Gorgeous Blue-on-Blue AP2 S2000 Sale Falls Short of Expected Pricing
Bidding topped out at $15,000 for this clean Honda S2000 in Suzuka Blue, falling short of the reserve price.
The auction for this 2006 Honda S2000 on Bring-A-Trailer ended last week with the reserve being unmet, sparking an interesting discussion on why this clean AP2 with fairly low mileage didn’t demand a higher selling price. Some blame the weather, some blame the color and others blame the pictures, but in any case, this buyer of this blue-on-blue AP2 got a great deal.
Suzuka Blue AP2
When this 2006 Honda S2000 was posted to Bring-A-Trailer, it drew plenty of comments from fans and owners of cars with the Suzuka Blue exterior coupled with the blue leather seats. The opening bid was $15,000, which the crowd considered to be a solid start to the online auction. With just over 39,000 miles, this 2006 Honda has been driven sparingly and although it spent much of its life in Pennsylvania, the undercarriage appears to be clean and rust-free.
Provided that you like the blue-on-blue look, this 2006 Honda S2000 looks like a great addition to anyone’s garage. However, that $15,000 bid was the only bid and in falling short of the reserve price, the car failed to sell through the auction website.
Concerns Discussed
That was when people starting pointing out the problems with the car and the listing. Some people complaining about the oddly-altered images that have everything looking blue. Others focused on the fact that the front and rear tires don’t match, which is peculiar, along with the factory stereo controls on the left side of the dash not working with the aftermarket head unit.
The radio issue is bothersome for sure, but the tire problem is a quick fix. You just buy four new tires for your new-to-you S2000, wrapping the factory wheels in your desired brand of rubber. As for the radio control issue, commenters on the website insist that it is just a matter of adding a wiring harness that costs around $100, so it is an easy fix as well.
In any case, it seems unlikely that the radio controls and the mismatched tires would cause that much of a drop in price, but the auction closed with the sole bid being below the reserve price.
Some people looked past the minor issues with the S2000, insisting that bidding should have gotten into the range of $19,000 to $22,000. While some point to the tire and radio issues, others believe that the time of year and the photos caused the lack of buyer interest. With winter being upon many Americans, there is less demand at this time of year for a sporty convertible and there is no question that these super-blue pictures may have slowed the bidding.
In any case, the OP shared that the car did sell to someone in Texas after the BaT auction failed to meet the reserve price. Someone is going to love this Suzuka Blue AP2 and they might have gotten a smokin’ deal on a cool blue-on-blue S2000.
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