I think the CR's will be worth something down the road if it has low miles in about 10 years. But who wants to do that i DD mine i love driving it. I did not buy it for its value down the road. But i will say that in the last year my CR has gone up in value on NADA now its worth $27k with 24K miles

 

some of you are talking about resale value, some about market demand and some are talking about performance? throwing corvette in the mix??

either my reading comprehension is off or no one is really talking about the same thing.
to me the tittle means how to keep the S2K in the hearts of generations to come. and that is what i will reply to.
i think we need to expose the S more. honda never really advertised the S and most of the population thinks it's a miata or porsche. we need to show it to the public and educate them that it's not a HP monster. it's a canyon carver with a fun factor that cannot be described by words but only felt by driving it.
the more we show it to the world, the more they will come to want it and keep its demand up.

 

I personally view the S2000 as a phenomenal car that is on the level of the aforementioned rx-7, MK IV Supra, but not so much the corvette... These cars are special because they have their own special qualities. In other words, in comparing the FD3 chassis with the MK IV chassis, sure they are both iconic and great cars, but not necessarily for the same reasons. I think the S2000 is great because of what it can do with what it has. People get all down because the power plant didn't offer more tq and/or power from the factory. Sure it would have been nice, but I don't think the s2000 needs more power under the hood - but that isn't too say I would like a little more .

When I think of s2000, i think of a car that is highly efficient, track worthy, and a masterpiece of design, but one of the greatest things about the car (although, I have lately felt it is negative), is how affordable it is. Some may disagree by saying that a cheaper price tag isn't what makes it a great car, but I think it does very much so. The s2000 is a drivers car - a great one at that, and the fact that a large group of enthusiasts can acquire and enjoy this car is an awesome thing.

I think some people forget how great the car really is.

 

+1 on the driveability. Another thing is the Supras and FDs that made them famouse had 100s of thousands of dollars poorred into them. A supra off the shelf has 320hp and is super heavy. Im sure the hp/lb range is close to an s2k, especially a CR (without the soft top). Its the 1000hp supras that made the name, look at some turbo s2ks, they are seriouse business. And from what i gather FD rx7s are a money pit with repairs and just keeping it running, i'd hardly call a s2k a unreliable car.

 

I think one of us needs to get on the next bullrun and win it. Get thrown into some challenges and show the world what the car is capable of!

 

Keep em drivin on the streets and looking good, that'll preserve their demand. Underpowered is not a correct statement. The S, especially the CR has enough handling to match track times of much higher powered cars. This formula of intense handling and moderate power gives the S durability and Honda reliability. And when you calculate the HP to weight, the S is a high powered car. All you inexperienced drivers look at HP figures and compare them with other cars and call it lacking, but you need to factor in the multiplying forces of weight, balance, and handling. The S is a future classic, you'll see!

Other indicators is the fact that they killed the model due to economic downturn, as with many other cars. Having said that, the S has no competition when it comes to reliability /performance/price point/maintenance cost. Those who have owned BMW's porsches, etc. know what I'm talking about. As a result this is an indicator that in the future, the S(expecially the CR) will be remembered as this last of this generation in track worthy yet daily dependable roadsters that offered the most value and and reliability. Other cars that is in the same position are the first 2 generations of M3s in the U.S., when BMW focused purely on driving performance, those M3s still go for good money when in good condition. There are a few other that achieve this cult status such as the Corrado, the GTI, Supra, RX-7, etc., in its niche forms.

It would be nice to hear from those who have expericed this car craze thing for some time as they can give some good insight as to what indicates a future classic.

 

I predict that a well maintained, reasonable mileage, and importantly, bone STOCK S2000 will hold strong value for a long time. I also predict value may bottom out at some point in the future, and then gradually creep up as such cars become more and more rare. Buyers will more and more go out of their way to find the totally OEM S2K.

 

Best preserved in formaldehyde...j/k.

It's honda's best car since the NSX, seriously, what's to doubt that this car will NOT become a classic in the decades to come. I don't know what kind of prices the car will command, but i'm sure there will not be any shortage of buyers looking for pristine examples of this car in the far off future. I'm 34 now and i wouldn't at all mind paying a premium in my late 50's or 60's to own a car I once owned that that brought so much joy to my life. People get nostalgic and when people with money get nostalgic, there's no limit to what they're willing to pay to own something they once held so dear. Just ask the guy from papa john's.

P.S. I love the spell check feature recently added, almost makes me look like i can write...lol.

 

i think the transmission will be the key factor in the car's value in the future.
with every manufacture going flappy paddles in everything from crossover SUVs to sport sedans to hyper exotics, people will miss a true manual transmission. and the S has arguably THE BEST shifting manual trans to this day. 30 years from now, when we're all retired and sick of driving government mandated 50mpg cars, we will come looking for the S. and the ones with the $$ will drive up the value of a good conditioned S2000 in any year CR or base. i know i would.

 

I bought a motorcycle a month ago (2009 BMW K1300GT if you care to know) and the dealer where I bought the bike was 120 miles away, we did not plan this so we were in the S2000 and my wife had to drive the S home, her first time driving the S since we bought it in March 2007. We got home and one of the fist things she said was how nice it was to drive something with some power in it for once, she sold her Alfa a long time ago and her current car is a econobox, she was very impressed with the power of the S.

Its not about HP guys, its all about weight to HP ratio and the S is fine and a long ways from under powered. I think it is perfectly powered for what it is designed to do, use the gears right and the S does just fine.

A few posts up someone asks if a old fart who has seen various car crazes come and go could speak up, I am only mid-50s and been into cars 35+ years, do I count ? The S will drop in value but there will be a point where they will start to climb, no way to prevent that. The big issue is perception, if people think the car is good it will be good, if they think its bad you wont be able to give them away. Too many whiners already worrying about the fact that they wont be able to get parts in the future and whining about how they will keep them on the road in 10 years when Honda no longer has to provide parts...B.S. my other car is a 1967 car that they only built 1,133 of and the motor was not used in other models, I can still keep that car on the road even though they stopped making that car in 1969...higher redline then my 07 S2000 and way better sound from the 3 2-barrel webers feeding that twin overhead cam V6.

Drive the S and love it, screw the value it will be fine but what really counts is how many smiles per mile you get out of it, not what its worth when it worn out and you are ready to sell it.