Buying an S2k
10-01-2014, 01:43 PM
#51
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Fast forward. Car payment has been gone for a year now, daughter is now in vet school, but the bills are mostly all hers. My daily is getting on in years and miles so now the search begins again. I too am finding the same price issues. Lower mileage cars with 2-3 owners within 200 miles are easily $20k+. I've found two exceptions, both 2007 and on the surface seem interesting. One has had FIVE owners, both lease and personal, and from Florida to Georgia to the Midwest. The other one, two owners and fairly low miles. Priced around $18,5 the car had at some point been stolen. My guess that blemish on its past is keeping the buyers at bay.
Took me a little to realize that - I'm going to up my mileage.
10-01-2014, 02:27 PM
#52
In my opinion, if you can buy a higher mileage S from a member of these boards that is always wanting to learn how to make the car "right" and keep up with the maintenance religiously... that's worth a LOT more to me than just a low mileage S.
10-02-2014, 07:53 AM
#54
No cars are moneymakers but the S2000 is probably the lowest depreciating sportscar you can buy combined with the lowest maintenance cost.( if they have't been effed with)
I'm a Porsche guy but when I wanted a fun car for retirement the S2000 beat the Boxster hands down for these reasons. I can't tolerate $1000+ surprises like I used to.
IMHO, if you can invest a few $K more upfront on a clean, low mileage car you'll come out ahead in the long run,both in depreciation and overall operating costs.
I'm a Porsche guy but when I wanted a fun car for retirement the S2000 beat the Boxster hands down for these reasons. I can't tolerate $1000+ surprises like I used to.
IMHO, if you can invest a few $K more upfront on a clean, low mileage car you'll come out ahead in the long run,both in depreciation and overall operating costs.
10-02-2014, 12:24 PM
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No cars are moneymakers but the S2000 is probably the lowest depreciating sportscar you can buy combined with the lowest maintenance cost.( if they have't been effed with)
I'm a Porsche guy but when I wanted a fun care for retirement the S2000 beat the Boxster hands down for these reasons. I can't tolerate $1000+ surprises like I used to.
IMHO, if you can invest a few $K more upfront on a clean, low mileage car you'll come out ahead in the long run,both in depreciation and overall operating costs.
I'm a Porsche guy but when I wanted a fun care for retirement the S2000 beat the Boxster hands down for these reasons. I can't tolerate $1000+ surprises like I used to.
IMHO, if you can invest a few $K more upfront on a clean, low mileage car you'll come out ahead in the long run,both in depreciation and overall operating costs.
Btw, I saw an 06 the other day. LBP with 74k miles on it. The front lip was help on by zipties, sagged so the bumper was all scratched on the lower side, one of the wheels was chipped bad, bunch of rock hits, etc etc. Street corner dealer wanted $20k and they said "Sir, if you expect me to drop $1k, $2k... I'm sorry but we're not here to make a profit, we're here to get the cars off the lot." I laughed so hard and just left
10-02-2014, 01:40 PM
#56
That doesn't even make sense. If they are not there to make a profit and are only there to get the cars off the lot, then they would be perfectly willing to drop the price to make a sale. And aside from that, of course they are there to make a profit. Every business is looking to make a profit. It's just a question of how much. There would be no point in a business existing if it didn't make a profit. By definition, a business exists to make a profit. Otherwise, it's just somebody's hobby.
10-02-2014, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by TeslaChicken' timestamp='1412281458' post='23354192
Street corner dealer wanted $20k and they said "Sir, if you expect me to drop $1k, $2k... I'm sorry but we're not here to make a profit, we're here to get the cars off the lot."
10-02-2014, 07:22 PM
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I spent a solid 18 months looking. Watching the DFW market. Waiting for the perfect S, and for my situation to be right. It was always one or the other. Everything finally aligned last weekend and I got an 04 BB with 81k. As everyone has said... Patience. This isn't a car that sold hundred of thousands of units where you can pick one up any day of the week. Consider the # made, assume a bunch of those are dead, and another chunk are happily in a relationship. Pickins be slim...
Don't settle for a shitty one! Adjust your expectations, sure, to what is reasonable and realistic. I knew unless I was willing and able to shell out 20+ grand, I wasn't going to get one 100% perfect. (In DFW I've seen two CRs sell for 28ish. That would be the dream...)
Don't settle for a shitty one! Adjust your expectations, sure, to what is reasonable and realistic. I knew unless I was willing and able to shell out 20+ grand, I wasn't going to get one 100% perfect. (In DFW I've seen two CRs sell for 28ish. That would be the dream...)
10-03-2014, 03:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 2Kaputnik' timestamp='1411916437' post='23348171
Are you being reasonable with what you are willing to spend? If you cannot travel, you will need patience, but nice ones always seem to come up.
(btw, the 2006 Suzuka does not have the smurf interior!)
(btw, the 2006 Suzuka does not have the smurf interior!)
I don't think that's a low ball in any way? Oh wellBut I didn't know about he MY06 Suzuka not being blue inside, I'll definitely keep that in mind then!
The 06 Suzukas actually do have blue on the interior, just not nearly as much as the pre-06 cars. In the pre-06 cars everything is blue (dash, console, roll hoops, door panels, seats, carpet). In the 06 it is only the seats and carpet. The rest is black. As another follow-up, you can purchase fitted seat covers that look like they are OEM--they are branded "Clazzio". I bought some black seat covers since my car's driver seat had some wear on it and now the only blue part of my interior is the carpet. Over the years I've had several people comment that they really liked my interior vs. other Suzuka cars.