Wheels UAE – July 26, 2019

mywheels

Aamirhasowned several Hondas over theyears but hiscurrent ride, a modified 2004

S2000AP2(whichhe takes to JebelJais every weekend), is easily hisbest!

words:imranmalik.photos: stefanlindeQue

mountain carver

Welcomebacktowheels,Aamir. It’s
beena decadesince we last saw you
withyour 2008Accord Coupe. You
soldit a whileback— do you miss it?
Thankyou forthewarmwelcome. Timehas
flownbysinceI was last featuredbutI read
themagazineevery weekandit’s always good
tokeepuptodatewithallthelatest motoring
newsfromaroundtheworld.
I especiallylike this“My Wheels”section
where you allowpeopletoshowcasetheir
hard workandpassionthattheyputinto
theirrides.
Yes, I domisstheAccord Coupe, it was my
fourthone!

nAMeAAMIRABDULGHAFFARJoBACCOUNTRELATIONSHIP
MANAGERFroMPAKISTANwHeeLs 2004 HONDA S2000AP2
in tHeuAeBORNHERE

You replaced it withyour dreamcar—

an S2000!How didyou comeacross

this?

Infactthisismythird S2000. Theearlier

oneswere 2007 modelsfinishedinBerlina

Blackpaintbutthisisaneye-catching 2004

modelina NewFormulaRed whichattractsa

lotofattention.

I boughtthistwo yearsago—I hadtodo

it astheguiltofsellingtheotherswas the

drivingforcetobuyanother—butit was

notingreatcondition;it hada fewoilleaks

here andthere andI spentcountlesshoursat

variousgaragestobringit backtolife. Special

thankstoDavidatBilalHamdaGarageashe

pamperedit like it was hisbaby.

Theseare reallytightandimpressive

aroundcorners — how much fun is

yours to drive?

Thatisthebest partofthecar. Itisa

revelationaroundcornersandhandlesso

well allowingyou topushit tothelimit.

I lovedrivingit atJebelJaisinFujairah

everyweekend.MyfamilythinksI amcrazy

togouptomountainseveryFriday morning.

ThatplaceismagicalandI findit very

peacefulsittingatthetopnexttomyS2000.

Myworkrequiresmetodrive a lotandthese

weekenddrivestake outallthestress.

Namedas botha homage to Honda’s

S500, S600andS800sportscars,

it hada respectful 240 horsesand

weighedless than1,300kg makingit

very nippy andnimble. It wasmost