2004 Honda S2000 review from North America

I just bought it yesterday... will update this if needed (hopefully not for a long long time).

The 2004 Honda S2000 is the most fun car that I have ever driven! I'm currently 41 and have recently owned the following... 2005 Nissan 350Z (Black on Black) which was traded in for the S2000, and before this, a 2005 Subaru WRX STi (Blue with Gold rims). GREAT car, but more for the younger crowed than a 41 year old.

Now I know that both the 350Z and the WRX STi are both excellent cars. Well, I can honestly say that for me, they just aren't nearly as fun to drive as the S2000! The STi was a real kick for the first several months, but that faded in time and it actually became just OK to drive. I wasn't excited by it anymore. With the 350Z, it felt like you were in a real solid car, almost tank-like. Because I had originally wanted a black on black S2000 in the fall of 2006 and couldn't find one locally, I settled on the 350Z - but still wanting to fill the desire for an S2000. Well, here it is just 6 months later and I just traded it in for my new 2004 S2000 - black on black, the colors I'd originally wanted.

One 1/2 hour test drive in this Honda and wow, I was hooked! I'm in Las Vegas and we were able to put the top down, cruise around some of the highways and strip area streets - and the feeling of wind blowing, the LOVELY sound of the 2.2L Vtech engine screaming (not AT ALL annoying to me - it thrills me in fact), and the awesome feel of the short shifter - so precise, and the handling of the car just absolutely sold me. I could not stop smiling the entire time. On the freeway you just think, I'd like to pass this small group of cars and be ahead of them - and it's like the blink of an eye and you are passed them all. Pure joy!

Later, when I had to get home and get some sleep for a very early work day today - FORGET SLEEP! I found myself looking out the window at the car every hour or so. I was just so thrilled to own this beautiful machine. It is just stunning and turns more heads than any other car I've had to date (about 14 all together).

Would I do this again - absolutely YES! If you have never driven an S2000 (2004 and beyond with the more powerful engine) - do yourself a favor and try it! It's just incredible.