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Victoria - The S2000
« on: April 05, 2015, 11:02:35 am »
Current Look

2016-04-15 17.50.39 by Jory Irving, on Flickr


2016-09-24 14.40.43 by Jory Irving, on Flickr


2016-09-29 18.59.07 by Jory Irving, on Flickr



MOD LIST
  • EXTERIOR
    • LED license plate bulbs
    • OEM Side strakes
    • OEM Rear Spoiler
    • ebay OEM style front lip (to replace the torn off OEM)
    • Yellow H1 bulbs
  • INTERIOR
    • LED map lights
    • Type-R replica knob (Skunk2)
    • CG Lock for stock seatbelt
    • Modifry camera mount on top of glovebox
  • BRAKES/SUSPENSION/WHEELS
    • OEM AP2 Staggered wheels
      • 225/45R17 - 245/40R17 - Michelin PSS
    • 17x9" et63 TRmotorsport C3
      • 255/40R17 Nitto Motivo
    • AP1 Front sway bar
    • Alignment to autox specs.
  • ENGINE/EXHAUST/POWER
    • K&N FIPK (INDUCTION NOISES)
    • Carbon cooling plate
    • J's Racing 60RS Dual Exhaust w/ silencers
    • Invidia cat delete (drone delete)
    • Hondata Flashpro (ordered)
  • FLUIDS/CONSUMABLES
    • Engine Oil
      • Rotella T6 5W40
      • OEM Honda Oil filter 15400-PCX-004 (specific to s2000, different size/bypass pressure)
    • Transmission
      • OEM Honda MTF
    • Rear diff
      • OEM Honda Diff Fluid


TO DO
  • Hondata FlashPro + Stage 1 flash (potential Dyno tune down the road)
  • Robbins Soft Top
  • New 255/40/17 Auto-X tires
  • J's Racing header
  • DEI gold tape on K&N airbox?
If the sea was vodka, and I was a duck.
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But the sea isn't vodka, and I'm not a duck.
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If the sea was vodka, and I was a duck.
I would swim to the bottom, and drink my way up.
But the sea isn't vodka, and I'm not a duck.
So give me the vodka, and stfu.
If you're having forum problems, I feel bad for you son, I got 99 problems but your post ain't one.

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Victoria - The S2000
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2015, 11:02:53 am »
I recently had a epiphany. I don't have anything left to do with the STi. I wanted something different. I didn't need a go fast car, I didn't need a year round car, I didn't need something that I could haul things in. I needed something I could just enjoy as a driver. A driver's car. I knew that I had done everything I wanted to get done with the STi, and with rust starting to form, I didn't want to invest in the bodywork, and potentially a new engine a few years down the road. I wanted someone else to buy it, and enjoy it.

I listed the car for sale, and started looking for a new one. I asked a few friends for suggestions. I essentially I was only looking at Miatas and S2000s. They came back, suggested things like the Z3/Z4, C5 Corvette, Genesis, BRZ/FRS, and a few others. I considered them all, and decided that none of those fit my needs. The only other one I would consider would be an NSX, or an e9x M3, both of which were outside my price range.

I did some research, decided I wanted either an NB2 Miata (01-05), or a DBW AP2 (06-08), and started looking. There were a ton of Miatas, but nothing that jumped out at me. There were almost no AP2s anywhere. I found an awesome example from a used car dealer in Winnipeg. It was red, 100k on it, dealer installed lip, bone stock otherwise, for 23k. Then it appeared. The holy grail. 46k, 3m front to back on the entire car, bone stock, dealer installed lip/side strake/spoiler. I wanted it. I needed it. It lasted a single day on kijiji, and disappeared.

Fast forward a few days later, and it reappears, for a higher price. From a dealer, as pre-owned certified. I decide to at least go test drive it, since dealers are more willing to let people do that vs a private seller and their baby.

It was amazing, it was awesome, it was so much better than people told me it would be. I heard a lot of "oh you'll hate it, it's so slow compared to your Subaru". I was in love. I still hadn't sold my Subaru (private buyer had to go deal with a family emergency). I told them I was interested, but I had to wait. They offered to do a trade-in appraisal, and I at least decided to see what they would offer me. After 20 minutes, they told me they didn't want to insult me, and wouldn't make an offer. I walked away, hoping I'd end up with that car.

Fast forward another few days, and I lined up someone to see the car. They fell instantly in love. They reminded me of when I first bought it. Later that night, we decided on a price, and they agreed to buy it. I called the dealer, and put a deposit down, that was only good until Saturday morning.

The buyer picked up the STi on Friday, and I picked up the S2000 on Saturday.

I was originally going to wait until I could get jellynuts to take some shots, but some people already figured out where it came from.

It's obviously the F22c, with the slightly lower redline, but more torque. It's the DBW model, so it's easier to tune (not that I hope I'll go that far), and it's bone stock right now, including the OEM stereo.
It has 46k on it, and according to the car proof, has only been driven 2k in since 2013.

It has a few dings in the 3m, and a small tear in the soft top, which has a TSB that addresses it, but I doubt they'd cover it under warranty on a 9 year old car, and past that, it's good will, decided by the area manager.




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If the sea was vodka, and I was a duck.
I would swim to the bottom, and drink my way up.
But the sea isn't vodka, and I'm not a duck.
So give me the vodka, and stfu.
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Re: LDS new toy - Name TBD
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2015, 11:17:13 am »
Wow dude, huge congrats!!! Looks suuuuper clean & I really like the color too!!   Soooo, when can we shoot it!!! Just read that Jelly' gonna shoot it! :)

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Re: LDS new toy - Name TBD
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2015, 11:33:06 am »
TBD is a very unique name.

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« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2015, 11:50:08 am »
tldr.

Congrats :)
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Re: LDS new toy - Name TBD
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2015, 11:51:01 am »
Congrats on your purchase!

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Re: LDS new toy - Name TBD
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2015, 11:58:40 am »
Epiphany sounds like Stephanie.. Boom, name found.
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« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2015, 12:02:28 pm »
Congrats!  I couldn't drive something like that personally after borrowing one for a week, but all my other friends that own S2K's love them, so I'm sure it'll be great for you. Looks to be in awesome shape!

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Re: LDS new toy - Name TBD
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2015, 12:30:17 pm »
Congrats man, Transferred the WSC plate i see  ;)

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Re: LDS new toy - Name TBD
« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2015, 12:40:03 pm »
Epiphany sounds like Stephanie.. Boom, name found.
Tiffany also sounds like epiphany, and kind of looks like Tiffany blue.

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Re: LDS new toy - Name TBD
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2015, 12:56:51 pm »
Wow, looks so clean. My favorite color for the s2k too.

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Re: LDS new toy - Name TBD
« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2015, 01:25:13 pm »
Tiffany also sounds like epiphany, and kind of looks like Tiffany blue.
I knew a Tiffany once.. She was a dirty orewhay.. Seems more fitting..
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Re: LDS new toy - Name TBD
« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2015, 01:37:54 pm »
I knew a Tiffany once.. She was a dirty orewhay.. Seems more fitting..

Hopeless romantic seeks dirty orewhay?
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Re: LDS new toy - Name TBD
« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2015, 01:38:56 pm »
Woo, very exciting.  So jealous. 

If we are wanting to call it a dirty orewhay then I vote Alessandra.  It seems that every call girl in Italy has that name.

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« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2015, 02:00:46 pm »
^ Excellent start to a build thread fellas.

Congrats Jory.

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Re: LDS new toy - Name TBD
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2015, 02:27:05 pm »
Congrats Jory. Unicorn farhts. I suggest the name quorra cuz in some light she looks azure.

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Re: LDS new toy - Name TBD
« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2015, 02:35:25 pm »
How do you even have room for all your cars
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« Reply #18 on: April 05, 2015, 03:22:14 pm »
How do you even have room for all your cars

He doesn't.
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« Reply #19 on: April 05, 2015, 03:45:54 pm »
How do you even have room for all your cars

There's lots of public streets in Calgary. It's all about how long of a walk you're willing to make. Then the entire city is your parking lot.
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« Reply #20 on: April 05, 2015, 06:18:37 pm »
The great thing about that colour is that if you're not careful you end up matching it frequently.
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« Reply #21 on: April 05, 2015, 07:31:34 pm »
Congrats on the new ride.
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« Reply #22 on: April 05, 2015, 08:30:22 pm »
Congrats. Looks great!

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« Reply #23 on: April 05, 2015, 09:38:01 pm »
Good lookin' car. Good choices ITT.

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« Reply #24 on: April 05, 2015, 09:43:00 pm »
Just read the whole thing and more importantly, saw the pictures (didn't have wifi or data reception earlier to load them).

zomg, it looks great. It's also really nice to hear that you're happy with who you sold the STI to. 

Congrats again!

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