is it one of those automotive myths? Maybe a product of some perverted genetic manipulation? __________________ Don

10-20-2007, 05:50 AM	#15 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,432	Yep. 'Seen a couple of 'em (Though it is possible that I might'a seen the same one more'n once). It was daytime on both occasions, but if it's lights'd been on I suspect that they would'a been pink. N' no. 'Prolly din't come oud'a Modena. Be well. Java __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room. Last edited by Java Junky : 10-20-2007 at 05:53 AM. Reason: Beer nuts. 'Lodda beers out there been "fixed" I guess.

10-21-2007, 01:44 PM	#16 (permalink)
flipngo flipngo Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 61	We just bought a 2006 white S2000 and it was definitely built in Japan.

10-21-2007, 05:39 PM	#17 (permalink)
DJJSR Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hooterville Posts: 1,751	Well, still doubting that an albino was ever built, I checked the sales brochure......... Rio Yellow Pearl Berlina Black New Formula Red Laguna Blue Pearl (the fastest) Sebring Silver Metallic Silverstone Metallic Suzuka Blue Metallic Grand Prix White !!! Hmmm......Well there it is, but I still never saw one and there's not a single picture in the brochure that shows a white one. Javaman, I know you said you saw one but was it really just a hallucination? Kinda like a white buffalo? Somebody post a pic! Flip - You're not colored blind are ya? __________________ Don

10-21-2007, 05:44 PM	#18 (permalink)
s2000isu Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: pa Posts: 1,172	I know a kid with a white one. You could just google it......... __________________ S2kx2: "paint it pink! Or better yet buy a Miata" 2001 Vortech SC 12.8 at 111 miles per hour

10-21-2007, 08:09 PM	#20 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,432	All I'm certain about the white ones is that they didn't come oud'a Modena. I guess it is possible that they came oud'a Buffalo. Be well. Java __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.

10-22-2007, 05:55 AM	#21 (permalink)
controller Yellow is the fastest. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 267	Those look like white cars phil, but they haven't been baked long enough to be yellow yet. It's a new paint process

10-22-2007, 07:28 AM	#23 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,432	Relax. It's a fake. Phil's such a card! It's an old computer trick done with push-pins n' contact paper. N' no. None of 'em came oud'a Modena. Be well. Java __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.

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