Repaired S2K - worth buying?
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Repaired S2K - worth buying?
I'm looking to purchase my first "fun" car, and I recently stumbled upon this S2000 for sale (the only S2000 currently for sale in my area). It's a 2003 with just under 100,000km/60,000mi. The price is very tempting but the issue is the car has been in an accident in the past. The owner wrote a blog about the process of repairing it: The S2K Revival Blog
Here's some pictures of what it looks like now. Visually the only problem I notice is some denting in the left bottom-most part of the car, visible in the first picture.
So what is your opinion on this car and how much do you think it's worth?
Here's some pictures of what it looks like now. Visually the only problem I notice is some denting in the left bottom-most part of the car, visible in the first picture.
So what is your opinion on this car and how much do you think it's worth?
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the front bumper is missing the upper bumper mount/rubber seal.
the angled air deflector is missing from behind the front bumper- it goes between the front upper rad support and the mid part of the bumper.
centre caps missing from the wheels.
maybe $7,000 USD/$10,000 CAN once those are fixed and provided all maintenance up to date.
darcy
the angled air deflector is missing from behind the front bumper- it goes between the front upper rad support and the mid part of the bumper.
centre caps missing from the wheels.
maybe $7,000 USD/$10,000 CAN once those are fixed and provided all maintenance up to date.
darcy
Last edited by darcyw; Mar 30, 2017 at 11:20 AM. Reason: oh, now that i know even more of its history, let me change my bid.
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the front bumper is missing the upper bumper mount/rubber seal.
the angled air deflector is missing from behind the front bumper- it goes between the front upper rad support and the mid part of the bumper.
centre caps missing from the wheels.
maybe $10,000 USD/$13,000 CAN once those are fixed and provided all maintenance up to date.
darcy
the angled air deflector is missing from behind the front bumper- it goes between the front upper rad support and the mid part of the bumper.
centre caps missing from the wheels.
maybe $10,000 USD/$13,000 CAN once those are fixed and provided all maintenance up to date.
darcy
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Well, I'm gonna reply here anyways. I get these cars must be rare in your country, Maldova. So you have to take what you can get.
If a car is repaired properly, it can be a good driver. Of course, it will never be a perfect car. But it can still look and drive good. Maybe that is the best you can hope for with the limited choices you have.
That said, this car was totaled for being in a flood in USA. Then shipped to your country, and was badly damaged in a side collision, then horribly 'repaired' with duct tape, plastic bags, amd bondo.
Then it had a collision where front bumber and suspension control arms were trashed.
Then it was finally stripped down to bare metal, and repaired properly by apparently a master craftsman bodyman.
That is a lot of damage. A rough life. It makes one wonder how badly previous owners migjt have beat on the engine. If the car is badly repaired body, you don't care about it, you abuse it.
A would never buy a modern car with flood damage. There are so any possible electrical issues that can be impossible to figure out. Mud stuck in some wiring harness somewhere, or soke control board gunked up and misbehaving. But I would make an exception for an S. The car is so basic. No power seats with heaters and memory. No dual climate control or even thermostat display. No rearview cameras or sensors. No nav or sophisticated entertainment system. A lot less stuff to go wrong.
You could find another S that looks good, and costs a lot more, but turns out to have a worse history than this one. You end up paying more for a worse car. At least with this car, you know all its skeletons in its closet, all its dark secrets. So if you can get it for the right price, due to that history, personally in your situation I would buy it.
If a car is repaired properly, it can be a good driver. Of course, it will never be a perfect car. But it can still look and drive good. Maybe that is the best you can hope for with the limited choices you have.
That said, this car was totaled for being in a flood in USA. Then shipped to your country, and was badly damaged in a side collision, then horribly 'repaired' with duct tape, plastic bags, amd bondo.
Then it had a collision where front bumber and suspension control arms were trashed.
Then it was finally stripped down to bare metal, and repaired properly by apparently a master craftsman bodyman.
That is a lot of damage. A rough life. It makes one wonder how badly previous owners migjt have beat on the engine. If the car is badly repaired body, you don't care about it, you abuse it.
A would never buy a modern car with flood damage. There are so any possible electrical issues that can be impossible to figure out. Mud stuck in some wiring harness somewhere, or soke control board gunked up and misbehaving. But I would make an exception for an S. The car is so basic. No power seats with heaters and memory. No dual climate control or even thermostat display. No rearview cameras or sensors. No nav or sophisticated entertainment system. A lot less stuff to go wrong.
You could find another S that looks good, and costs a lot more, but turns out to have a worse history than this one. You end up paying more for a worse car. At least with this car, you know all its skeletons in its closet, all its dark secrets. So if you can get it for the right price, due to that history, personally in your situation I would buy it.
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Well, I'm gonna reply here anyways. I get these cars must be rare in your country, Maldova. So you have to take what you can get.
If a car is repaired properly, it can be a good driver. Of course, it will never be a perfect car. But it can still look and drive good. Maybe that is the best you can hope for with the limited choices you have.
That said, this car was totaled for being in a flood in USA. Then shipped to your country, and was badly damaged in a side collision, then horribly 'repaired' with duct tape, plastic bags, amd bondo.
Then it had a collision where front bumber and suspension control arms were trashed.
Then it was finally stripped down to bare metal, and repaired properly by apparently a master craftsman bodyman.
That is a lot of damage. A rough life. It makes one wonder how badly previous owners migjt have beat on the engine. If the car is badly repaired body, you don't care about it, you abuse it.
A would never buy a modern car with flood damage. There are so any possible electrical issues that can be impossible to figure out. Mud stuck in some wiring harness somewhere, or soke control board gunked up and misbehaving. But I would make an exception for an S. The car is so basic. No power seats with heaters and memory. No dual climate control or even thermostat display. No rearview cameras or sensors. No nav or sophisticated entertainment system. A lot less stuff to go wrong.
You could find another S that looks good, and costs a lot more, but turns out to have a worse history than this one. You end up paying more for a worse car. At least with this car, you know all its skeletons in its closet, all its dark secrets. So if you can get it for the right price, due to that history, personally in your situation I would buy it.
If a car is repaired properly, it can be a good driver. Of course, it will never be a perfect car. But it can still look and drive good. Maybe that is the best you can hope for with the limited choices you have.
That said, this car was totaled for being in a flood in USA. Then shipped to your country, and was badly damaged in a side collision, then horribly 'repaired' with duct tape, plastic bags, amd bondo.
Then it had a collision where front bumber and suspension control arms were trashed.
Then it was finally stripped down to bare metal, and repaired properly by apparently a master craftsman bodyman.
That is a lot of damage. A rough life. It makes one wonder how badly previous owners migjt have beat on the engine. If the car is badly repaired body, you don't care about it, you abuse it.
A would never buy a modern car with flood damage. There are so any possible electrical issues that can be impossible to figure out. Mud stuck in some wiring harness somewhere, or soke control board gunked up and misbehaving. But I would make an exception for an S. The car is so basic. No power seats with heaters and memory. No dual climate control or even thermostat display. No rearview cameras or sensors. No nav or sophisticated entertainment system. A lot less stuff to go wrong.
You could find another S that looks good, and costs a lot more, but turns out to have a worse history than this one. You end up paying more for a worse car. At least with this car, you know all its skeletons in its closet, all its dark secrets. So if you can get it for the right price, due to that history, personally in your situation I would buy it.
