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Jan 30, 2007 | 12:47 AM

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ian05s2k

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sounds good to me

Feb 1, 2007 | 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Fundijo,Jan 29 2007, 10:17 PM

Im in NY....i placed a $500 deposit on the car as I wont be able to pick it up until next Saturday (waiting for a $9200 check to clear for the sale of my previous car...supercharged 99 SI)....the people at the dealership seemed nice over the phone and assured me that they would hold the car, however I being the psycho that I am put my friend to call in and see if they would bargain with him for the S2000 after I gave my deposit....he offered 16000 and they said that they would not let it go for less than 17000...so it seems to me as if they would sell to someone that offers them in the mid 16000 area....is there anything that I can do to stop this considering that I did give them a $500 credit card deposit (although they stated that the deposit is refundable) They sent me some skimpy email (after I requested something to show for my 500) stating, and I quote "confirmation that you deposited $500 on an s2000. 15650"

Are there any extra steps that I should take? Thanks alot for your help!

I would say there isn't much you can do. You haven't actually purchased the car and there is no buyers order stating you have.

When I got ready to buy my S, I shopped all over the place. The way I approached it, is if the car got sold before I got there, it obviously wasn't meant for me to have it. And a lot of got sold before I even had a chance to call about the car.

That said, I found a great deal on the nicest S I looked at. And all of this after multiple deals falling apart for various reasons.

I would just make certain the car has a clean CarFax, have it inspected my a mechanic you know and trust (or one someone here can recommend) and don't buy anything you don't drive.

One thing I considered was that the 2000 and 2001 cars had the plastic rear window, which I was going to have to replace. Not a huge amount of money, but still something it would likely need. It is also a first year car and the 00's and 01's have a higher number of TSB's issued for them.

That said, if the car checks out, it sounds like a good price for a low mileage car.