-Official- Is this car worth it thread - vol. 2
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From: Long Island, NY
A low mileage well kept stock S2000 will always have a high value regardless of color. Show me a dealer that happens to have a GPW on their lot alongside any other color. Same year and nearly the same mileage. They won't be asking another $1500-2000 for the GPW just because it's white. And I'm not sure how you can make the statement that there is a higher demand for them on ebay, at auction, etc. when you have no statistical data supporting that. How do you know how many calls a dealer is getting on their GPW they have on their lot as opposed to their Silverstone? You don't.
ps. I own a used car dealer so I may know a thing or two.
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2001
49k miles
Bone stock
No accidents (still need to run a check to make sure)
Car apparently is in *mint* condition. 1 owner, very well taken care of. Only issue with it is there is a patched 6" long slice in the hard top from an angry gf, apparently.
We haggled over price, seller is willing to go down to $12,800 but not a penny more. Fair deal? I almost feel like that's a little high because it's the middle of winter in December, yet no one really seems to understand that KBB's already inflated value doesn't really hold much weight when it's 10* and snowing outside.
49k miles
Bone stock
No accidents (still need to run a check to make sure)
Car apparently is in *mint* condition. 1 owner, very well taken care of. Only issue with it is there is a patched 6" long slice in the hard top from an angry gf, apparently.
We haggled over price, seller is willing to go down to $12,800 but not a penny more. Fair deal? I almost feel like that's a little high because it's the middle of winter in December, yet no one really seems to understand that KBB's already inflated value doesn't really hold much weight when it's 10* and snowing outside.
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From: houston
2001
49k miles
Bone stock
No accidents (still need to run a check to make sure)
Car apparently is in *mint* condition. 1 owner, very well taken care of. Only issue with it is there is a patched 6" long slice in the hard top from an angry gf, apparently.
We haggled over price, seller is willing to go down to $12,800 but not a penny more. Fair deal? I almost feel like that's a little high because it's the middle of winter in December, yet no one really seems to understand that KBB's already inflated value doesn't really hold much weight when it's 10* and snowing outside.
49k miles
Bone stock
No accidents (still need to run a check to make sure)
Car apparently is in *mint* condition. 1 owner, very well taken care of. Only issue with it is there is a patched 6" long slice in the hard top from an angry gf, apparently.
We haggled over price, seller is willing to go down to $12,800 but not a penny more. Fair deal? I almost feel like that's a little high because it's the middle of winter in December, yet no one really seems to understand that KBB's already inflated value doesn't really hold much weight when it's 10* and snowing outside.
I'm confused though about the "need to run a check" to make sure it has no accidents. Why not physically go look at the car yourself and confirm that it has all ten VIN stickers in place? Then if some are missing you'll know not only that it isn't in mint condition but you can then run the check to see if there is any mention as to the severity of the accident.
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Originally Posted by I-vtec. Do you?' timestamp='1418964775' post='23441745
2001
49k miles
Bone stock
No accidents (still need to run a check to make sure)
Car apparently is in *mint* condition. 1 owner, very well taken care of. Only issue with it is there is a patched 6" long slice in the hard top from an angry gf, apparently.
We haggled over price, seller is willing to go down to $12,800 but not a penny more. Fair deal? I almost feel like that's a little high because it's the middle of winter in December, yet no one really seems to understand that KBB's already inflated value doesn't really hold much weight when it's 10* and snowing outside.
49k miles
Bone stock
No accidents (still need to run a check to make sure)
Car apparently is in *mint* condition. 1 owner, very well taken care of. Only issue with it is there is a patched 6" long slice in the hard top from an angry gf, apparently.
We haggled over price, seller is willing to go down to $12,800 but not a penny more. Fair deal? I almost feel like that's a little high because it's the middle of winter in December, yet no one really seems to understand that KBB's already inflated value doesn't really hold much weight when it's 10* and snowing outside.
I'm confused though about the "need to run a check" to make sure it has no accidents. Why not physically go look at the car yourself and confirm that it has all ten VIN stickers in place? Then if some are missing you'll know not only that it isn't in mint condition but you can then run the check to see if there is any mention as to the severity of the accident.
Also, I can't just check the VINs because most cars I'm looking at are ~4+ hour drives from me. I'm not going to make that drive until I have a deal lined up and the car checks out. of course I'll check it out in person, but I'm not going to trust pictures and a seller's word before I make the drive.
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From: West Los Angeles, CA
Yep I agree, though Edmunds has the opposite problem in that their numbers are way too low (often puts 01-03 S2k's in the 7k range). NADA seems the most realistic. Really annoying how everyone with an s2k for sale right now is saying "PRICED A THOUSAND BELOW KBB FOR QUICK SALE!!!" and won't budge a dollar. I'm like, dude.. it's the middle of December and you're still asking for more than the car is really worth. KBB isn't realistic at all.
Also, I can't just check the VINs because most cars I'm looking at are ~4+ hour drives from me. I'm not going to make that drive until I have a deal lined up and the car checks out. of course I'll check it out in person, but I'm not going to trust pictures and a seller's word before I make the drive.
Also, I can't just check the VINs because most cars I'm looking at are ~4+ hour drives from me. I'm not going to make that drive until I have a deal lined up and the car checks out. of course I'll check it out in person, but I'm not going to trust pictures and a seller's word before I make the drive.
Re CarFax and AutoCheck: those are helpful (might save you from making a drive to see a car that is a long distance away), but they don't always have all of the info. In my last used car purchase, I used both because I found that sometimes one had info the other didn't. I also found that both would sometimes show a car as having no accidents on record yet I could tell pretty clearly the car I was looking at had been in some kind of accident.
Best wishes!
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Ok, I think this might be the last time I bug you guys.
01 S2000
51k miles
1 owner
No accidents, matching VINs
Immaculate condition - everything on the car looks new except one dent on the hood - emailed a PDR guy near me and he told me it was an easy fix for ~$75-100
Color combination I want - finally no more yellow or bright red cars
100% stock
$12,000
Guy is willing to let me take it to a shop and have it checked over. Pending a clean autocheck and good compression numbers/everything looks good to the shop, I think this is a done deal. The car looks immaculate, it's completely stock, fairly low-mileage, and the seller writes intelligently, so I know he's not an immature kid like 99% of the S2k sellers I talk to on CL. Fair deal, yeah?
01 S2000
51k miles
1 owner
No accidents, matching VINs
Immaculate condition - everything on the car looks new except one dent on the hood - emailed a PDR guy near me and he told me it was an easy fix for ~$75-100
Color combination I want - finally no more yellow or bright red cars
100% stock
$12,000
Guy is willing to let me take it to a shop and have it checked over. Pending a clean autocheck and good compression numbers/everything looks good to the shop, I think this is a done deal. The car looks immaculate, it's completely stock, fairly low-mileage, and the seller writes intelligently, so I know he's not an immature kid like 99% of the S2k sellers I talk to on CL. Fair deal, yeah?
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Originally Posted by maranelloboy05' timestamp='1419034812' post='23442761
2007 with 128k miles
all stock
Strong consistent compression numbers
Clean title
Match VINs all around
Front bumper needs a respray
Two small tears in the top in the usual spots
Go!
all stock
Strong consistent compression numbers
Clean title
Match VINs all around
Front bumper needs a respray
Two small tears in the top in the usual spots
Go!
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Ok, I think this might be the last time I bug you guys.
01 S2000
51k miles
1 owner
No accidents, matching VINs
Immaculate condition - everything on the car looks new except one dent on the hood - emailed a PDR guy near me and he told me it was an easy fix for ~$75-100
Color combination I want - finally no more yellow or bright red cars
100% stock
$12,000
Guy is willing to let me take it to a shop and have it checked over. Pending a clean autocheck and good compression numbers/everything looks good to the shop, I think this is a done deal. The car looks immaculate, it's completely stock, fairly low-mileage, and the seller writes intelligently, so I know he's not an immature kid like 99% of the S2k sellers I talk to on CL. Fair deal, yeah?
01 S2000
51k miles
1 owner
No accidents, matching VINs
Immaculate condition - everything on the car looks new except one dent on the hood - emailed a PDR guy near me and he told me it was an easy fix for ~$75-100
Color combination I want - finally no more yellow or bright red cars
100% stock
$12,000
Guy is willing to let me take it to a shop and have it checked over. Pending a clean autocheck and good compression numbers/everything looks good to the shop, I think this is a done deal. The car looks immaculate, it's completely stock, fairly low-mileage, and the seller writes intelligently, so I know he's not an immature kid like 99% of the S2k sellers I talk to on CL. Fair deal, yeah?