Wax Plus Elbow Grease

It is literally amazing how different a car looks after one simple coat of a good quality wax. Over the winter, my S2000 got little more than the spray on stuff from the do-it-yourself wash place. But today was so amazing outside that it was time to give my baby his first real polish of the season. It is almost like a completely new paint job. I literally forgot how pretty this car looks in silver. It now has a completely mirrored finish that is spotless. Onto the next project.

Finally Saw The CRZ

Our local Honda dealer finally got a couple CRZs in and the wife and I took a stroll around their parking lot today. I'm still intrigued by this car, but I think after the in-person, I'm less impressed than I thought I'd be. I mean, there was a Honda Fit sitting just a few cars down. It looked almost as sporty, and it gets 33 miles per gallon WITHOUT shutting off the air conditioning at stoplights. The CRZ gets 37 MPG in best case scenario. In Texas, shutting off the A/C at the stop lights? Yeah, that ain't happening.

Plus, the whole "sort of a back seat" thing is really, really weird to me. There is no back seat. This is a 2 seater. But there is this weird storage area that looks like two seats there, just without a place to put your feet. I don't get it.

All in all, this is NO replacement for the S2000. I think if I were looking for something practical, I'd just save myself 4 grand and but the Honda Fit. It's a great little car with lots of personality. It's still built in the factories in Japan, so the quality is excellent. It gets great gas mileage and it does it while being quite sporty.

Okay. So where's our REAL S2000 replacement? Huh? Huh?