[DeTomaso] NPC - Anybody driven a new Fiat Spider?

[Matt]

Rob,
If you are looking for a ragtop you owe it to yourself to find a Honda
S2000 to test drive.
I have owned a few convertibles in my lifetime including 2 Fiat 124 Spyders.
But it had been a long time since those days and then I got the "gotta get
a ragtop" bug again 2 summers ago.
I set my budget around $20000 and proceeded to see what I could get for
that.
Test drove the Miata, which in stock form seemed underpowered. Car was ok
but nothing special other than the retractable hardtop feature,which was a
plus.
Considered the BMW Z3 but the styling looked a little too zonky for me and
was more money than I wanted to spend.
Thought about waiting for the new Fiat spyder to come out,though the early
specs on it didn't impress too much.

Then I stumbled upon the Honda S2000. Can you say Fast and Furious?
It seemed to have everything I wanted in a sporty car!
Good looks,limited production, plenty of power with the race proven
bulletproof V-Tec engine and no anti- anything except brakes, and Honda
quality and reliability.
I won't go into great detail here but the 2004-2005 AP2 models were the
best to get. The 2000-2003's were squirly and the 2006-2009's got
anti-driving fun computers.
I test drove a 2004 with 42,000 miles in excellent shape.and bought it on
the spot for $20,500.
Haven't looked back! It is a very impressive car for the money. Very well
designed. Good ergonomics and will accommodate tall drivers easily.
When you hit the "V-Tec zone" and get that boost of power you better be
ready to shift! I could go on and on....
I have no regrets at all. The car fits like glove(nice leather seats) and
is a blast to drive!
I don't know about the new Spyder but my sentimentality for Fiats had
dissolved away once I drove the S2000.
And the pedals are square in front of me :-)
Let me know if you want any more details about the S2000, but do tell us
about the Spyder if you drive one.

Matt
3584

On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 10:30 AM, Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net> wrote:

>    I already have one of the new Fiat 500 Abarths which is very fun to
>    drive. I saw the new Spider in the showroom and it was the only one
>    they had (therefore, they did not offer test drives). It looks very
>    nice, though it did not come with a manual tranny like the 500 and the
>    Abarth version has not been released yet. A  Anybody get a chance to
>    drive one?
>
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   Rob,
   If you are looking for a ragtop you owe it to yourself to find a Honda
   S2000 to test drive.
   I have owned a few convertibles in my lifetime including 2 Fiat 124
   Spyders.
   But it had been a long time since those days and then I got the "gotta
   get a ragtop" bug again 2 summers ago.
   I set my budget around $20000 and proceeded to see what I could get for
   that.
   Test drove the Miata, which in stock form seemed underpowered. Car was
   ok but nothing special other than the retractable hardtop feature,which
   was a plus.
   Considered the BMW Z3 but the styling looked a little too zonky for me
   and was more money than I wanted to spend.
   Thought about waiting for the new Fiat spyder to come out,though the
   early specs on it didn't impress too much.
   Then I stumbled upon the Honda S2000. Can you say Fast and Furious?
   It seemed to have everything I wanted in a sporty car!
   Good looks,limited production, plenty of power with the race proven
   bulletproof V-Tec engine and no anti- anything except brakes, and Honda
   quality and reliability.
   I won't go into great detail here but the 2004-2005 AP2 models were the
   best to get. The 2000-2003's were squirly and the 2006-2009's got
   anti-driving fun computers.
   I test drove a 2004 with 42,000 miles in excellent shape.and bought it
   on the spot for $20,500.
   Haven't looked back! It is a very impressive car for the money. Very
   well designed. Good ergonomics and will accommodate tall drivers
   easily.
   When you hit the "V-Tec zone" and get that boost of power you better be
   ready to shift! I could go on and on....
   I have no regrets at all. The car fits like glove(nice leather seats)
   and is a blast to drive!A
   I don't know about the new Spyder but my sentimentality for Fiats had
   dissolved away once I drove the S2000.
   And the pedals are square in front of me :-)
   Let me know if you want any more details about the S2000, but do tell
   us about the Spyder if you drive one.
   Matt
   3584

   On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 10:30 AM, Rob Dumoulin <[1]rob at dumoulins.net>
   wrote:

     A  A I already have one of the new Fiat 500 Abarths which is very
     fun to
     A  A drive. I saw the new Spider in the showroom and it was the only
     one
     A  A they had (therefore, they did not offer test drives). It looks
     very
     A  A nice, though it did not come with a manual tranny like the 500
     and the
     A  A Abarth version has not been released yet. AA  Anybody get a
     chance to
     A  A drive one?
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