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Looking at purchasing an AP1, just wondering what a good/great deal would be.
2001 NFR
All stock, 27,xxx miles, carfax says clean title, 3 owners
ordered PPI, mechanic said no concerns, will need a new roof as the rear plastic window is cracked
location PNW
Seller asking $30k, wondering if this is fair for the current market, and what would be a great deal for this vehicle
"Good deal" largely depends on your intended use of the car and where you want to keep it. I can't recommend daily driving a nearly 25 year old car parked in a driveway or apartment parking lot. These cars never had the performance suggested in the F&F movies and trying to drive them like that frequently involves wrecks especially the very early cars which have very quick handling that will catch the typical Civic driver unawares.
Budget $2,000 for a new, professionally installed roof. Bungled or even less attention to detail will result in water leaking into the trunk. Assuming "PNW" means the rain forests of Oregon or Washington you have to be very careful. These are available with the plastic or glass rear window. Keeping the car in "collector" condition means the plastic rear window otherwise the glass is a better choice. Car will probably need fresh tires for another $1,000 for performance tires. There are limited choices due to the small 16" wheels on the early cars.
"Good deal" largely depends on your intended use of the car and where you want to keep it. I can't recommend daily driving a nearly 25 year old car parked in a driveway or apartment parking lot. These cars never had the performance suggested in the F&F movies and trying to drive them like that frequently involves wrecks especially the very early cars which have very quick handling that will catch the typical Civic driver unawares.
Budget $2,000 for a new, professionally installed roof. Bungled or even less attention to detail will result in water leaking into the trunk. Assuming "PNW" means the rain forests of Oregon or Washington you have to be very careful. These are available with the plastic or glass rear window. Keeping the car in "collector" condition means the plastic rear window otherwise the glass is a better choice. Car will probably need fresh tires for another $1,000 for performance tires. There are limited choices due to the small 16" wheels on the early cars.
Thanks for the additional information. You should be able to find a very late car with only a few more miles for that same price.
Use the link I sent earlier and familiarize yourself with the differences. Then sit down and create a priority list. Stuff at the top, especially #1, are what you consider mandatory. Those toward the bottom less so. This will create a short list, perhaps a very short list. My priority list had "pure stock" and under 40,000 miles on it and was headed by 2006 or later for all the AP2V2 improvements (including the larger wheels) and the ability to easily tune the car for increased mid-rpm power and performance. Color was not on the list other than maybe "not yellow or black." The chart below shows the USA color availability -- some colors are quite rare and only available in specific model years. Since color was waaaaaaaaaay down my priority list my car is, of course, Silverstone Metalic.
I was able to hit all my requirements other than "pure stock" as the car had horrible black aftermarket wheels. But this was 10 years ago and I knew OEM wheels were available so that requirement was easily handled in a few weeks after purchase.
(I shamelessly plagiarized this chart from notes here and have no idea why some numbers are highlighted in different colors. There are other less busy editions of the chart on the forum as well.)
Looking at purchasing an AP1, just wondering what a good/great deal would be.
2001 NFR
All stock, 27,xxx miles, carfax says clean title, 3 owners
ordered PPI, mechanic said no concerns, will need a new roof as the rear plastic window is cracked
location PNW
Seller asking $30k, wondering if this is fair for the current market, and what would be a great deal for this vehicle
This seems a little pricey. How does it compare to other ones you've seen?
I just took a look at S2000s posted on Craigslist in the Portland and Seattle areas. Based on your description, the car you are considering does not appear to be overpriced for this market. In my experience the mild climate of Pacific Northwest makes it a safe haven for automobiles. Here in the Portland area they never salted the roads until finally okaying its use just a few years ago. Most years we see such small amounts of snow that it is a moot point. In addition, the large amount of cool overcast days we experience each year does a good job of preventing paint and interiors from fading and doesn’t tend to dry out interiors like the blazing sun in the Southwest does. Best of luck to you with your search.
I just took a look at S2000s posted on Craigslist in the Portland and Seattle areas. Based on your description, the car you are considering does not appear to be overpriced for this market. In my experience the mild climate of Pacific Northwest makes it a safe haven for automobiles. Here in the Portland area they never salted the roads until finally okaying its use just a few years ago. Most years we see such small amounts of snow that it is a moot point. In addition, the large amount of cool overcast days we experience each year does a good job of preventing paint and interiors from fading and doesn’t tend to dry out interiors like the blazing sun in the Southwest does. Best of luck to you with your search.
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