new s2000 in maine

don powers · 02-24-2008, 06:11 PM

new to the site and enjoying the reading....

bought a s2000 last august...2003 with 33,000 miles...drove it for a few thousand miles and then tucked it away for what has turned out to be the longest winter in history....or so it seems!!!

this car is everything that i hoped it would be and then some....i wished i could have afforded it when i WAS going through mid life...

yesterday i took the cover off of it for a few minutes and sat in the drivers seat and just imagined the fun i will have cruising the coast of maine this summer!!!

any other owners in maine??

as mentioned...enjoying the site...thanks everyone!!

don

SXY_S2K · 02-24-2008, 06:25 PM

WELCOME!!! I grew up in Maine. Fryeburg...

But I got some sense and moved to where it's warm!!! AZ baby. Top down year round!

Anyways, where are you at? I do miss (a little) the scenery and all the green...

Java Junky · 02-24-2008, 06:34 PM

Bedder late den never don. 'Least ya godditt now.
Welcome aboard. It's jealous I am. You may be havin' an extreme case'a Stewie/cabin fever, but when the weather breaks, my long-time-ago rides along your shorelines have me very much in the green-eyed mode thinkin'uv how sweet it is ta shore-ride your drop-dead-gorgeous state.
As I remember, comin' aroun' every point'd have my jaw throwin' sparks as it dragged the pavement in max-gape settin'.
You'll be cashin' in big-time when the weather breaks don. Hold on.
'Very much lookin' forward to yer Maniac input.
Be well,
Java

don powers · 02-24-2008, 06:52 PM

sxy s2k,

i am in orono...home of the university of maine...go black bears!!

we have been vacationing in the fryeburg area now for the last 25 years....kezar lake....planning on getting the s2k over there this year. i really enjoy that area. better than stephen king did however as that was where he got picked off by a van while taking a walk...

yeah i would like to be able have the top down a little longer in the year...but just as closing the pool and and re-opening in the spring it is something to look forward to.

my day gig keeps me on the road 800-1000 miles per week as an account manager for fedex so being able to drive this everyday may take some of he fun out of it...maybe not??!!

thanks for the response...looking forward to chatting....

don

don powers · 02-24-2008, 06:59 PM

java junky,

come on back and visit...that is what this area is known for. "vacationland" early morning drives up cadillac mtn to be the first to see the sunrise and then around ocean drive....

i also do some photography...www.atlanticphotography.net...that is not a plug honestly!! just wanted to show you some of the sites...

thanks for setting me on the right road a couple of messages ago...not sure how that happened but thanks again...

don

gomarlins3 · 02-24-2008, 07:35 PM

Welcome to the site. Don't worry, the good weather will be here soon enough.

Scooter · 02-24-2008, 09:05 PM

No worries about getting jaded, I drive it every day and it just makes the drive better, no matter where you're going!

philiam · 02-24-2008, 09:12 PM

One of my favorite states. Got a lotta pictures of the coast from a motor home.
Bought lobsters just off the boat from fishermen just out of Bar Harbor. I think it was near Camden that I found the only Dennys with a live lobster tank.

Java Junky · 02-25-2008, 01:16 AM

Don, about that drivin' it everyday possibly takin' some'a the fun oud'a it thought ya had: 'ain't gonna happen pal.
'Only thing drivin' it alot'z gonna doo'fer ya is make it second nature n' makin' it second nature'z damn near sproutin' wing'z n' learnin' ta fly.
But . . . it will make switchin' back to drivin' mere mortal vehicles extremely tedious.
'No way 'roun' that that I know of.

We threw the dogs in'a back'a the 'Camino, hooked up a U-haul whut'd magically sprouted all kind'z'a tie-down eyes with our Enduroz n' campin' gear innitt n' camped out fer 2 weeks out Acadia-way.
On the fair-weather days we'd leave the dogs back in camp with the gear n' take the bikes ta places that normal touristaz couldn't geddinn'ta.
On the rainy days we'd unhook n' take the dogs with us in the truck. Mama Java n' the crotch-sniffers had lobster 'least once a day. I ain't big on seafood so I usually burgered it 'r steaked it while they ate lobster.
(N' to all'a you "pals" whut were includin' me'z jus' another crotch-sniffer . . well . . I guess I kin unnerstan'att.)
But, bar none but lush jungle 'r mountain woods, the most beautiful scenery on this earth ta my way'a thinkin'.
'Y'know . . yer right don. It might be time ta revisit.
Be well,
Java

philiam · 02-25-2008, 01:50 AM

Acadia

Neil · 02-25-2008, 04:34 AM

Welcome Don, for all of us with storage vehicles, we all do the same, pull the cover off sit in it and wish it was Spring. Won't be long..........................
Keep us posted with some recent photo's of the beast.

Good Luck
Neil

sonic · 02-25-2008, 12:00 PM

I know the feeling of it feeling like the longest winter ever. I just bought mine a month ago and even though I drive her every day it's killin me not to be able to put the top down (comfortably anyway). Can't wait for it to get warm again.

jason04072 · 03-14-2008, 05:16 PM

i just bought a 2002 silver s2000 and i am also in maine. Im from saco.

s2k 4 me · 03-14-2008, 07:35 PM

Welcome Don!

02-24-2008, 06:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
don powers Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maine Posts: 7	new s2000 in maine new to the site and enjoying the reading.... bought a s2000 last august...2003 with 33,000 miles...drove it for a few thousand miles and then tucked it away for what has turned out to be the longest winter in history....or so it seems!!! this car is everything that i hoped it would be and then some....i wished i could have afforded it when i WAS going through mid life... yesterday i took the cover off of it for a few minutes and sat in the drivers seat and just imagined the fun i will have cruising the coast of maine this summer!!! any other owners in maine?? as mentioned...enjoying the site...thanks everyone!! don

02-24-2008, 06:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
SXY_S2K Trqless Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 991	WELCOME!!! I grew up in Maine. Fryeburg... But I got some sense and moved to where it's warm!!! AZ baby. Top down year round! Anyways, where are you at? I do miss (a little) the scenery and all the green... __________________ *Race time. Got to be serious, not stylish.* *www.myspace.com/kesmith3*

02-24-2008, 06:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,482	Bedder late den never don. 'Least ya godditt now. Welcome aboard. It's jealous I am. You may be havin' an extreme case'a Stewie/cabin fever, but when the weather breaks, my long-time-ago rides along your shorelines have me very much in the green-eyed mode thinkin'uv how sweet it is ta shore-ride your drop-dead-gorgeous state. As I remember, comin' aroun' every point'd have my jaw throwin' sparks as it dragged the pavement in max-gape settin'. You'll be cashin' in big-time when the weather breaks don. Hold on. 'Very much lookin' forward to yer Maniac input. 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.

02-24-2008, 06:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
don powers Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maine Posts: 7	maine sxy s2k, i am in orono...home of the university of maine...go black bears!! we have been vacationing in the fryeburg area now for the last 25 years....kezar lake....planning on getting the s2k over there this year. i really enjoy that area. better than stephen king did however as that was where he got picked off by a van while taking a walk... yeah i would like to be able have the top down a little longer in the year...but just as closing the pool and and re-opening in the spring it is something to look forward to. my day gig keeps me on the road 800-1000 miles per week as an account manager for fedex so being able to drive this everyday may take some of he fun out of it...maybe not??!! thanks for the response...looking forward to chatting.... don

02-24-2008, 06:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
don powers Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maine Posts: 7	thanks java junky, come on back and visit...that is what this area is known for. "vacationland" early morning drives up cadillac mtn to be the first to see the sunrise and then around ocean drive.... i also do some photography...www.atlanticphotography.net...that is not a plug honestly!! just wanted to show you some of the sites... thanks for setting me on the right road a couple of messages ago...not sure how that happened but thanks again... don

02-24-2008, 07:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
gomarlins3 "Enjoy the drive" Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kuna Idaho Posts: 2,648	Welcome to the site. Don't worry, the good weather will be here soon enough. __________________ Yablownowitz Racing brought to you by Anytime Fitness. Happiness is a nice road, great weather, and driving the S with Sue in the seat next to me. "Whatever you do, where ever you go, enjoy the drive." I know for a FACT that the last year of production of the S2000 is 2003!!!!! After that, it will be the S2200 under an assumed name.

02-24-2008, 09:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
Scooter Senior Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,038	No worries about getting jaded, I drive it every day and it just makes the drive better, no matter where you're going!

02-24-2008, 09:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
philiam Senior Member, Literally Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: woodland hills, CA Posts: 1,581	One of my favorite states. Got a lotta pictures of the coast from a motor home. Bought lobsters just off the boat from fishermen just out of Bar Harbor. I think it was near Camden that I found the only Dennys with a live lobster tank. __________________

02-25-2008, 01:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,482	Don, about that drivin' it everyday possibly takin' some'a the fun oud'a it thought ya had: 'ain't gonna happen pal. 'Only thing drivin' it alot'z gonna doo'fer ya is make it second nature n' makin' it second nature'z damn near sproutin' wing'z n' learnin' ta fly. *But* . . . it *will* make switchin' back to drivin' mere mortal vehicles *extremely* tedious. 'No way 'roun' that that I know of. We threw the dogs in'a back'a the 'Camino, hooked up a U-haul whut'd magically sprouted all kind'z'a tie-down eyes with our Enduroz n' campin' gear innitt n' camped out fer 2 weeks out Acadia-way. On the fair-weather days we'd leave the dogs back in camp with the gear n' take the bikes ta places that normal touristaz couldn't geddinn'ta. On the rainy days we'd unhook n' take the dogs with us in the truck. Mama Java n' the crotch-sniffers had lobster 'least once a day. I ain't big on seafood so I usually burgered it 'r steaked it while they ate lobster. (N' to all'a you "pals" whut were includin' me'z jus' another crotch-sniffer . . well . . I guess I kin unnerstan'att.) But, bar none but lush jungle 'r mountain woods, the most beautiful scenery on this earth ta my way'a thinkin'. 'Y'know . . yer right don. It might be time ta revisit. 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.

02-25-2008, 04:34 AM	#11 (permalink)
Neil Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 958	Welcome Don, for all of us with storage vehicles, we all do the same, pull the cover off sit in it and wish it was Spring. Won't be long.......................... Keep us posted with some recent photo's of the beast. Good Luck Neil

02-25-2008, 12:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
sonic Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Southern MD Posts: 1,069	I know the feeling of it feeling like the longest winter ever. I just bought mine a month ago and even though I drive her every day it's killin me not to be able to put the top down (comfortably anyway). Can't wait for it to get warm again. __________________ GO FAST OR GO HOME

03-14-2008, 05:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
jason04072 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: maine Posts: 6	i just bought a 2002 silver s2000 and i am also in maine. Im from saco.

03-14-2008, 07:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
s2k 4 me Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 384	Welcome Don!

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