In article <UdOdnZqMavDuLkDanZ2dnUVZ_qOknZ2d@comcast.com>,
noreplay@nothome.net says...

> Boy had his Integra GSR for a while and wanted to get another car but
> couldn't decide on a used 2003 S2000 or a new 2008 Miata. The S2000 only has
> about 30K miles, is in great condition, cheaper to buy but no warranty,
> transmission maybe problematic for that year and higher ownership cost. The
> Miata is fun to drive and cheaper to insure and maintain but needs more
> power. So how would you decide?

I'd pick the S2000, but if maintenance costs are an issue, I believe the
S2000 uses relatively soft-compound tires with a correspondingly high
wear rate. They're expensive to replace as well, and the rears are
differently-sized than the fronts, so you can't extend their lifecycle
via normal rotation. The independent shop I frequent claimed that having
to replace the rears every 10,000 miles (or less) was not uncommon.

Dave