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Old 11-05-2012, 11:27 AM
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hey guys im looking to buy one of two S2000's in a dealer near Knott's Berry Farm
I've seen his car on here but its very vague with information does anyone know this person have a phone number or email i can get in contact with this person his screen name is lordnikon0612 and his real name is Joel lives in socal and is a big Honda head, sall i got.
here is the cl ad for his prior car.
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/ctd/3369840312.html

This other AP2 is from the same dealership but i have no idea where to start looking i just have a few questions that the dealer is not able to answer any contact info will be extremly helpful thanks guys hopefully i can get myself in an AP2 very soon thanks you!
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/ctd/3374200752.html
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Why is a 2009 Turbo'd s2000 with low miles and a hard top selling for so cheap?
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Probably because every one of the miles has been on the track?
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i wouldnt feel comfortable buying a turbo car from a dealer. weird that is is turbo'd but running an AP1 stock exhaust.
try and find a car on here or a stock one for the best chances of getting a solid condition car.
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^^^agree, something weird about that listing. "Turbo as big as a rotor" and "upgraded BOV" probably means no CARB.
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Originally Posted by stauren1203
Why is a 2009 Turbo'd s2000 with low miles and a hard top selling for so cheap?
i have no idea i didnt test drive it tho, i just dont trust the no name turbo kits but what if i got a better turbo?
its all so well put together.

Originally Posted by joncallihan
Probably because every one of the miles has been on the track?
yeah but i dont think it would last long like that if it were turbo from start

Originally Posted by suprmonky73
i wouldnt feel comfortable buying a turbo car from a dealer. weird that is is turbo'd but running an AP1 stock exhaust.
try and find a car on here or a stock one for the best chances of getting a solid condition car.
you are right but these arent bad deals maybe if they offered a warranty i could feel more comforable

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^^^agree, something weird about that listing. "Turbo as big as a rotor" and "upgraded BOV" probably means no CARB.
they really didnt know anything i was schooling them left and right but i think that could be a good thing?
the turbo one isnt carb legal deff no name but ran ok in idle. and no cel
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i would never buy a turbo car with an unknown background. you're just asking for trouble. it's SO easy to damage a motor being turbocharged. i see a manual boost controller and zero gauges....stay away.
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Originally Posted by Spartan
they really didnt know anything i was schooling them left and right but i think that could be a good thing?
the turbo one isnt carb legal deff no name but ran ok in idle. and no cel
The only thing about a CARB kit is you would know that it was boosted low and tuned correctly. Like Chris said too many unknowns otherwise.

I hope you find the previous owner and get some answers.
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Lol but the miles are so low! Cant I test the compression and the ems? Gotta be flash pro. Who needs guages when u have a good tune. But that idk either.
I found a black one identical to this silver but 37k miles and no turbo haha.
Should I think twice about getting 06 + models bc of the dbw system?
Im gonna daily my s2k with a few boltons an convert to ivtec, nothing crazy.
So idk if ill need flash pro
An private seller has a all stock 05 57k miles for $16k
And I still want the Cameleon one for the right price.
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Lol walk away and you need to do lots of research!


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