2000 honda s2000
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2000 honda s2000
im newbie here i just wanted to ask before i purchase the car
2000 honda s2000 clean title
147k mileage
80k on swapped motor (not sure if there paper works for it)
not oem paint (darker than silerstone)
RPF1's 17x9+45 rear 17x8+45 front with V12's 85% left
evo 9 recaro seats
asking is 10K
engine compression was done and he got this 225 210 205 220 im not sure if this is good. but it was done by ballade sports
thank you for you time.
john
2000 honda s2000 clean title
147k mileage
80k on swapped motor (not sure if there paper works for it)
not oem paint (darker than silerstone)
RPF1's 17x9+45 rear 17x8+45 front with V12's 85% left
evo 9 recaro seats
asking is 10K
engine compression was done and he got this 225 210 205 220 im not sure if this is good. but it was done by ballade sports
thank you for you time.
john
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A '00 is the least desirable model year (I have one) and you are buying someone else's tweaks to get it up to later years performance. With an unknown past I would think it is only desirable at a steep discount so maybe this is not a great deal.
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147k mileage and already has had a motor swap? That does sound fishy to me. On top of that, no paperwork...errrr no!
No OEM paint (just personal liking) is a no no also.
No idea on the compression but if AP1 you want a later model...2002 or 2003.
No OEM paint (just personal liking) is a no no also.
No idea on the compression but if AP1 you want a later model...2002 or 2003.
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the thing that scares me the most is the engine compression test. i rather buy a completely stock s2000 but most of the s2k in socal are salvage title. if someone can can explain compression test and what could go wrong that would be great!
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Well for the price you can find a better example car. I have something against non-oem paint jobs, just a personal thing. The swapped motor is another red flag and seems fishy. Lastly, its important for compression to be fairly even. For example 225-220-225-220. Cylinder number three seems weak compared to the rest of them. You don't want a car with more than a 10% difference in compression. Sure, the car may run fine but it is just not ideal.
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Well for the price you can find a better example car. I have something against non-oem paint jobs, just a personal thing. The swapped motor is another red flag and seems fishy. Lastly, its important for compression to be fairly even. For example 225-220-225-220. Cylinder number three seems weak compared to the rest of them. You don't want a car with more than a 10% difference in compression. Sure, the car may run fine but it is just not ideal.
