Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
These "Bad" things: TPMS, touch-screen, RSC, Back-up camera, automatic climate controls, Lane control ... are missing in my S2000, it also doesn't have these: DRL (Daytime Running Light), traction control, heated memory power seats. It has very few control buttons/knobs on driver side and nothing on passenger side, so I can concentrate on driving. That is one of the reasons I like my S2000.
Actually it has few features I would like better if it doesn't have: power window and door lock, power top. The car is very small so I can easily raise or lower the top by hand.
I actually am quite fond of a lot of those things, LOL!
The auto up/down windows are a real treat, the climate control is fantastic, you never need to touch it, and the heated memory power seats are beautiful to sit in for long drives and offer exceptional bolstered comfort when pushing the car.
The wheel mounted controls mean my eyes never need to leave the road to change a song or adjust the cruise (a plus in my books).
I appreciate the idea of a stripper (my buddy has owned a few Mustangs that way and my F-250 was that way) but at the same time, if you have a proper array of features that aren't intrusive and are well integrated they can be a bonus to you if you do a lot of driving. Some of them probably moreso in a sedan than a roadster of course, but I can't deny I'm fond of the convenience of these things in application.
Touch screen, back-up cameras and lane control? No, not in a "drivers car". Those are frills that add no convenience and do in fact take away from the "experience" of driving IMHO. So I agree with you there.
Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
S2000 has 1 feature that no car in its price range had in early 2000's as standard that is HID headlight. I do like the very bright and wide that light up the country roads that no halogen headlight can match.
Yes, the HID's are a fantastic feature! Are yours auto-levelling? They are particularly, as you noted, beneficial on country roads at night