Hey everyone. The S2000 is my absolute dream car and I've been in the market to buy for six months now that I have the money saved. I'm looking for an S2000 as a weekend/potential track car as I have a Civic to DD. I came across this pretty girl 3 hours away from me. What do you guys think? Is she too abused? Or is this price right? http://imgur.com/uaGZXlH

I talked to the owner and he's willing to accept $8500 for it stock with just the new clutch. He is the fourth owner. I ran the Autocheck. http://www.texasdirectauto.com/listi...ap11421t009353

Any input would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

 

Hello, and welcome.

I would have the owner take some better pictures of the car before making the three hour trip, but perhaps it is just me. I can only see the car from

one angle, and don't see any pictures of the engine bay or interior. It does look like it has potential for a track car though.

 

Thank you Eric, I see you edited your post, but caught the original message as well. Here are the rest of the pictures. http://imgur.com/fJQjLpg,VatRzXQ,1iS...cCDHTE,ULywjhE

The owner mentions he was going to do a trade + cash for a truck and the truck owner had a mechanic look at his S2K. He states that the mechanic gave everything the a-okay, but ultimately didn't do the trade with cash because the truck owner wanted too much. I know it's all hearsay, but I'm hoping he has document or some type of paperwork from the mechanic. I found a local Honda dealer near him that I could set up a PPI with and get a compression test done as well. I believe the owner is okay with me doing that.

 

I think a PPI from the dealership, including a compression test is the way to go if you are serious about the car and think this could be the one.

If the owner is not willing to have a PPI done, it would make me wonder what he is trying to hide.

I had an inspection done at a Honda dealership before purchasing mine, and felt that it was very well worth the time and money for the added

assurance that the car was trouble free.

Edit: I noticed the rest of the pictures, and the exterior of the car looks better than I thought it would.

 

Looks like a good price as long as it looks as good in person as it does in the pix. Definitely have a PPI done.

You may have to replace the top at some point if the repairs don't hold up (or just drive it with the top down all the time!!)

There's a bunch of threads on here that are great reading for new owners---take a look at the threads in the blue at the top of this "S2000 Talk" as a start---there's one on buying a used S2000 and really great info under the FAQ one on problems and fixes.

Welcome to S2k!!

 

http://monterey.craigslist.org/cto/4281314118.html

 

Edit: As honda606 pointed out, it looks like I missed that this one has a missing vin sticker, makes me wonder if it's been in an accident

I initially thought it looked nice, but if it the seller is hiding something then I'd pass.

 

I don't see the VIN stickers on the left panel from the under the hood shot. The side blinkers have been changed to clear, the S2000 emblems removed, carpet changed to black, new head unit installed, CAI, etc. Too much shit going on here for my tastes, but then again I'm pretty anal about having something 100% stock. Head unit I can understand but there is no way of knowing how well the black carpet was installed. Was it as good as a factory job? Also, maybe it's just not showing well from the angle but the missing VIN sticker on the panel is a huge negative for me.

This is one I would have to go see in person to look for overspray.

 

Yea I noticed that about the vin but I planned out checking that out when I went to go see it. And the blinker and s2000 emblem I planned on doing that anyway and the carpet I don't mind and it does come with the stock head unit. For the overspray I would also check for that when i go check it out

 

2003 Blue S2000
172,000 miles

In overall 'good' shape. The usual scuffs/chips from an 11 year old car. Front bumper just got repainted due to rock chips. Car runs fine mechanically, soft top has no tears, etc. Buyer wants $10,000 - thoughts?

Thanks