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Why is it so hard to find a GPW S2K?

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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 10:25 AM
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GPW is sure hard to come by.. When I was looking for an s2k, I saw a nice AP2 GPW/tan and it literally sold the same day it was put up on autotrader (before I called that same day). Thus, I ended up with the lime green/blue color. That was my 2nd fav color combo.
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Volkoff,Jun 6 2010, 02:16 PM
It seems that silverstone and sebring silver are really easy to find, and I dont want a dull color. My only other option is a spa yellow s2k, but Im afraid that it will make my insurance higher and attract too much attention: cops and thieves...
colour doesn't affect insurance. at least not for all-state.
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 10:49 AM
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I must have gotten super lucky with mine . Opened up autotrader at work on a Thursday to find a gpw with 32k on it. Bought it 38 hrs later. I wasn't even really in the market when I was looking through autotrader but when I saw it, I got that "I can't miss this" sensation.

Best of luck!
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 12:00 PM
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I’ve always been puzzled by the GPW phenomenon on s2ki.

Like other people have said, GPW s2k’s are harder to find because less of them were produced.
Common sense tells us that less GPW’s were made because there was less of a demand.
If more people wanted GPW, Honda would have produced them.

I looked at two GPW’s last year.
Despite what I’ve read on s2ki, they weren’t priced any higher than the other S2000’s I looked at.
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 03:37 PM
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I really wanted a GPW, I love white Hondas, my Civic Si is white and so I wanted a white S2000, but then I found an Apex Blue CR with less than 4000 miles on it for the right price, and I snapped it up.
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by s2kPA,Jun 7 2010, 04:00 PM
Common sense tells us that less GPW’s were made because there was less of a demand.
If more people wanted GPW, Honda would have produced them.
That's not necessarily true - Honda NA selected few colors from all that were available and dealers chose many from the select colors and didn't choose white. Silver was the most popular color trend over the past 10 years, perhaps lots of dealers got that color because it was "easy to sell".
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 08:39 PM
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gpw and tan interiors chick magnet.
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Saki GT,Jun 7 2010, 05:24 PM
That's not necessarily true - Honda NA selected few colors from all that were available and dealers chose many from the select colors and didn't choose white. Silver was the most popular color trend over the past 10 years, perhaps lots of dealers got that color because it was "easy to sell".
This. White is a hard color to upkeep, even harder than black. Paint chips show more obviously, any amount of dirt is blatantly obvious. I gave up trying to make my car look spic and span, it's impossible. 30 minutes of driving after a cleaning session, you kinda get the "sigh why did I even bother" feeling.

While black is not the easiest color either, it at least shows dust / bugs / etc., a little less. Silver is always a safe color for dealers as well. I was actually surprised how many suzukas were made, but I suppose since it's lighter and almost is a silvery blue it makes sense.
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 09:53 PM
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Waited 2 years for my 03. I almost settled for a Suzuka. Glad I waited.
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 11:24 PM
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GPW is always the color that's most common at meets too lol
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