Got Another Honda

At-Least-It's-An-Evo · 10-12-2011

It got 25-29 mpg on the hwy and I got another one just in time for winter lol, but took a little mini vacation.

Flew into LA.

Went to In-N-Out.

Stopped at the grocery store the day after and found a mega deal on SoCo.

Went to a show at the House of Blues on Sunset Blvd for The Wonder Years, Set Your Goals and New Found Glory, went to Alberto's Authentic Mexican restaurant after.

Drove to get the car (a few hours away)

2004 Honda S2000

got the car.

Drove back to LA, stopped by Del Taco lol and did a quick snapshot, then went to a friend's show(band) at this small hole in the wall venue that was really cool.

Hung out the day after, got a good burger from "The Habit"

Went to the Santa Monica pier and watched the sunset.

I needed gas really bad and took a Santa Monica exit and found this, ugh. Everywhere else in LA suburbs was 70 cents less for 91 oct.

Also saw this, HAHA California.

left CA in the morning, flew with a c6 Z06 and AMG C63 at 100+mph, got to Vegas really fast.

Lost some money... and some dude came to my $5 min bet table, maxed out two spots, ($2000), got two blackjacks, and left immediately. (ugh).

Then i drove home through the mountains, got to CO at 11000 ft and it was snowing and I thought I was gonna die driving 30 mph at 4am with it being pitch black.

Then I got home last night at 9pm. Total drive time (25 hrs) Total trip time, 36 hrs. I had a good time. Til next time...

**Tachyon** · 10-12-2011

Very nice, sir. That's actually better MPG than I expected too.

A//// Guy · 10-12-2011

Awesome car! I never pictuered you in a yellow anything though. haha

At-Least-It's-An-Evo · 10-12-2011

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Originally Posted by A//// Guy

Awesome car! I never pictuered you in a yellow anything though. haha

me either... It was between yellow or gray. And everyone and their mom has gray...

turbotalon1g · 10-12-2011

^x2.

Nice trip, whats the plans for this thing? what about the old one?

niterydr · 10-12-2011

Nicely done!

**Kracka** · 10-12-2011

Awesome trip, I bet it was a lot of fun! Nice car too

We just got In-N-Out and Del Taco here... How's Del Taco? I haven't tried it yet.

1QUICK4 · 10-12-2011

Looks like a fun trip. Wish I'd known you were in Vegas this weekend. We could've partied

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How's Del Taco? I haven't tried it yet.

It's like TacoBell but a little better

C3L1CA · 10-12-2011

Looks like a fun trip! What'd you end up picking that bad boy up for again? I wouldn't mind a nice/clean s2k

**scheides** · 10-12-2011

Whoah! After your last trip out west to buy a car and drive it back I thought you would have just had this shipped!

Looks like a nice car, great pics and great story!

**Halon** · 10-12-2011

Is that the real Ceasers Palace? How was pager service in there?

**Goat Blower** · 10-12-2011

Yep, that's Caesars, I was just there a few weeks ago. Vegas is beautiful this time of year.

Del Taco is the shit. Every spring we go to Phoenix, that's my first stop, two macho tacos to go please.

**goodhart** · 10-12-2011

Nice car, whats the plan with this one?

**cmspaz** · 10-12-2011

Very nice!

I'd never really looked too hard at the engine bay of one of those, I didn't realize the engine was really THAT far back.

**Kracka** · 10-12-2011

Mid-engine baby

**scheides** · 10-12-2011

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Originally Posted by Halon

Is that the real Ceasers Palace? How was pager service in there?

LMFAO!

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Originally Posted by Goat Blower

Yep, that's Caesars, I was just there a few weeks ago. Vegas is beautiful this time of year.

LOL, that was a movie reference....go watch The Hangover! The REAL caesar's palace was in...Greece somewhere

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Very nice!

I'd never really looked too hard at the engine bay of one of those, I didn't realize the engine was really THAT far back.

Mid-engine yo! Doesnt always have to be behind the driver to qualify

**cmspaz** · 10-13-2011

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Originally Posted by scheides

Mid-engine yo! Doesnt always have to be behind the driver to qualify

Oh, I know. I just hadn't ever really paid attention to the proportions that made it possible on that chassis; how far forward on the body the wheels are, how far back the firewall is, etc.

FattyBoomBatty · 10-13-2011

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Originally Posted by cmspaz

Oh, I know. I just hadn't ever really paid attention to the proportions that made it possible on that chassis; how far forward on the body the wheels are, how far back the firewall is, etc.

It wasn't about whether you knew it or not. But I, as you, have never looked closely at an s2000 engine bay. I think the strut tower bar makes it more obvious though.

turbotalon1g · 10-13-2011

You can fit a 2jz or lsx motor in there with a good amount of room to play!

**Tachyon** · 10-13-2011

I remember when I lived in Duluth there was a fairly high powered turbo S2000 that use to show up to our drags at the airport maintenance road. He mentioned at the time that there was a weakpoint with the rear end that liked to ker-splode as you upped the power or launched hard. Can some of you s2000 guys chime in as to what this might have been and what the common preventative methods are?