I LUCKED OUT
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From: Columbia, SC
Originally Posted by DPennyUSAF,Feb 22 2011, 07:59 PM
I have always liked the S2000, but never could afford something as nice as that, and it was sadly out of reach.
Fast forward 5+ years and I am in the market for a brand new sports car... I was considering a 2011 5.0, C6 Corvette, 370z. I didn't really think about an S2k at first because they stopped making them a few years back, and I was looking for a brand new car.
Well I was on Autotrader just clicking around bored one night when I came across my now new (to me) S2k. It is an 05 NFR with 9,600 miles on the clock. First thing I though was this is probably some salvaged chop shop rebuild, and at $19k had to be too good to be true. After a THOROUGH inspection and test drive, it turns out this Doctor bought it back in 05 and only lives 5 miles from his practice, and rarely drove it. Needless to say I was at the bank an hour later because if I was not going to but this, someone else was.
This thing is MINT and I could not be happier to be owning one of the purest driving cars I have ever driven.
Fast forward 5+ years and I am in the market for a brand new sports car... I was considering a 2011 5.0, C6 Corvette, 370z. I didn't really think about an S2k at first because they stopped making them a few years back, and I was looking for a brand new car.
Well I was on Autotrader just clicking around bored one night when I came across my now new (to me) S2k. It is an 05 NFR with 9,600 miles on the clock. First thing I though was this is probably some salvaged chop shop rebuild, and at $19k had to be too good to be true. After a THOROUGH inspection and test drive, it turns out this Doctor bought it back in 05 and only lives 5 miles from his practice, and rarely drove it. Needless to say I was at the bank an hour later because if I was not going to but this, someone else was.
This thing is MINT and I could not be happier to be owning one of the purest driving cars I have ever driven.
Correct year.
Correct color.
Awesome find.
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From: Roseville, CA
Thanks everyone! In the last few days I have put 350 miles on it just enjoying this car, my only regret is that I didn't buy one sooner!
After the first I'm going to pick up some wheels/tires, a drop, I/E... and hopefully that will hold over the mod bug long enough for my funds to replenish
After the first I'm going to pick up some wheels/tires, a drop, I/E... and hopefully that will hold over the mod bug long enough for my funds to replenish