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I would not make the argument on the basis of Porsche vs Honda, but I would say that you may get tired of rowing the S2000 sooner than you think. It's the epitomy of VTEC, good and bad... Yes you can rev the snot out of it, which is fun for a while, and it's reliable, but it's got like 3 lb-ft of torque on a good day with a tail wind and you MUST rev the snot out of it all the time, else you feel like a civic.
It's a tough balancing act, with cars of that vintage, the japanese had perfected the high HP low torque engines, the Americans had perfected the monster torque no-high rev motors, the europeans in my book had and still have struck a nice balance of enough torque down low, enough revs (and hp) up high.
I think a boxster S is a far better car. Back when I owned a 2.7 base boxster I had an epic battle with an S2000 at Thunderhill years ago (stuck to each other's bumper for 30 minutes), taking the driver out of the equation (long straights and similar exit speeds), he was not pulling form me or vice versa. A 986S would trounce an S2000 both on and off the track IMO. And be more pleasant day to day...
I reserve the right to change my mind if you go for an NSX though ;-)
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