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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 02:49 AM
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Add says 08 but wheels are wrong. Grey engine bay but car is white, something seems fishy?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2008-HONDA-S2000-08-...=item3360e4a970

I guess it could be just an innocent colour and wheel change and the cars really is an 08 model as I think I can see the DBW system in the engine bay pic?
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 02:51 AM
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http://www2.carparts-cat.com/autoxs/vrm.as...211337419088004

Engine No. not known is not a good sign!
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 03:24 AM
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It's been on E-bay for quite a few months.

If you read the ad it says that after the car sustained light damage a £3000 white respray was carried out along with reapirs.

Buyer beware......

Chris.
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 03:56 AM
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itll be on s2000-4-u within the week...
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 04:25 AM
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This is cool (but slightly worrying amount of info):
Originally Posted by RobinA3,Sep 16 2010, 11:51 AM
http://www2.carparts-cat.com/autoxs/vrm.as...211337419088004

Engine No. not known is not a good sign!
yes original colour is silver, and still is according to DVLA so the change of colour was never registered...

also, could be legit looking at previous feedback for the seller they sold a 2004 honda s2000 in march 2008, a few days before 'this one' was regd.
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 05:40 AM
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The front grill is white I thought the standard grills were only in black so obviously been resprayed.
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 05:55 AM
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Does state in ad its had white respray

How accurate is that link for VRM? need my chassis number for honda parts enquiry but dont have car or paperwork to hand
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 07:56 AM
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very accurate.
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 08:45 AM
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"cost new £31k, current book price £20k"

I think the seller has been smoking something

there were some 08 cars knocking about without the earlier style alloys

all were imports (cyprus) and motorpoint had loads

it might be one of those

still wouldn't touch it though
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 09:10 AM
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If...and only if i am right....

The centre console is black. Hence post 06

The seats sit higher than the head rest. Hence post 07.

From that site the registration seem to be Year 04-04-2008

If its GPW there is something wrong. If its pearl white than it makes more sense.

As someone remarked the bumper grille is white. I doubt Honda would have sprayed it that way when doing the repair.

One can ask him if VSA is standard. That would eliminate the later years.
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