Review S2000 sales figures. Notice that very few disagree with you.
Although the S2000 is a lot more fun to drive than 237HP seems to
indicate, Honda hasn't done much with the car since it's introduction
and sales are in the dumpster.

There are people who actually enjoy the thrill of driving.  I think
the modern word for them is "motorcyclist".  It's obvious low inertia
(weight) cars can be accelerated and turned faster.  So small is good
for performance.  Public streets aren't race tracks anyway.  You can
only use so much horsepower.  Try to keep a Z06 Corvette at redline in
the twisties and you'll probably wreck in less than a mile.  A Honda
Civic is quite doable however.  An S2000 has close to double the
horsepower of the Civic.

Breaking marker, hit the brakes, double clutch downshift, Corner
entry, get mostly off the brakes and trail brake up to the apex, get
back slightly on the throttle out to corner exit, straighten the wheel
and accelerate hard from the corner exit to the next braking marker
upshifting as necessary.  Next turn has a slight crest of hill, reduce
the corner entry speed, move the corner entry a bit earlier, you want
the car turned more than normal at the peak of the hill as you'll have
less traction than normal, back on the throttle to corner exit and
accelerate down the straight,

No brain power left over to think about nagging wives or obnoxious
bosses.  Nirvana!

It is a purpose-built sports car.  It was never intended to sell in
the volumes of a Civic or Accord and therefore the development costs
are amortized over a much smaller number of vehicles.

I have wondered that about the Pontiac Soltices a local dealer advertises at
a bargain 31k.  If you want cheap fun the Civic Si coupe or sedan gives a
lot of bang for the buck.

I think it's a bargain when you can spend over 30K for a Hyundai.  I know
of cases where new S2000's have sold for under 30k.  I purchased my 05
with 8k miles from a local Honda dealership certified with a free extended
warranty up to 7 years and 100,000 miles on the power train from the date
of the original sale.  I had over a year remaining on the original 3 year
warranty and that was bumped to two years as part of the certification
process.  The car is sheer joy to drive and feels like it has a turbo when
you get into the Vtech range between 6 and 8k. Top speed for this "4 wheel
superbike" is around 150 mph.  The biggest challange is to keep it under
the police radar.  Gas milage for me in the past 2000 miles is 23 around
town and 32.5 highway. Zero to 60 is in the 5 sec. range.  I'm told it has
the most powerful engine (non-turbo) for it's size in the world (2.2
liter). I came close to purchasing an RX-8 with milage in the mid teens.
My local Mazda Dealer told me of all the engine flooding problems, the $50
spark plugs x4, and all the engine replacements for all sorts of reasons.
Lastly, many dealers will not let you test drive an S2000 for fear that
you will accidently select the wrong gear and damage the engine by severly
over reveing it.  I have done that a few times but I was way under redline
so no harm done.  I am getting much better.  The 2.2 liter does not need
to be downshifted to pass cars on the highway.  I am so impressed with
this little roadster.  And, I don't believe Honda makes money on this car!

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