I am looking forward to purchasing a black S2000. It is a 2000 w/ 13,000 miles. It roughly 600 miles away so all I have are pictures to go by. The car looks immaculate. It does not show signs of wear that would lead me to believe the car has more than 13k on it. The seller is cordial and seemingly very honest, does not strike me as a shady individual, also is the 1st owner.

Just wanted to get some opinions on this and what if anything I should look for that would help to confirm that this car really was parked and pampered. The car is all stock.

Thanks


I got it on Friday.

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Modified by 2camsaam at 7:49 PM 7/2/2006

 

Tough call, i think you could make a better judgement then us because you are the one that has spoken to him ... Post some pics of the car..

 

check for tread wear, is it still on the first set of potenza's. and ask for the service records. oil changes etc

 

i just checked out an 01, had 5k miles on it.. the thing was more mint than an 06 lol it the car wasnt even detailed so.. yes its very possible

 

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alot of people baby the S, it's sad to say mine have almost over 100K, daily driven year round

 

My brother found an 00 w/ 11k miles on it at a local dealership. They had it listed at 23k and when we went in to look at it they told us they'd drop it down to 19k
He ended up paying just 18.5 for it *sigh* if only I could find another deal like that

 

There are quite a few owners that bought this car back in 2000 just to keep as a collector's item. There are a couple local to me like this. I think there's a Berlina with less than 5000 miles on it!!! That owner also owns a low mileage CW ITR, and a couple of other cool cars.

As we all have laughed at him for not driving his S2K, he will surely get the last laugh at us when his VERY low mileage S2K and ITR will sell.

 

13,000mi on a 6 or 7 yr old car is certainly not out of the question. A lot of folks bought them as a 2nd or 3rd car and only drove them on summertime weekends.

Andrew

 

Some guy on s2ki has 5XXX miles on his MY00. Run carfax and check for wear.

 

personally i got a silverstone 2000 s2k with only 11k on it... im the 2nd owner. first owner was a old guy that never drives the car.

 

it would be impossible for me to have that low mileage. ive had my car for 3 months and already has 8000 miles.

 

Thats nothing man. I found my 95 EG with 9500 miles on it. All checked out. I would get it sounds like a great car.

 

my '00 had 22k miles when i bought it from a porsche dealership........

 

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This is truly amazing.

You guys have all been very helpful. To answer a few questions, the car has the original Potenza tires on it showing wear to be expected of 13000 miles. None of the wheels are scratched. He stated that the only services that were done were 3 or 4 oil changes, he replaced the battery, and he stated that one of the headlights is out to which he'd have Honda replace before I arrive to pick it up.

I don't even want to tell you what I am getting it for...
I have additional pics that are more detailed at home, but this is what I have right now.







Modified by 2camsaam at 9:28 PM 6/27/2006

 

Looks good..

 

how much you getting it for?

 

If all goes well, negotiated down to $17500.

 

DAMN!!! Get that thing now. It looks great and for that price thats great!!!

 

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whats the guys phone number again? jk, good luck, hope ya get it

 

reminds me of my 00 i sold last year......


https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=767422

 

i bought mine with 14.... year 2000 ap1. garaged. i saw one with 12k and almost bought that one too. i see them all the time.

 

I wouldn't buy a MY00, but this one seems to be immaculate MY04 or bust.

 

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uh... whys that exactly

 

i just picked up a 01 with 12,500 miles, most s2k's i saw for sale are low miles

 

BTW, I have a headlight issue, hope someone can help. Please look at my post <A HREF="https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1676447
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How much was yours?