The Official S2000 CR Owners Thread
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It is the same car, but as I mentioned earlier, the 09M is pretty rare. If you are going to drive it like it was intended to be used, I'd buy the 08M. If you want it as a collectors piece and it's going to sit in the garage and be seldom driven for the next 15 years, then the 09M MIGHT be worth the extra $. But like Rahvis mentioned, if it is worth it to YOU, then that's what YOU should do, and nobody should try to tell you anything different. Opinions are just that and nothing more.
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Originally Posted by Mchester,Jul 1 2009, 11:06 AM
It is the same car, but as I mentioned earlier, the 09M is pretty rare. If you are going to drive it like it was intended to be used, I'd buy the 08M. If you want it as a collectors piece and it's going to sit in the garage and be seldom driven for the next 15 years, then the 09M MIGHT be worth the extra $. But like Rahvis mentioned, if it is worth it to YOU, then that's what YOU should do, and nobody should try to tell you anything different. Opinions are just that and nothing more.
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Originally Posted by enkrates2k,Jul 1 2009, 12:02 PM
Just curious, why would an 09 CR be more of a collector's piece than the 08 CR? Collector is determined by the "hard to find" factor even though it's the same car?
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Originally Posted by rahvis,Jul 1 2009, 06:06 AM
I feel like I got taken for a ride, but I wanted the car and I was unwilling to sacrifice certain things about the car... I wanted:
- 2009 (Once I knew it was possible to have one...)
- Black or White
- AC/Audio
- Lowest miles possible
Based on that criteria and given that Autotrader.com was my only source for tracking down 2009 models, I found 2 that I was considering.
1. 2009 Berlina Black with 20.9 miles on it @ Russ Darrow in Milwaukee, WI
2. 2009 Grand Prix White with 71 miles on it @ Honda of Clear Lake in Houson, TX
I was quoted $34K OTD for the GPW model, but that only covered TX taxes/fees. I would have to cover the difference between that and IL fees. That would cost me at least another $600, plus the 2 days lost in driving the car from TX to IL, not to mention the gas, risk of damage, etc.
Ultimately I settled on paying a higher price for the Berlina Black in WI, as it was only 2 hours from Chicago, it had the lowest mileage I'd seen among 2009 or 2008 models and it was sitting in the showroom, locked, with signs all over asking people not to touch it.
I figured that was worth the price of admission. They would not budge below $34,500. I think (now this is just a guess) that they might have come down lower if I planned on financing through them, as they'd receive a kickback from Honda Finance for that. I am instead going through my credit union, so the price they sell the car for is all the money they'll make off of me.
Did I pay a lot more than I'd planned? Absolutely. But I got the color I wanted with the mileage/condition I wanted. And ultimately, that was important to me.
Hope that helps.
EDIT: I should also mention, $34,500 is the purchase price. Taxes/fees on top of that. Personally, I think the car is worth $35,000 OTD, so I think I got railed by a couple grand.
- 2009 (Once I knew it was possible to have one...)
- Black or White
- AC/Audio
- Lowest miles possible
Based on that criteria and given that Autotrader.com was my only source for tracking down 2009 models, I found 2 that I was considering.
1. 2009 Berlina Black with 20.9 miles on it @ Russ Darrow in Milwaukee, WI
2. 2009 Grand Prix White with 71 miles on it @ Honda of Clear Lake in Houson, TX
I was quoted $34K OTD for the GPW model, but that only covered TX taxes/fees. I would have to cover the difference between that and IL fees. That would cost me at least another $600, plus the 2 days lost in driving the car from TX to IL, not to mention the gas, risk of damage, etc.
Ultimately I settled on paying a higher price for the Berlina Black in WI, as it was only 2 hours from Chicago, it had the lowest mileage I'd seen among 2009 or 2008 models and it was sitting in the showroom, locked, with signs all over asking people not to touch it.
I figured that was worth the price of admission. They would not budge below $34,500. I think (now this is just a guess) that they might have come down lower if I planned on financing through them, as they'd receive a kickback from Honda Finance for that. I am instead going through my credit union, so the price they sell the car for is all the money they'll make off of me.
Did I pay a lot more than I'd planned? Absolutely. But I got the color I wanted with the mileage/condition I wanted. And ultimately, that was important to me.
Hope that helps.
EDIT: I should also mention, $34,500 is the purchase price. Taxes/fees on top of that. Personally, I think the car is worth $35,000 OTD, so I think I got railed by a couple grand.
