A/F gauge? For me, I'd assume it was turboed/supercharged. $16k for 101,000 miles... meh I'd pass. I just paid $18,600 for a 2005 with 19,000 miles. I don't think I got a great deal, but I did get a pristine S2000.

 

This car.

Owner said it has CEL on for primary and secondary O2 sensor, and front right headlight has humidity in it.
Front bumper needs some paint.

Have a friend that can get cheap pain work done for me.
Located in TN/AL.

Thinking about offering 8.5-9k. What do you think?

 

2003 Silverstone Metallic
46,000 miles, completely stock and un-modified with the exception of the eyelids which are easily removable (will be taken off ASAP)
Mature owner, clean seats, recently replaced soft top (with glass rear window and defroster). Asking $16,500, already verbally willing to go down to $15,000.
Haven't met with the owner yet or seen in person, so no idea how it drives. But owner didn't specify any existing problems as of now.
Seems to me like a complete steal, what do you guys think?

 

2002 Honda S2000
Black with red interior
113,000 miles - everything works fine, looks like it's in mint condition

Dealer wants $13,000, which seems high to me.

It has some ugly ass wheels on it, so I'm assuming it has some low-grade mods on it. This lowers the value quite a bit for me. But, assuming the carfax checks out and it runs cleanly, what should I offer? The car does appear to be very, very well taken care of - even the seats have no wear on them, everything is spotless, etc. Is $11,000 a fair price? Even I feel like that is high considering I just saw an 02 with ~70k miles going for $11,700 recently.

 

Yes, auction prices are around 8-9 grand for a clean one over 100k miles. I would offer 10.5 at most or walk. Tell him the wheels need replaced, spark plugs, fluids, etc.

 

$15,000 is approaching fairly clean AP2 territory imo, so I wouldn't call this a complete steal. It's hard to say if it's worth it or not though, and the badge on the back looks tacky.

For $15,000 an AP1 without a hardtop should be pretty much perfect in my view--mine was in very nice shape when I got it, and I still paid less.

 

Thanks for the info. The market around me would disagree with you on price though. You won't find an AP1 with fewer than 100k miles listed anything less than 16500 around here. But I am going to try and get him down at least another 1000. As for the badge, that's easy enough to remove that it didn't even phase me. It and the eyelids would be off the day I got it without any trace.

 

You are very welcome! What state are you located in, maybe it would be worth expanding your search area to find a better deal--I drove out of state to purchase mine. For example, I live near Seattle, WA, but overall I have found the prices of used cars to be a little more reasonable down in Oregon. Also, the longer you have to wait, the more likely you are to come across a good deal as you can always pass on any car you please.

With that said, the car sounds like it might be a fair purchase at $14,000 assuming that everything checks out ok, and while hard to tell for sure, it does look to be in good shape from the pictures. In the end, if you go home with whatever car you purchased with a smile on your face and everything checks out with the car (and you still feel good about your purchase), then I'd say you got a good deal

 

I'm currently in Cincinnati, so getting to any prime S2K market (FL, or general south east) would be a significant drive for me. Forget about the west coast. Haha. And my time frame is unfortunately short, as my current DD is on its way out, and this S will end up being my DD. Which is partially why low mileage is so important. I've had a few leads in the area so far, and they all seem to be similarly priced.

 

Sent you a pm of a car in very nice condition here on s2ki--I called in near mint, but I should have called it very good condition with just a few decent sized scrapes/scratches on the front bumper. It might be over budget, but if not it is worth the extra money unless there's a hidden issue I didn't notice. This to me would be worth the drive, but it might already be too late for you as it is probably lined up to sell. I imagine that car is as good as sold by now, but just an example of what can be found. Also its over budget, but worth the extra money.

Guess there's no need to hide the link, but this is an outstanding example of a nice car for a fair price--and here I feel you are really getting what you are paying for.

https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/107...k-miles-in-ct/