General B too slow/noisy

[Rustbucket]

Unfortunately its time for me and LBB to part company.

B is great fun but too slow...if it had 200Hp now :yum:

Not into major engine surgery to fit a turbo as I like my cars fairly standard... Guy down the road has a 02 Honda S2000 for sale, (at 3 times the value of the B)

If anybody in Ireland is interested in a 00 blue B with leather and aircon, 32k miles around the €10k mark?

 

[OZ Seicento]

Don't do it
Any ideas what you would change to? 2ltr 20v turbo coupe hint hint
Sounds like a mint car, good luck with it, fancy a swapping leather seats for cloth

Mark

 

[Mad Matt]

Nice car the S2000, likes to be revved from all accounts.

Good luck with the sale!

 

[wowbagger]

I loved my barchetta but after two and a half years of fun I decided to get rid of it for the same reasons, I wanted something faster and more refined. I ended up trading it for a 2001 Alfa GTV V6 lusso (it is in the members cars section on here) that had done 80k miles and cost me 6 grand. The Alfa is far quicker (as quick in terms of accelertion as a Honda S2000), more refined with far more grip but not as light on its feet as the barchetta. I am very happy with it, it still has that Italian style and charecter.
If you still want a convertable a V6 spider would be nice but they are more expensive and do not handle as well as the GTV.

 

[LittleRedB]

If you are dead set on getting rid of the b I would hold out a couple of months for the better weather - better chance of selling a conv (although the opposite will be the case when buying....)

I love the S2000, its a car that loves to be driven hard and revv's like a loony, only thing is its not very forgiving and will try to kill you if you don't pay attention. A friend of mine recently sold his and bought a 330i conv - loves it!

I don't plan on getting rid of the b, as I paid so little for it I am planning on keeping it (even if I get another job with a co car etc)

Ideally I would like a S2000 or a Porker for a daily drive and the b as a hobby - sound familiar Doc??

 

[docorangepeel]

YEP The problem with things like S2000's is you cant get your hands dirty playing with them at the weekends. Thats whats so great about having a B. I also have an Audi TT 225 thats just so fast but its just not a fun weekend toy kind of thing.

 

[Alan.D]

The B was designed as a fun basic roadster and that's what it is. It has no dilusions of trying to be anything else. My new panda was only a couple of grand less than the last of the B's which were £11,000 new. Incredible value for money with looks to die for.

Yep it won't out run a ferrari, but it will put many others with larger engines to shame in both performance and handling.

Good luck with the S2000.

 

[Zem]

:yeahthat:

 

[watty2000]

yeah the s2000 is a great my mate owned one until one rainy day.......

Still at least he had the good sense to send me a picture before the police arrived. Mark up one point for the Bs front wheel drive

 

[lanciaman]

More to driving than power and speed. Thats where the B scores for me. You can have great fun in at sensible speeds. Other more powerful cars only come alive at stupid speeds and 95% of people can't handle them anyway. I had a Fiat Coupe 20vt - pointless. Ok, fun for outdragging most things, but a B is far more fun. Each to their own however. Enjoy the S2000, it always gets rave reviews.

 

[Robot]

Mark up one point for the Bs front wheel drive

No problem ditching a front wheel drive car either :wave:

 

[Mad Matt]

Takes special skill that

 

[LittleRedB]

Funny enough there was an S2000 stacked in the central reservation of the A329 in Bracknell on Friday just as the car came off a roundabout.

I would love an S2000 (really love rwd cars) but have to agree with lanciaman, you don't need to scream around the countryside with your hair on fire to enjoy the b (although the odd enthusiastic blat can put an even bigger smile on your face!!)

 

[watty2000]

No problem ditching a front wheel drive car either :wave:

yeah so I see . My mate decided it was a good idea to take a corner at 60 in 3rd gear, spun the car 3 times , hit the kerb and bounced across the road. in total the skid marks lasted 150 yards before it went in the ditch. The quote for the repair was £15000 . Needless to say it was written off . The good news is he went all sensible and bought a nissan 350z :bang:

 

[TDMB]

A friend of mine used to have an S2000 which she loved, has just traded it in for a Merc SLK though . . . nice if you can afford it have to say it was always on my list of possibles if I ever got rich enough!

 

[OZ Seicento]

Id rather have the S2000 over the Merc im afraid, though none would come before the Lotus Elise, now thats a car

Mark

 

[Alan.D]

Bloke I know has an S2000 and everytime he passed the Barchetta couldn't stop looking at it......Secretly I think he prefers the look of it......

 

[Robot]

Since you're talking about other cars than the B here are a few pics of the B's big brother :yum::yum::worship::worship::yum::yum:

 

[OZ Seicento]

If only they would make enough of those, i want one, alongside the barchetta of course

Mark

 

[silverbarchetta]

:worship:The 8C is the most beautiful car in the world. Period.