Hey, my name is Brian. I live in the metro Atlanta area. I have recently sold my 96 Integra LS to my younger sister who will more than likely destroy it/rice it out. I am currently looking in the used S2000 direction. Before I get one, I would like to do a little research and know what is to be expected when I do get it. I browsed around this forum and did a search (on honda-tech and on google), but could not find all of the information I needed.

What are some common problems or things that I would need to keep my eye out for when looking to buy a used S2000? Maybe I am using the wrong keywords when searching and someone can just point me in the right direction.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

must not have searched hard enough. give me 2 min to dig up all the info you'll ever need

 

S2ki.com TSB forum.

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=731270

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wow i hate honda tech sometimes.

http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showforum=145

 

common problem # 65404096465465165468466541.2 revision 69

DRIVER

 

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lol

 

lol; I'm sure that will be the biggest of them all, but any car I get short of a limo will have that problem.

 

problems ive seen...

most of the problems are addressed by honda under TSB's. if you buy a car brand new, and complain to ur dealership, they will fix it for you. i, however, bough a car used and the orig owner didnt do this, so now i have fixed them all myself.

so yea, all the problems i ran into are all covered under TSB's, so browse thru them.

 

if you find one that is has been properly taken care of you it should be fine. do you know what year/mileage S your looking to buy?

 

No, currently I do not. I have looked around and found some 00 and 01's with about 60k on them for a reasonable price. However, if I can swing it, I would definitely like to get a newer one with less miles. I am still about a month off from actually purchasing the car as I have just started a new job and would like to get a good feel for how everything is going to pan out financially before I jump right in.

 

ya know - the biggest problem i find is that everyone wants to sell their USED parts @ TOP DOLLA! wtf?!!



i still dont understand how some used rims can still be ( asking price) 2k? is it just me?

 

bastarling: have you gotten an insurance quote yet? For many buyers, its become a show-stopper.

 

Yeah, just got one today. It will be $175 more every 6 months than the Integra was. I was really pleasantly surprised to tell you the truth.

 

forreal now, big problems are the clutch buzz on the older s2ks, and prob the top ripping, besides that it's a great car.

 

im a honda technician at a dealership and we rarely see one come in the shop with a mechanical issue.

 

I work for parts Honda, only thing ive seen them come in for is diff issues.

 

im a Honda car sales person and i see them a lot in the show room floor...

 

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hahahaha so its complete...

 

Timing chain tensioners are known to go bad

 

and engine oil and oil filter.. they go bad every 3000 miles or 3 months... ROFL

 

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hahahahahaha

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never heard of that with teh S2K's but thats a major issue with K series

 

Maybe i should've said early year AP1's lol

 

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yeah, there is a small percentage, but are common. i've come across numerous s2k's that have had this. most of them making the sound at start up. my old 03 had it also.

 

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i knew you would say that... mine was a 00 with "high" miles and never made 1 bit of noise