Porsche 996 vs Honda S2000 | Should You buy the Roadster or the 911 

Nice garage. Enjoy each as often as you can for what makes each enjoyable. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.

I totalled my AP1 Honda S2000 and regret not buying it and having it rebuilt. Don't sell your S2k nothing is better, I recently bought a corvette as a replacement and I'm selling it. Doesn't come close to the S2k. Best car i've ever owned

I’m a Porsche fan, but based on the way values are going up I think you might regret selling the S2000. If you have enough garage space I would save up and add a 996 or 987 S to the garage when you can afford it. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

Had an 01 S2000....sold it in 2010...still regret it to this day...

@@seanmoyer5793 it is ok, save up and buy another one. I sold my 3rd generation rx7 that I regret selling back in 2018. I am trying to buy one and will buy one again one day but also want to buy an S2000 lol.

Can’t argue with that as I also own a 996 and for the over a year that I have owned it so far, it has been extremely reliable. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience.

Just got mine a month ago and totally agree . I just serviced it for preventative measures

Fair point and always good to see the passion. That line wasn’t meant to put down Honda’s Motorsport accomplishments, it was more about what the common person thinks. While many know about Honda in racing most don’t think of them as a high performance marquee overall the likes of Porsche, Ferrari or Lamborghini (and Lamborghini didn’t do any racing until recently). So, the “It” factor was more about how most people perceive each brand. Since for much of the time Porsche only made sports cars, until fairly recently, and Honda makes a large number of economy sedans, most don’t think of it as a high performance marquee. You do make good points about the Motorsport history and to be fair I should have briefly touched on that as I did elude to Porsche’s history. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.

@@OurRideLife i believe you talked with the tongue of most people but general audience can't really read between the lines On the other hand the point of view behind this is true. Honda are making a lot of regular cars, especially these days while Porsche had exclusively performance cars. Still cars like Nsx, S2000 were comparable with any cars in their categories in their days. But that's not representative for Honda . Other than that i appreciate someone who can change opinions and not some narrow mind like some reviewers. Very good points in the comparison of two cars overall even if S2000 was made to compete with first gen Boxster not the more powerful models.

@@endlesstwisties thanks and always fun to connect with passionate people. I’m going to give my opinion, but enjoy the comments because I often learn new information that perhaps I didn’t think about when putting together my notes. Thanks for mentioning the NSX as well as I need to remember to do a comparison of that as the original was quite a car and the newer is also a very interesting performance car. You are also correct about the Boxster being the more direct comparison, but prices have put the 996 generation 911 and S2000 in the same price range, so some may cross shop the two. The S2000 certainly can hold its own even with a car that originally would have been in a higher priced market.

@@OurRideLife i don't know the prices outside Europe to be honest. I can't afford taxes or maintenance for big displacement engines like Porsche has. S2000 is the best playful car i can have in my situation. That Nsx video would be nice. Maybe watching some Best Motoring episodes could help for track times compared with other cars back then.

Can’t argue with that, I mean look at my garage. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.

You can’t go wrong with either. A perfect garage would include both (as well as a lot of other cars). Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.

Good point. Both are good cars, but the Porsche takes its racing heritage to every car they make and the bulk of Honda’s business is sensible cars built to a price point. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience.

As a 911 owner, I can’t argue with you. That is probably why the two originally were in different classes. However, at the time of this video the 996 and S2K were around the same price, hence the comparison. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

All of that is why I gave the nod for performance to the S2000. Sure the 996 has more horsepower, but outside of the GT and Turbo cars I would give the S2000 the overall performance advantage. Of course both are great cars and a lot depends on how you like to drive. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience.

@@OurRideLife s2000 : you run it at 50 but it feels like 80 ... 996 : the opposite

@@pixelmixture3067 you do have a point. The early 3.4-litter 996 is closer, but I have been cruising down a back road and then down shocked that I’m almost hitting triple digits (I’ve since learned to watch my speed more closely). The base 986 Boxster is certainly closer to that type of feel and is probably the better apples to apples comparison. However, in the current market for a similar year, similar mileage example you are in the 996 price range.

It does cost to be cool. But you are correct that parts will cost a lot less for the Honda. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.

There is a reason why the 996 was in a different market originally. I do find it how prices change over time, which is a large reason for this particular comparison. By the way I personally think that the ‘99 996 is the best year of the 996 (of course I may be a bit bias). Thanks for watching and sharing your experience.

Sounds like a great example. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience.

Thanks for the feedback. I’ve been working on trying to get to the information as quick as possible, removing unimportant information so much that I may have started editing it to be a bit too quick. I’ll try to slow it down a bit to make it easier to take in the information. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.

Boxsters are wonderful cars. I drove a 986 Boxster for over six years and it was a fun dependable car for me. I did a video comparing the Boxster and the S2000 a while back (hopefully this video is better than that video as I hope I am improving). This comparison was mainly due to the depreciation of the 996 and how much the S2000 is getting right now. The Boxster is more of an apples to apples comparison and compared to the S2000 it is quite the bargain for a like year and mileage example. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.

I think you got it at a good time. Glad to hear it is going well for you as if I remember correctly, you had a few initial issues with the car. Sounds like they got sorted out which I am happy to hear. I was just looking at a few good 996 C4S cars for sale for another person and the lowest priced example had an asking price of $39K and the other was at $50K. They may have been a tad high, but if they are getting those prices then you appear to have bought at just the right time. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience.

You can say that again. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.

Very good points. Mainly it is drive what you enjoy driving and everyone is different, so one may be a better option for one person and another for someone else. Also, enjoy your Boxster and Z3 as often as you can. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience.

I certainly agree with you. The only real reason for the comparison is that they are in the same price range, so some may cross shop the two based on the price. Sounds like you have a fun car with the 996 C4S and prices of those seem to be on the rise as well. Drive it as often as possible. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience.

The S2000 is a great car as is the 996. As you mentioned the back seat is a big plus for the 996. I often take all three of my children in the car and with my other option being the family minivan, I would much rather drive the Porsche. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

Good point. I think the biggest sports car part of the S2000 is the high revving engine. Of course with some suspension upgrades it can be a very capable package on the track (but then you can make some changes to the 996 Carrera to get very close to the handling of the 996 GT3). Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.

Hope it helped in some way. It certainly is an apples to oranges comparison, funny how different rates of depreciation can make two cars that were in such different markets at launch in the same price range. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

Very true and most of the time the real comparison would be the S2K and the Boxster, but at the time of this video the markets for the 996 and S2K were closer than the Boxster versus S2K market. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.

Very true. I had done a comparison of the S2000 and Boxster a while before this video was made. At the time of this video the price of the 996 generation Porsche 911 and S2000 was the same, but again fair point. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

Yes for bigger drivers the S2000 will be a tight fit and the Porsche 911 will be a better option. Hope you find a good and dependable Porsche in the near future. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.