The $2,000 S2000, will it ever happen?
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A buddy of mine at work bought a '01 S2000 with 50,000 miles for $4500 or $5000, I forget, but it obviously needed work
Originally it had a malfunctioning speedometer, inproper fuel level/coolant temp readings, ripped soft top, dirty interior, mainly seats and carpet, due to sitting outside for months with torn soft top, ugly sparco seats, intermittent power steering, misfires, some loud aftermarket exhaust(I think it was an apexi n1), a beat to hell/limp carbon fiber vented hood, a missing spark plug cover, paint chipping on valve cover, a dirty engine bay, about a year old tank of gas, and that's about it.
-he checked cylinder compression, which checked good
-did a must needed valve adjustment
-bought oem s2000 seats
-took seats out and cleaned all interior panels/carpet
-secured all loose wires going to connectors behind cluster
-drove here and there and eventually fuel gauge worked 100%. Went from not working, to only reading a certain level and below to full function.
-replaced oldest looking plugs I'd seen in a car
-replaced obnoxious exhaust with oem ap2 exhaust I had
-further troubleshooting of misfires led to disassembly of fuel rail/injectors and found chunks of rubber o-rings blocking fuel inlet to some injectors. Car runs SMOOTH now, no check engine light
-in process of installing replacement soft top
-still needs an oem hood
he got a good deal regardless, but obviously if you find one this cheap work is going to be needed. I'm sure others around this price, with a clean title, will have bs problems like this one.
last owner should have never been allowed to buy any car like this.
Originally it had a malfunctioning speedometer, inproper fuel level/coolant temp readings, ripped soft top, dirty interior, mainly seats and carpet, due to sitting outside for months with torn soft top, ugly sparco seats, intermittent power steering, misfires, some loud aftermarket exhaust(I think it was an apexi n1), a beat to hell/limp carbon fiber vented hood, a missing spark plug cover, paint chipping on valve cover, a dirty engine bay, about a year old tank of gas, and that's about it.
-he checked cylinder compression, which checked good
-did a must needed valve adjustment
-bought oem s2000 seats
-took seats out and cleaned all interior panels/carpet
-secured all loose wires going to connectors behind cluster
-drove here and there and eventually fuel gauge worked 100%. Went from not working, to only reading a certain level and below to full function.
-replaced oldest looking plugs I'd seen in a car
-replaced obnoxious exhaust with oem ap2 exhaust I had
-further troubleshooting of misfires led to disassembly of fuel rail/injectors and found chunks of rubber o-rings blocking fuel inlet to some injectors. Car runs SMOOTH now, no check engine light
-in process of installing replacement soft top
-still needs an oem hood
he got a good deal regardless, but obviously if you find one this cheap work is going to be needed. I'm sure others around this price, with a clean title, will have bs problems like this one.
last owner should have never been allowed to buy any car like this.
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A buddy of mine at work bought a '01 S2000 with 50,000 miles for $4500 or $5000, I forget, but it obviously needed work
Originally it had a malfunctioning speedometer, inproper fuel level/coolant temp readings, ripped soft top, dirty interior, mainly seats and carpet, due to sitting outside for months with torn soft top, ugly sparco seats, intermittent power steering, misfires, some loud aftermarket exhaust(I think it was an apexi n1), a beat to hell/limp carbon fiber vented hood, a missing spark plug cover, paint chipping on valve cover, a dirty engine bay, about a year old tank of gas, and that's about it.
-he checked cylinder compression, which checked good
-did a must needed valve adjustment
-bought oem s2000 seats
-took seats out and cleaned all interior panels/carpet
-secured all loose wires going to connectors behind cluster
-drove here and there and eventually fuel gauge worked 100%. Went from not working, to only reading a certain level and below to full function.
-replaced oldest looking plugs I'd seen in a car
-replaced obnoxious exhaust with oem ap2 exhaust I had
-further troubleshooting of misfires led to disassembly of fuel rail/injectors and found chunks of rubber o-rings blocking fuel inlet to some injectors. Car runs SMOOTH now, no check engine light
-in process of installing replacement soft top
-still needs an oem hood
he got a good deal regardless, but obviously if you find one this cheap work is going to be needed. I'm sure others around this price, with a clean title, will have bs problems like this one.
last owner should have never been allowed to buy any car like this.
Originally it had a malfunctioning speedometer, inproper fuel level/coolant temp readings, ripped soft top, dirty interior, mainly seats and carpet, due to sitting outside for months with torn soft top, ugly sparco seats, intermittent power steering, misfires, some loud aftermarket exhaust(I think it was an apexi n1), a beat to hell/limp carbon fiber vented hood, a missing spark plug cover, paint chipping on valve cover, a dirty engine bay, about a year old tank of gas, and that's about it.
-he checked cylinder compression, which checked good
-did a must needed valve adjustment
-bought oem s2000 seats
-took seats out and cleaned all interior panels/carpet
-secured all loose wires going to connectors behind cluster
-drove here and there and eventually fuel gauge worked 100%. Went from not working, to only reading a certain level and below to full function.
-replaced oldest looking plugs I'd seen in a car
-replaced obnoxious exhaust with oem ap2 exhaust I had
-further troubleshooting of misfires led to disassembly of fuel rail/injectors and found chunks of rubber o-rings blocking fuel inlet to some injectors. Car runs SMOOTH now, no check engine light
-in process of installing replacement soft top
-still needs an oem hood
he got a good deal regardless, but obviously if you find one this cheap work is going to be needed. I'm sure others around this price, with a clean title, will have bs problems like this one.
last owner should have never been allowed to buy any car like this.
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Originally Posted by InTheZone' timestamp='1353184213' post='22157250
A buddy of mine at work bought a '01 S2000 with 50,000 miles for $4500 or $5000, I forget, but it obviously needed work
Originally it had a malfunctioning speedometer, inproper fuel level/coolant temp readings, ripped soft top, dirty interior, mainly seats and carpet, due to sitting outside for months with torn soft top, ugly sparco seats, intermittent power steering, misfires, some loud aftermarket exhaust(I think it was an apexi n1), a beat to hell/limp carbon fiber vented hood, a missing spark plug cover, paint chipping on valve cover, a dirty engine bay, about a year old tank of gas, and that's about it.
-he checked cylinder compression, which checked good
-did a must needed valve adjustment
-bought oem s2000 seats
-took seats out and cleaned all interior panels/carpet
-secured all loose wires going to connectors behind cluster
-drove here and there and eventually fuel gauge worked 100%. Went from not working, to only reading a certain level and below to full function.
-replaced oldest looking plugs I'd seen in a car
-replaced obnoxious exhaust with oem ap2 exhaust I had
-further troubleshooting of misfires led to disassembly of fuel rail/injectors and found chunks of rubber o-rings blocking fuel inlet to some injectors. Car runs SMOOTH now, no check engine light
-in process of installing replacement soft top
-still needs an oem hood
he got a good deal regardless, but obviously if you find one this cheap work is going to be needed. I'm sure others around this price, with a clean title, will have bs problems like this one.
last owner should have never been allowed to buy any car like this.
Originally it had a malfunctioning speedometer, inproper fuel level/coolant temp readings, ripped soft top, dirty interior, mainly seats and carpet, due to sitting outside for months with torn soft top, ugly sparco seats, intermittent power steering, misfires, some loud aftermarket exhaust(I think it was an apexi n1), a beat to hell/limp carbon fiber vented hood, a missing spark plug cover, paint chipping on valve cover, a dirty engine bay, about a year old tank of gas, and that's about it.
-he checked cylinder compression, which checked good
-did a must needed valve adjustment
-bought oem s2000 seats
-took seats out and cleaned all interior panels/carpet
-secured all loose wires going to connectors behind cluster
-drove here and there and eventually fuel gauge worked 100%. Went from not working, to only reading a certain level and below to full function.
-replaced oldest looking plugs I'd seen in a car
-replaced obnoxious exhaust with oem ap2 exhaust I had
-further troubleshooting of misfires led to disassembly of fuel rail/injectors and found chunks of rubber o-rings blocking fuel inlet to some injectors. Car runs SMOOTH now, no check engine light
-in process of installing replacement soft top
-still needs an oem hood
he got a good deal regardless, but obviously if you find one this cheap work is going to be needed. I'm sure others around this price, with a clean title, will have bs problems like this one.
last owner should have never been allowed to buy any car like this.
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Originally Posted by maranelloboy05' timestamp='1353187712' post='22157329
[quote name='InTheZone' timestamp='1353184213' post='22157250']
A buddy of mine at work bought a '01 S2000 with 50,000 miles for $4500 or $5000, I forget, but it obviously needed work
Originally it had a malfunctioning speedometer, inproper fuel level/coolant temp readings, ripped soft top, dirty interior, mainly seats and carpet, due to sitting outside for months with torn soft top, ugly sparco seats, intermittent power steering, misfires, some loud aftermarket exhaust(I think it was an apexi n1), a beat to hell/limp carbon fiber vented hood, a missing spark plug cover, paint chipping on valve cover, a dirty engine bay, about a year old tank of gas, and that's about it.
-he checked cylinder compression, which checked good
-did a must needed valve adjustment
-bought oem s2000 seats
-took seats out and cleaned all interior panels/carpet
-secured all loose wires going to connectors behind cluster
-drove here and there and eventually fuel gauge worked 100%. Went from not working, to only reading a certain level and below to full function.
-replaced oldest looking plugs I'd seen in a car
-replaced obnoxious exhaust with oem ap2 exhaust I had
-further troubleshooting of misfires led to disassembly of fuel rail/injectors and found chunks of rubber o-rings blocking fuel inlet to some injectors. Car runs SMOOTH now, no check engine light
-in process of installing replacement soft top
-still needs an oem hood
he got a good deal regardless, but obviously if you find one this cheap work is going to be needed. I'm sure others around this price, with a clean title, will have bs problems like this one.
last owner should have never been allowed to buy any car like this.
A buddy of mine at work bought a '01 S2000 with 50,000 miles for $4500 or $5000, I forget, but it obviously needed work
Originally it had a malfunctioning speedometer, inproper fuel level/coolant temp readings, ripped soft top, dirty interior, mainly seats and carpet, due to sitting outside for months with torn soft top, ugly sparco seats, intermittent power steering, misfires, some loud aftermarket exhaust(I think it was an apexi n1), a beat to hell/limp carbon fiber vented hood, a missing spark plug cover, paint chipping on valve cover, a dirty engine bay, about a year old tank of gas, and that's about it.
-he checked cylinder compression, which checked good
-did a must needed valve adjustment
-bought oem s2000 seats
-took seats out and cleaned all interior panels/carpet
-secured all loose wires going to connectors behind cluster
-drove here and there and eventually fuel gauge worked 100%. Went from not working, to only reading a certain level and below to full function.
-replaced oldest looking plugs I'd seen in a car
-replaced obnoxious exhaust with oem ap2 exhaust I had
-further troubleshooting of misfires led to disassembly of fuel rail/injectors and found chunks of rubber o-rings blocking fuel inlet to some injectors. Car runs SMOOTH now, no check engine light
-in process of installing replacement soft top
-still needs an oem hood
he got a good deal regardless, but obviously if you find one this cheap work is going to be needed. I'm sure others around this price, with a clean title, will have bs problems like this one.
last owner should have never been allowed to buy any car like this.
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15K???
I see 2-3k in parts, and that's with paying for an exhaust.
He did his own labor so that's free, but for arguments sake lets say 3k including softop replacement.
Made out like a bandit unless i'm missing something...