Hey guys I hope you are all having a great start to your mondays!

I want a S2000 again, and definitely looking for a AP1. (No offense to any AP2 owners as all s2k's are beautiful in my eyes)

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sg...656475940.html

Here is a 2001 S2000 with 162k miles, at 163k miles. Clean title no accidents on carfax.

He said lowest he'll do is 8k.

Do you guys think if I wait it out I can find a better deal? Should I try going there with 7,500?

Any advice would be appreciate as I haven't shopped a s2k in over 7 years!

 

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Thank you so much brother I really appreciate that!

 

Hey brother so I got the carfax everything looks good no accidents. Service looks uptodate. But there is 9 owners I will be the 10th. What do you think about that?

 

Thank you brother! I think I am going to wait it out, until I find a cleaner s2k. After seeing yours I got inspired!

 

It boils down to what you expect to have to do to bring it up to your standards and you have to factor that into the price. I think you are starting off on the right foot realizing that there are plenty of them out there, so getting one that is cleaner and requires less to bring it into spec might be the way to go. Depending on your budget you will have to sacrifice somewhere so pick what you can deal with. For me, I would not want to deal with paint or body work but could easily handle mechanical or interior refurbishing. If you are dealing with a sub 10k price point you are going to have to sacrifice in SOME area.

 

Thank you Steve I really appreciate that! You are absolutely right on that! Especially in SoCal where all the kids have done terrible things to their S2ks

 

Deckoz brother it won't let me pm you
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/s2000-ta...s2000-1187176/
Can you help me with this post brother I am stuck on what to do!!^^

 

Coming from a person who has been wanting to buy another S for over 10 years, I completely understand not wanting to wait. And to be honest, I don't necessarily think you need to. It might make sense because a lot of people say that you'll get a better deal in the winter, but I doubt this is always the case. Most likely, there will be less cars for sale in the winter.

But to answer your question here about negotiating, I would offer him way under what he's asking. The worst that happens is he says no. If he doesn't want to work with you because you are trying to negotiate, then he doesn't want to sell the car.

Also, when I say "way under" I don't mean offering him $4,000 in cash like some people would. But starting at $6,500 (even though you're not expecting to buy it for that) is a great spot to be in, because there's a better chance that you'll get the car for $7,000 or $7,500. Definitely negotiate as best you can!

 

Look in norcal man. I don't know if we have more older ladies and gentlemen up here that value the car for what it is, but I've seen a few absolute gems up here.

I'm being extremely patient both from my car selection, and building up a financial buffer first (This is afterall, nothing but a toy). Of those I've seen posted, if we can fast forward 6months, I'd pick one off already.

 

Its nice to find a one owner car with a seller that did not do modifications and that took care of the car and did not abuse the car. The short version - one owner around 70 years old who takes care of stuff. Both of my ap1's were one owner cars, and the owners were very nice trustworthy folks over 70. Cars like that are out there. Both high mileage and low and everything in between.