A lot of people are just hating. Yes there are other cars out there that are a "better bang for the buck" deal. But if that were the case every drag racer would have a fox body mustang. It would be the perfect car for the performance driver who doesnt want a harsh ride of an aftermarket suspension, still wants to drive it whenever they would like, and take it to an auto-x or some track day and drive the car the way it was built to be driven. Not to mention the styling, I personally prefer its looks over the STI or the evo, Nismo 350z, etc... You make a huge deal out of the price but its only $3-4k more than a base model. It would cost more to buy a base model and turn it into that. You would need all the suspension, steering gear box, remove retractable roof, buy the aluminum hard top, weld in bracing, aerodynamics, etc... You certainly cannot compare buying this to buying a USED s2k for less and doing modifications. The only fair comparison would be buying a base model NEW and using the money left over on mods and see where you are.

P.s. I am sure you could put your own radio and speakers in for cheaper than what honda wants for theirs, and I am sure most of you would change it anyway.
As far as no AC, then your just being a p u s s y. And nothing about the s2k has been cheap and affordable, we all know nothing has been since the last 01 GSR/type R rolled off the line.