Whew...I didn't wanna have to be the one to say it

 

is the owner hott?

 

Unfortunately, no... . Then I could have worked my juju... ok maybe not. To those who are saying she may not have maintained the car properly. I'm pretty sure she did. I asked about service records, and she said she had most of them. She also said she gets the oil changed around 2500 mile intervals. The car is a lease.... erhh "Honda Leadership Program" vehicle, so the dealership makes her come in and have routine service performed. So $24k sounds about right then? That's what I was figuring on. What about the tranny vibration on coast down? Should that be something to be concerned about? Thanks for the replies.

 

ya got the seat all the way back. pull fwd just a notch. prob solved.

my car growls whenever i let off the gas. no prob
haven't had to deal with the clutch tsb

good luck with the purchase. whatever, whenever. and how ever

 

That's what I figured with the seat since she said it never happened before, and I had to slide the seat back to get comfy. One notch forward wouldn't be a problem though. This vibration at coast down was more than a growl, the whole car resonated pretty loudly. It was a strong vibration.

 

JR, the info on the tranny is this, the growl your hearing is a result of the vibration in the clutch plate. The TSB effectively changes the frequency of the vibration so it no longer resonates during decelleration. I've owned both an '01 and '02 and there is a world of difference between the two cars. The growl on the '01 was very loud and the '02 is relatively quite. Mechanically there is nothing wrong but you hear much more noise from the transmission. If you get the car you may want to consider getting the TSB just to have a new '02 clutch plate. Some people wear the clutch quickly with their driving style and you won't know it until the clutch starts slipping by then it may be too late and the warranty could be expired. On the flip side of this make sure the Honda Tech knows what he is doing, here in Atlanta I know of at least two S2000's that had replacement clutches installed just to have the 2nd clutch last only 5,000 miles (much less time than the first clutch). This points to something that the tech may have done and not the driver.

Personally, I think you can do a little better on the price, there are a lot of people out there selling their S2000s, probably because they only intended to keep the car for 1-2 years in the first place. It's a fun car but it's not for everyone, only the diehard enthusiasts. Don't settle for the first one you come across, you may find a 2001 for just a bit more which may be a better value. On the other hand, if a MY2000 is still selling in the $25,000 range 3 years later then the depriciation is very low and quite favorable for us owners.