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Honda does really well on reliability but after that is there any engine they produce today that is close to the top of any category or anything an enthusiast would specifically seek out? Don't push any envelopes and your problems will be limited?
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It beats the m3 on a track I know 2 guys with s2000's; one who blew his engine (oil starvation) but the other one use it as its daily drive and has done over 300k miles with no issues. So it can be very reliable. Maybe it needs an oil level sensor in the sump (I dont believe it has one?) like most bmw's have
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Hmm.. I have owned more BMWs than many on this forum. I can tell you unequivocally that if I did not have friends who owned a shop, I would not own a used BMW. They are not reliable and the owners are even less reliable. In order to buy a good used BMW, they had to have been maintained by the PO. Which they nearly never are. Even following the factor oil change schedule is stupid. So that's what you're inheriting 9 times out of 10.
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The new civic type R wont come to the usa?
are you sure? I know you dont get a lot of fast hatchbacks like the megane trophy and leon cupra, but honda has a huge dealer network in the US Maybe in a few months or so? It's very new now.
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At the end of the day you are driving a Honda that use to beat Ferrari for like 12 years in its own game of race engines with high redline and 123.5hp per 1 liter. S2000 feels more solid to drive then M3 that I used to have. That's why many buy them over and over again, and many Porsche owners have 1 for track use.
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Now Cayman engines for example do have oil starvation problems due to design flaw, you cant even track them in stock form (at least pre-2009 models). Last edited by Kolyan2k; 08-03-2016 at 10:43 AM.. |
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Just as that lots of bmw's have coolant level sensors. It alerts the driver that the coolant level is dropping and that his coolant reservoir is probably cracked (known bmw problem) But it saves overheating your engine so it has some use.
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AP1 S2000s are sensitive to oil brand and viscosity, with ton of miles on them now they see oil burning but its still no where close to Audis. AP2s don't have any burning at all. There is a dipstick issue as well, some read it wrong and end up with less oil then needed + burning and you have oil starvation on track. Ps. With S2k being relatively cheap car (although some stock ones cost as much as 2014+ M235i lol) many ricers buying and mod the hell out of them which results in blown engines. (Even cold air intake can cause hydrolock on s2k) It's 100% impossible to blow a stock S2k motor and even a properly tuned boosted one. Last edited by Kolyan2k; 08-03-2016 at 11:04 AM.. |
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I think the article makes some fair points about the M Power engines specifically. The rod bearing failures mentioned are serious issues and owners have reason to be upset.
However, I think the author comes down way too hard on BMW as a whole. I mean, come on-- everybody on this forum knows you can't buy an old, high-mileage, poorly maintained Bimmer and expect to walk away without a repair bill. That's why I think his story about the E39 540i is too anecdotal to be evidence of poor design (he says himself the car was a "$5000, 120K mile Craigslist beater"). These cars will treat you right if you maintain them, but they will empty your wallet pronto if you neglect them. Even after reading his article, I'm not deterred from buying BMW in the future. I never planned on owning M cars anyway, but I guess I have another reason to avoid them given the catastrophic engine failures he mentioned. As far as non-M cars go-- I will continue to look for clean examples that have been enthusiast owned and properly cared for. That's my .02
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While I sometimes I like reading his articles where he tortures himself trying to get those old POS "bargains" running and make the most out of a little money spent, he really is a self-righteous fuck of a car guy. Every article of his is dripping with condescension toward anyone who doesn't possess the ability to or interest in doing a full engine restore or swap in the driveway of their POS house.
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It's still only 3ct per mile what that would cost.
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Is the engine impressive? Yes.
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Compared to M235i, yes a 16 year old car with NA 4-cylinder is slow...thats why many FI them today. I didnt want to go with that option, just bought M235i for myself. edit: i see that u have M3 and 325i, well on technical track it will rape M3, and in a straight line it will rape 325i easy. stock one in near new condition also costs same or more then 2008-2010 M3 by the way. Last edited by Kolyan2k; 08-03-2016 at 02:11 PM.. |
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Context, dude. Context. You should care because when it was released in 2000, it had the most powerful NA engine in the world -- Ferrari included -- relative to displacement. It started a trend that only (mostly) stopped because forced-induction motors became so well managed by ECUs that their disadvantages turned into advantages over high-compression NA motors in power production, emissions, and fuel economy. Porschephiles see the greatness in droves. I doubt any of those chaps would give a hooey if it were, as you say, 'slow'.
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But meanwhile Honda dealers here in NY have managed to have troubles in F&I departments so your engine will last forever but you probably got raped getting it.
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