Low mileage S2000's available on Ebay and Autotrader and elsewhere. The majority of MY2000 and 2001 have well under 10k miles on them.
Is this a sign that there are a lot of people out there that bought them and don't like them? Is there
something with these cars that is not apparent when you first drive them? It can't be the price, I think
you're getting alot of car for the $$.

I've just sold my Boxster S and the S2000 is at the top of my list to replace it with ......... but, this makes me nervous that there's something basically wrong with the car that only driving it a few thousand miles brings out in it.

Any help appreciated.

 

I don't the know the reason...but you could attribute it to psychology...

PSYCHO-BABBLE WARNING!!!

I think some people might view the S2000 as THE car to get, either to be seen in or to fill a void. They imagine the top down, in a two seater that life could not be simpler...then they purchase the car and realize, that same void exists, or it doesn't garner the attentionthey thought it would...

...or maybe they got bored with it and moved onto something else.

But given the amount of rave reviews from the press, drivers on this board and others...I would hardly think there was some defect in the car.

As I once heard, "the defect, is their own".

 

I got a dog from an animal rescue place and they told me the family that owned her has a history of getting a pet and losing interest in it after a couple of years. She became too much of a burden on them. Their loss is my gain. She's my best friend.
I think the same can be said for some S owners. They buy it on a whim and find out it isn't like a 'Vette or Trans Am (low torque) and are disinterested in it. From a lot of the threads I have read, some people seem dissappointed in it. Not me!! There are still a lot of us who truly appreciate everything about this car and have no plans on dumping it. Just my opinion.

 

I think it has a lot to do with the fact that many people don't know how to drive them properly. They drive them like regular cars, expecting superior performance and don't get it.

For example... When I ordered mine last week, the dealer told me about one they had recently had in the shop for its first oil change. He said some parents bought it as a surprise birthday present for their 19 year old daughter! I'm assuming here, but I would venture to guess that she has no idea what a red-line is or what the car is really all about.

I think many people buy it because they heard it is fast or because it looks cool and then they are disappointed when it isn't what they thought. That's just my opinion. I didn't know about all the neat things about it until I started researching it either. Now that I know, I am VERY excited to get mine! Good luck!

J

 

Might have something to do with the .com blowouts over the last year or two, as well as the general downturn in the stock market/economy.

For many, the S is a 2nd or 3rd car, and these less driven s2000's are some of the first things to be sold off when people are feeling pinched for cash...Do I send little Johnny to college or do I sell the car I drive once a month?

 

Weekenders.....

 

Does jonny really need a education????

 

or divorcees. I know someone that bought an S2K for a great price because of a divorce.

 

i think an S2000 would fill a void in my life...damn I never thought Id be this shallow...oh well its the truth

 

4funeh,
I had the same thought when I began shopping for an S2000..lots of them showing up used with 3, 4K miles.
It's important you test drive the car before laying down your money. Honda has built a very specialized vehicle here -- incredible, really, coming from such a major manufacturer.
That 9000 rpm redline is there to be used -- and THAT, I'd wager, is a big stumbling block for many owners.
Good luck with your decision. All I can say is that after 3,000 miles I enjoy mine more and more each time.