definetly recommend browsing the mechanical section of the forum. Theres a lot of info there about common failure points and maintenance for the AP1. If you are looking to get top dollar then it seems like BAT is going to be your best bet. The nice thing about the car is that its basically brand new and a lot of the points of failure havnt reared their ugly heads yet as the car just doesnt even have enough miles on it for you to know if those are even going to be issues.

 

ok then- before you sell it, do every single fluid change required.
Oil (5w40 or 10w30- with pcx-004 OEM honda filter), rear diff, trans, brake, coolant (which should be done at year 10, then every 5 years after with OEM honda coolant). alignment, tires (I sold mine with new continental extreme contact sports), rear axle nut s2ki.com retorque.
Wanna be a star? have a spec valve adjustment done and photograph the intake valve retainers. Potential buyers who know what they're talking about will want a compression test done.
Photograph the vin tags, the entire underside of the car, front bumper lower lip. Provide car fax.

These will net the biggest ROI - the new buyer will appreciate that there are no unknowns. Overkill? maybe, but this is everything I did to mine before I sold it.

good luck!
darcy

 

I paid $20,000 in July 2018 for my Indy yellow 2001 with 16,437 miles on the clock. I knew the car from new and have known the original owner for many, many years. I am convinced that he could have garnered $24,000 to $26,000 for the car on the open market. I was lucky, and still humbled, that he sold me his S car. IF it were me, I'd not sell the car...

 

If I see colorado plates, I'll want to see extensive underbody pictures before I purchase if I were a potential buyer.

 

That makes complete sense to me. Colorado absolutely ruins vehicles with the salt and sand they put on the roads. Paint jobs don't last a year out here without getting destroyed by rocks in the winter. Fortunately this car was never used in the Winter. It's a garage queen. It's probably only seen rain a handful of times when it snuck up on him.

It's always been a toy and never a primary vehicle.

 

How do I say this? This is not a special car nor do I predict it will bring any special sales price. Don't doubt it's in great condition assuming it's had at least annual maintenance all these years and at least a couple sets of tires, but where's the sales target? Car is not collectible so it's a drivers car. College age kid? Mid-life crisis guy on a tight budget? Neither are usually swimming in cash. Driver's car pricing still seems to be on the $20K plus/minus model indicated earlier. This car gets credit for low miles and penalties for age. These cars were selling for less than $10K as "used cars" not that long ago.

Pick a price and advertise it here, on AutoTrader, and Craig's list. If the car remains unsold for weeks you'll know it's overpriced. If your mobile phone is ringing 20 minutes after posting the ad you know it's probably underpriced.

-- Chuck

 

Beautiful car. I'm not sure about that number folks are throwing out. I'd say its on the high end. I know of more than one fairly recent arms length sale in New England of almost the exact same car, same color, same or less mileage, etc. but including OEM hardtop and sans the red interior. Both of the sales I have in mind were in the $22K range (including the hardtop. One had some minor cosmetic issues. The other was pristine like yours. One was 02 and one was 03. The problem from the buyers perspective is that as soon as you get the mileage up over 25-30K, the sale numbers typically go way down. The OEM tops are bringing at least $3K these days all by themselves. I am an ap1 lover, but I do acknowledge that ap2 cars are a bit more popular. For what its worth, which isn't much, my gut feeling is that the car is more in the $20-21K range. I would not take less than $19K or $20K. No one really knows, you just have to put your best foot forward at the right time of year, get it a lot of exposure, and see what happens. Good luck with the sale. BaT might be the way to go, Chuck's suggestions are also good. I'd love to buy your car - but, I think three S2ks might result in a mutiny at home.

 

I don't believe your thumb is as "on the pulse" as you think it is.. Bring-a-trailer has historical pricing. AP1s at or around this mileage and vintage, in this state, have gone regularly for around $25k plus. That is not astronomical money, but the historical trend is up. Also, no one sells private cars on Autotrader anymore, that's a waste. Craigslist is a ridiculous wasteland these days as well.

Historical listing - (Note the value trend over the last 6 months) https://bringatrailer.com/honda/s2000/
15k mile 2000 AP1 - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2000-honda-s2000-31/ $27,000
28k mile 2003 AP1 - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2003-honda-s2000-31/ $23,500
17k mile 2000 AP1 - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2000-honda-s2000-30/ $25,501
8k mile 2000 AP1 - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2000-honda-s2000-35/ $26,000

Just over the last 4 months.... these are all comprable to OP's vehicle.

 

Some people will pay a premium for a car with lower miles, I know I would. This car is for that type of buyer.

Finding an AP1 with under 20k miles is getting harder by the day, those cars should command a premium.

 

Bring a Trailer scatter plot of S2000 sales prices. Won't hurt to put it there, I didn't mean to discourage it.

-- Chuck