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Old May 13, 2006 | 09:23 AM
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http://www.craigslist.org/nby/car/160426944.html

Its basically a 2000 S2000 with a blown motor.....You guys think its a good idea to pour money into a car like this? also what can I estime in terms of cost to get the car running again?
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Old May 13, 2006 | 09:25 AM
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If you don't buy it, I might. Sounds like another projekt.

If you can swap a motor, then it looks promising. If you don't know what the hell you're doing, it's gonna take a while.
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Old May 13, 2006 | 09:28 AM
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I am fairly new to the S2000 so I dont' know how much work is required to do the swap..just see how much is the cost at this momemt>
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Old May 13, 2006 | 09:51 AM
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You can find a used longblock for around $3k-$3.5k. The rest is work.
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Old May 13, 2006 | 10:53 AM
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I'd say definatly worth it if you are capable of doing the work.
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Old May 13, 2006 | 12:23 PM
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there a guy on ebay selling a crash s2000 for $3000.00 but the motor still seems good. so you would have a good about $10,000. not bad with labor an all
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Old May 13, 2006 | 03:09 PM
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doesn't sound like a bad idea.. just dont' want to this situation to go over my head>
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