Just a thought that in the early eighties the Honda Civic was badged as
a Triumph Acclaim so... maybe if Honda had not lost out to BMW in the
purchase of Rover they would have badged the S2000 as a Triumph TR4.
Nice thought, eh?
Then again the purists may have hated the idea.
Mark Kinlocke
GT6 mk3
In article <38700B5A.26F9@bitstorm.net>, Thomas Fansher
<tfansher@bitstorm.net> writes
>
>Philip Smith wrote:
>>
>> Tell us more about your new honda!
>> Phil Smith
>> TR6
>> Honda2000 dream'n
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Thomas Fansher <tfansher@bitstorm.net>
>> To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2000 12:12 PM
>> Subject: Year 2000
>
>About 18 months ago I first heard about Honda's new roadster, being a
>Honda fan with two Accords and a Prelude, I called my friendly salesman
>and asked for information. He had heard nothing from Honda about them.
>About a year ago I called him back after seeing the new Road and Track
>that had the S2000 on the cover, he knew little and said that Honda was
>unsure if it would be an Acura or a Honda, I told him I was still
>interested. I got back with him every two months or so till this summer
>when he said that I was one top of the list, he called in September to
>say that three had come in. One silver with red interior, it was lust at
>first sight. List price was 32,000 with dealer add-ons it came to
>$37,000. Actually, my 85 year old father bought it and I will buy it
>from him when the divorce is final, it's basically parked till then.
>It's a really nice car. As I said before, I like to think that if
>Triumph built cars today, it would be the S2000. I think I'll go over
>to Dad's tonight and pour some oil on the garage floor just to make it
>more realistic. I have been envious of Art Kelley and others who are the
>original owners of their classics so this is mine. I plan to keep this
>baby forever! I kept the temporary tag, I kept everything. The car
>cover fits like a glove, it's just really as good as the reports say.
>But it doesn't have a clock, I don't know if time is supposed to stand
>still while you're driving or what, but a clock would be nice. Yes, I do
>have a watch, but a clock would be nice. Really no complaints, I did a
>road trip to Atlanta and another to Miami in "her" and at 85 mph or so
>it's like 70 in anything else. The trunk is adequate and milage in the
>mid to upper twenties. Did i mention heads turning, but I'm used to
>that in the Triumphs. The acceleration and exhaust note above 6000
>RPM's is really good and it does red line at 9000 rpm. The 2 liter
>engine is rated at 240 hp which is remarkable. Any other questions?
>I know this isn't Triumph stuff but it is in my dreams. Any way to get
>a Triumph emblem on the front? Maybe I'll get another list decal for my
>windshield.
>Tom
>DeBary, FL
>61 TR3
>62 TR4
>00 S2000
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Mark Kinlocke
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