2003 S2000 - Third Gear

[DavidHutchesonJr]

I just bought a new 2003 S2000 from a dealer in Kentucky that was a hold over. It had 300 miles on the car. It is GPW with tan interior. I have not had it back to the dealer, but when I shift into third gear during normal driving it clunks (you can feel it hit gears) when you go into third. Is this the syncros? Is this normal. Under hard driving, I do not notice it as bad as normal street driving (low RPM shifts). It only occurs in third gear up shifting and not down shifting. Any thoughts? Should I take it to the dealer?

[MikeC]

I am also a new 2003 S2000 owner and I am having the same concerns. I took mine to the dealer and they said it was normal gear engagement.

There are a lot of new owners who notice the somewhat rough shifting and I am as curious as you to find out if this is reason to worry.

BTW, I saw your other post as well and I bought my Suzuka blue with blue top, upgraded security, full aero treatment, and some other misc items for $29,200. Sticker was $37,900 and it had 145 miles on it. I did a lot of reasearch before I bought my car and your price sounds like what I would expect. I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine.

Mike