Mine is an 02 with everything and more on a 04+ :)
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Best of both worlds :)

As someone who bought his S2k recently, the best thing I can say is to just totally and utterly ignore what year the car is - it makes next to no difference. What really matters is what condition the car is in. A good condition 2000 car will feel far better to drive than a poorly maintained 2005 car for example. Go to look at many cars, drive them all, then pick the one that has the best history and feels the best.... dont let the year put you off. I would buy a 2002 car with 100k on the clock from a guy who knows the car inside out and has cared for it over a 2004 car from an owner who isnt an enthusiast any day of the week.

I've not driven a Facelift S2000 to compare to mine, don't let people fob you off and say prefacelifts lethal, unpredictable etc, I drove the most dull, lethargic, performance vauxhall astra coupe turbo, Looked at S's & jumped into the S and felt like I was at home, I was looking at facelifts but I really liked this one, nice, lively and involving and predictable.

Go out, drive one, regardless of the year, facelift or not, and chose what you feel is right, and the best you can afford.

Cheers fellas - Im putting some time aside this week to get some test drives organised - pre and facelift.

I'll let you how how it goes.

Whatever your budget is keep a 500 contingency sum back for immediate repairs like bushes or brake calipers. Unless you have proof they have just been done they will need doing sooner or later. Probably sooner

...and if you don't have them to fix then you can get a nice induction kit with some of the £500 :)

That is a nice car. I bet the black seats make the car much nicer to look at.