The old lady didn't drive it hard enough for it to matter.

 

To OP no offense but if you can feel the difference in gas, I think you should work for NASA! LOL

Give me a break you are looking for a used car, not a rocketship. Get ready to travel a long distance or wait till you are old and grey before you find a car if this is how you plan to shop for a used car.

I'm super anal about my cars but just because someone uses regular gas would not be too much of a factor for me if it was well cared for. I've seen a lot worse abused AMG 100k cars go for more miles with lesser maintenance. The s2000 is bulletproof in most respects, I would worry about the soft top and other costs if I were you.

Your WTB post is pretty hilarious too

 

If the car felt fine and was checked out by the mechanic then I wouldn't worry to much about the fuel used. I am sure they can use one of the little cameras to look inside the motor and see if there is anything to be worried about. If you did get it just change out all the fuilds right away to something quality like AMSoil and run some kind of good fuel cleaner.

However the price of the car is high. I paid $19,500 for my 2005 NFR with 22k miles just a year ago. I think they need to come down in price by at least $3k. $18 is a little on the low end for the color and miles but $19-20k is fair. Just keep an eye on it and call them regularly to see if they want to sell it for that price.

Oh and tell them if they want to charge $5k over blue book they should be trying to save $.10 a gallon on gas and to start outting premium in it going forward.

 

Lol, if you think I'm picky, you should meet the girl I'm posting for. This is how I always have bought cars and always will, it works for me. I blame it on my stint working on car lots. What's wrong with my WTB post?

 

I Agree with you completely. I was willing to go as high as 19,500 but when he was saying his wife would accept no less then 23 I was a little put off and didn't bother. The thing is some knuckle head offered her 21,500 but never showed up with the money (probably because he couldn't get financing for 21,500 on a 7 year old car and didn't have the cash or credit to back up his offer) but the guy kept bringing up that kid like he was coming back. I'll just keep checking with my old dealer, they get about three per year and almost all of them have had equal or less miles than this car. We may not find another white with tan but but I'll swap in tan before I over pay for one.

 

You're doing right Spamda. Hang in there. My crystal ball says your car will come along at the right time !!!

 

Guess NASA needs to hire me. It's very obvious to me when one has regular in it.

Try putting some regular in your car next time you're on E. there's no way you won't be able to feel it.

 

A lot can be told by reading plugs if you know what to look for. Pull them, its quick and easy, see if there is any signs of detonation. You know they never replaced them lol so you should get some good indication on how the car has been running. You can always run a bore scope, comp and leak down test. If they pass then your probably good.

Oh and don't forget to Check the oil level. Women are notorious for not doing this and on a car that can consume a little to a lot normally, the motor could be on a short trip to the dump. I'd say if its more then a half quart low on site, id probably walk away. That tells me it probably lives at that level or lower if its not due for a change in some time.

 

Thanks again everyone. I have persuaded the misses not to worry about the interior color and just look for a mildly used stock white S2000 instead, that should expand her options a bit. Honestly there is no rush, her Intergra is still running great with 200 thousand on the clock, talk about high integrity (pun intended ).

 

Too bad I don't want to sell my '05 GPW S. It's stock and has been fed super premium only. 52K on the odo.
What's the mileage on the one you're looking at? I think they're gouging unless it's under 20K.