I'm going to look at a used 2002 suzuka blue s2k at a dealership today. Dealer and carfax says car has about 12kmiles which seems suspiciously low : / sticker price is $16,995. I was wondering how easy it is to rollback the odometer on an s2000?, and what would be a good price to offer I was planning on financing through them or use my credit union if they couldn't beat my preaproved rate, with 3 or 4k down. Is anything below 15k too low of a cut ? I know kbb and nada says value is around 15k but I've never bought a used car from a dealership and am not the best person at haggling a deal Also looking at the pictures of the car it has dunlops all around and iirc didn't the s2k of that year come with bridgestone potenza stock? I guess its totally plausible someone would change the tires on a 6+year old car regardless of wear .

 

well thats way too little miles to have been on the car.. you definatly dont want a car thats been sitting in the garage for 6 years and barely driven. thats only 2k miles a year.. wich is way low... idk about the rolling back though... i wouldnt imagine it would be easy.. good luck!

 

you can get an AP2 for that price.

Dealerships should be cheaper then private party, you just have to wait till you find one thats had the car on the lot for a long time and is ready to send it to auction.

Dealerships often underestimate how difficult it is to sell a used s2000. I ended up paying 5000 less then what the dealership was asking for my S2000. The first question out of your mouth ont he lot should be, how long have you had this car. if its a long time, tell em this is your offer, its better then what they'll get at auction. If the sales manager isnt dumb, they'll take it. If the car hasnt been on the lot yet, make the same offer, tell em to take your name and number, and WHEN they cant sell it, and are ready to accept your offer to give you a call. You should really be educated about trade in values or the specific car your talking about. (edmunds, KBB, etc) so you know the max they paid (again, unless your dealing with an idiot sales manager) This is the kind of situation where making an offer at about 500 above trade in value should solidify the deal. Often times they will tell you they spent over 500 to get the car sellable. Your response should be, yea but you will lose less money selling to me, then going to auction. (not to mention the salesman gets an extra sale for the month)

This is how anyone in the market for a used S2000 should be shopping.

Private party sellers are enthusiasts who arent willing to let go of their cars for the prices you can get dealerships down to because its a car sellers have emotional attachment to.

It is a unique situation in the used car market since its so impractical with only 2 seats, tiny trunk, convertible, small, and manual only, as well as being used. It attracts few people.

This specific car might be a little different because of its low mileage, however 17K is laughable.

 

I think $15k would be a solid deal. Good luck.

 

I picked up and 04 with 7,000 miles, you can find them out there with low miles if you search. Good luck, and I agree with the others you can find an AP2 for that price.

 

Carfax should show the number of previous owners. With the low mileage the dealer might know who the origional owner was. Look at the tires and usual wear places to see if things look new.

 

That does seem very low..... I would be concerned that those miles are all on the track.

 

Sounds like a keeper to me... I just sold my '87 Grand National witih 42k on it... (nod. nod, wink, wink... I drove it... a quarter mile at a time)... seriously... I can see a car like that showing up once in awhile... people buy them as a toy, can't get two golf bags in the trunk... for whatever reason, the novelty wears off and it becomes a garage queen... as long as it was driven a few miles every week and brought up to up temp and the owner paid attention to the fluids I suspect this might be a pretty sweet deal.

 

So I schedule to go see the car since yesterday. Drive an hour and a half to the dealer today only to find out the car isn't even on the lot anymore. One guy on the lot tells me that the car was sent out to auction and is on its way to long island. Then another salesman comes out, the one i originally scheduled to see the car with tells me he was out for lunch and just got back and didn't know what happened to the car and goes in to to talk with the manager. He comes back out within 30 seconds and tells me that the car has transmission problems and that it needs a new transmission. The least they could have done was call me to tell me some other bs story so i wouldn't have wasted my time and gas coming down. I also love how I get two conflicting stories about the car, 12k mile car needing a new transmission??!!!

 

its suzuka, owner didn't want to be seen driving it...jk

I'd try to find a different car after those stories.