Ok, so some of you may have seen my previous post about trading in my S2000 on a new GTI and now missing my S2000. My better half has agreed that I can pick up another S2000 in the next year or so (once we have a house), but I don't think she'd smile on my spending more than about $10k.

First off, please don't get pissed off at my saying I'm driving down resale value or anything. I know some people get their backs up about this stuff, but I am talking about getting an MY00 or MY01.

Anyway, so is it possible to get an S2000 for under $10k?

I was thinking I could possibly by a car with a blown motor and then buy an engine myself. I am not a genius mechanic, but if the trans were still in place and all I had to do was install a new motor I think between myself, the internet, and a few talented friends of mine it could be done.

How about just buying a really high mileage car and waiting for the motor to go up? Then replace it?

How about a car with a salvage title? I am not sure the in's and out's of this approach in terms of the geometry of the car being correct.

The intent of this car would ultimately be a stripped out track/weekend car for when I feel like pretending I'm a race car driver. The GTI would remain my daily unless the weather were very nice and I were in one of my moods

Thanks.

 

I think you can, I recently got my 2000 S2000 for 10800, with only 65k mile, clean title, just look around

 

wow, that seems like a good deal. the more under $10k the better

I think i probably need to wait till next winter now tho. I certainly won't get a great deal in the spring or summer.

 

I think it would be very possible to get a S2000 around $10,000. A MY2000 with 85000 miles in good condition has a private party value of $11,720. It amazes me how cheap the AP1s are selling

 

i dont know if i would say that is better, means more young inexperianced punks driving them as well as ricers putting street glow kits on them. as well as my car being worth absolutly nothing by the time it is paid off.

on thet other hand I will be able to pick up a semi used one for real cheap if anything ever happens to this one

 

I know the downside to cheaper is more people ruining the car with stupid glowlight kits.

But the upside is, I get a car I can turn into a weekend/track car that will always put a smile on my face. I need to have more discussion with the misses. I think she'd go for $10k, but def no more. Sometimes I wish I'd never traded my S in, but I drive 70-110 miles a day and I needed something bigger with more airbags

 

I think a member in the for sale section is selling is 00 for roughly 12k it does have a bit of miles on the chasis but it does have a s/c. I am sure you could part that out and get 3k back.

 

I picked up an 01 for 12.5k with only 52k miles on it. A years worth of depreciation can drive the value of 00 and 01 that low. Sad thing here you're obviously missing your old s too much to be thinking about a car that you won't be purchasing for another year.

 

[QUOTE=ZSAK,Jan 24 2008, 05:47 AM] I think a member

 

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/car/522776077.html