Hey guys,
I am planning on buying an s2000 soon, I have found alot of clean ones with a decent price (trying to spend around or under 20,000) But my question for you guys is which year S2K should i get? im sure you guys know what years had problems or something better than the others, So please let me know what you think.

 

first you need to figure out do you want an ap1 or ap2

then according to your budget, get the newest year you can find

 

well im not set on any particular S2k just any 00-03/04 that i can find for around 20 or under. but obviously I'm aware that newer cars are usually better but i was asking if there was any particular year i should watch out for or anything like that?

 

if you type in the word "year" in the search function and do archived, it will list numerous posts about which year is best, and differences......

 

go to s2ki.com

stay away from 00-01 they have plastic rear windows and they turn yellow/brown, other than that,

ap1 2.0 liter 9kredling 16''s vs ap2 2.2 8k redline 17''s

for under 20 you wont find a ap2, it might even be hard to find a "clean" well taken care of low milage ap1.

 

yea i read some reviews and decided on an 02-04.
I found several for under 20 that were realy clean and stock with around 40-50K on them thats not that bad.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SilverDc2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">go to s2ki.com

stay away from 00-01 they have plastic rear windows and they turn yellow/brown, other than that,

ap1 2.0 liter 9kredling 16''s vs ap2 2.2 8k redline 17''s

for under 20 you wont find a ap2, it might even be hard to find a "clean" well taken care of low milage ap1.</TD></TR></TABLE>
HEY! I have a 00 AP1 lol. I loved my plastic window before my conversion...ok i cant say that with a straight face. 02-03 grab one

 

I picked up a '01 for $19k a few weeks back. Mint condition and it only had 18k miles

 

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HEY! I have a 00 AP1 lol. I loved my plastic window before my conversion...ok i cant say that with a straight face. 02-03 grab one</TD></TR></TABLE>

i wouldn't have cared if i got a 00-01 if it came with a hardtop or if the price was right, nothing wrong with them at all.

 

Just understand that when you say you are interested in a 02-04 that the 02/03 and the 04 are different cars for various reasons.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gomarlins3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just understand that when you say you are interested in a 02-04 that the 02/03 and the 04 are different cars for various reasons.</TD></TR></TABLE> well thats because the 04's are the latest years in my price range. the 04 is the start of the ap2's correct? i just couldnt find any 05's for the money i got, but if i find a nice enough 00-01 id sure get it. is it possible to swap the glass window soft tops onto plastic window years?

 

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sure can. If you're in norcal, there are a few 01-02's with less than 25k miles under $20k on craigslist. Just make sure the top is in good condition and the plastic window is clear

 

naw im in so cal.
well I guess I'm going to start looking into some 00-01's too.

anyone know how much the 2.2L blocks can be had for?

 

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HEY! I have a 00 AP1 lol. I loved my plastic window before my conversion...ok i cant say that with a straight face. 02-03 grab one</TD></TR></TABLE>

I like your thinking....'00 or '01 with a glass rear window conversion.

 

its all about if you want 9000rpm or 8000rpm. I enjoy the AP1 but the style of the AP2 body and glass rear window is nice but you can always change the body.