Hi all,

I have been toying with buying an S2000 for a while now and have decided that now is the time.

I currently own an 06 Leon TDI Sport which I use to commute 50 miles to work 3 times a week. The car is worth about 8,500 pounds and I have been looking at s2000s around this same price.

Does anyone have any suggestions of what to look out for on 2000-2003 model?

typical problems?

Am I nuts commuting in a sports car? does anyone else do it?

Thanks.

 

Get the color you like best.

 

For typical problems, do a search in the 'S2000 Talk' section...it would take me way too long to list all of them. But most of them are just recalls...my first S2000 was a 2002 and I had no mechanical problems whatsoever. Consider it a sports car with Honda reliability because, well...that's what it is. No, you're not nuts for commuting in a sports car, I did it and I'm almost 6'3...you get used to the lack of space. I wouldn't recommend driving this car in the snow/ice...but besides that it's perfectly fine for year-round travel. Also, even though Honda might not have built this car to be used in this manor, it can be and some members have over 200,000 miles on theirs. Remember, it's a Honda

 

just like any other vehicles all you have to do is keep up maintenance

 

Thanks for the replies.

So ok which of these look like the best bet,

a 2000 model with 59k miles :
http://www.torque-gt.co.uk/cardetails.php?c=275

or an 03 model with 68k miles:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1204779.htm

My problem is that I know nothing about mechanics.

 

Typical problems as follows i will list them

1. Big Smile on my face every time i drive
2. Girls/guys always complementing on the car
3. Can't stand parking the car to much fun to drive
4. Some how the gas just dissapers in the car look at line 3

Great car just has a small trunk is the only downer i see

 

the only thing i can think of is make sure you get one with a glass window on the soft top that starts with an 02 and above

 

 

Here is one of the best links out there for prospective owners:

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=590849

Good luck.