Matt_in_VA

Dennis,

After seeing a CarFax ad on TV I got curious as to how many S-2000s may be found. You may find the following link useful in making up your mind as to how much to insure your S for.
https://www.carfax.com/Used-Honda-S2000_w314

FWIIW: I was kind of surprise by this listing: https://www.carfax.com/vehicle/JHMAP11473T004605

dlq04

Pretty clear they are not that rare with 100k made but they are a wonderful car with timeless looks and what many believe the best engine every made for a production car.

Matt_in_VA

I agree about the timeless styling. I think that Honda got it right. I.E. IMHO both the BMW Z-3 and Z-4 now look outdated.

My AP-1 engine has over 178K miles on it. A few years ago (when it had about 120K miles on it) I sent an oil sample off to Blackstone Labs and they stated that it should run for another couple of hundred thousand miles.
FWIIW: As I have always had an intermittent oil consumption issue I am looking forward to seeing if BG's Engine Performance Restoration product will help free up my sticky ring issue after my next oil change.

dlq04

Ha, ha, ha. I certainly never bought my S2000 because of its styling. I always agree with some writer who said, heck, they just dropped a bed sheet over it and said that works. Still I knew from day one that it was timeless styling . . . "less is more" . . . it met that standard.

robb

I wonder if their is a story with that car. It has the wrong wheels on it and doesn't appear to have any chips in the paint which if it is original paint would be impossible for a S with over 120,000 miles. If the dealer is selling it for 22.9 then they obviously got it for less than that.

Chuck S

Car is "too good to be true" and we all know what our grandmothers advised us about that. Dealer got it for less for sure. Someone will buy it and probably be happy.

1. The car finish is highly suspect in my opinion since no S2000 ever survived more than a month in service without a stone chip on the front bumper.

2. About 65,000 S2000s imported. Maybe 100,000 worldwide but I've not seen the numbers. Still low production. Ford Mustang sales first quarter 2022 were roughly 14,000 (down 19% from 2021) or more than any annual sales of the S2000 in the USA.

3. Drop a sheet over the body of a beautiful woman car and it's still beautiful.

4. CARFAX service history has several maintenance clues. Oil changes at other than Honda dealers probably had a generic oil filter -- but the car survived all these miles and changes so perhaps our (my) insistence on the S2000-specific oil filter is not quite as important as we think -- perhaps.

Nice to see another national base for S2000 sales. AutoTrader listings can search by Zipcode which is how I found mine back in 2014. At a dealer who paid less for it -- and I'm still happy.

-- Chuck

dlq04

Total worldwide sales through 2009 was 112,397.
Total USA sales thrrough Dec 31, 2009 was 66,457 or 59%.

Chuck S

More than I thought. Thanks.

-- Chuck

PokS2k

I insured my 2000 with 55k miles for $42k. My other vehicles are covered by Liberty.

if you have a number policy, make sure you meet the coverage requirements.

Chuck S

Premium for $42,000 comprehensive coverage?

-- Chuck