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Old May 28, 2012 | 03:09 AM
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alright s2000 peeps needs some input about this, been contemplating of purchasing an s2000 for months now and found this locally, do you guys think it's a good deal? what should i look for when i go for a test drive? any particular thing i should look at for the s2000. what price would you guys offer for this car or is the price a good deal as is?. or is it better buying from a privately owned owner?, it's a 2006 Honda S2000 for $19,662 from the pictures it looks good i have to go there personally one of this days and see for myself how the condition of the car is.

here is the link of the car
http://autos.yahoo.com/used-cars/hon...da&distance=75

any advice is highly appriciated
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Old May 28, 2012 | 04:35 AM
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is it worth 20 grand to you?thats going to be your answer
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Old May 28, 2012 | 04:41 AM
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is it worth 20 grand to you?thats going to be your answer
personally no, but considering the year and mileage of the car is that how much the car is really worth?, I can always talk them down for the price if they don't budge then I'll just walk away from it
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Old May 28, 2012 | 05:19 AM
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theres too many factors to tell you how much it really is worth...personally, i wouldnt pay that much especially since its an 06...id pay much less and get one thats a year or two older because im not a fan of DBW
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Old May 28, 2012 | 05:21 AM
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Gotcha well thanks for the input man and what dbw mean?
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Old May 28, 2012 | 05:24 AM
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drive by wire...meaning no throttle cable, so the computer dictates how much to open the throttle body depending on the position of the accelerator pedal
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Old May 28, 2012 | 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Boots
drive by wire...meaning no throttle cable, so the computer dictates how much to open the throttle body depending on the position of the accelerator pedal
so the older models are cable then, did not know that
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Old May 28, 2012 | 05:46 AM
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06+ models are DBW...anything older has a cable
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Old May 28, 2012 | 05:57 AM
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Ok cool thanks for the info
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Old May 28, 2012 | 02:19 PM
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it's well worth researching the differences throughout the years - the 04 update is an obvious one, but there are a lot of other important updates that have gone on through the cars lifetime.
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Old May 28, 2012 | 02:26 PM
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im sure there's quite a bit of wiggle room in the price. i bought my 06 a year ago with 48k for 20k that also came with the oem hardtop. not really a fan of this color though, but im sure ~17k should be a fair deal.
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Old May 28, 2012 | 02:36 PM
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^^^^thanks for the input man i'll keep that in mind
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Old May 28, 2012 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by bigmacnfries
it's well worth researching the differences throughout the years - the 04 update is an obvious one, but there are a lot of other important updates that have gone on through the cars lifetime.
yeah doing some research now and found this very informative http://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/7553...r-differences/
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Old May 29, 2012 | 07:49 AM
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Not a good deal i would say.
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Old May 29, 2012 | 09:24 AM
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^ 06 and up u can run a flashpro which is a really big plus.
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Old May 29, 2012 | 10:53 AM
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Thanks for all the inputs guys appreciated
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Old May 29, 2012 | 02:38 PM
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silver cars are not worth ****
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Old May 29, 2012 | 02:38 PM
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thats not a color.. go find a white one or a yellow one...
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Old May 30, 2012 | 06:39 AM
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f uck that car man, get a miata!
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Old May 30, 2012 | 07:12 AM
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You should buy Bons, he doesn't like to drive his anyway
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Old May 30, 2012 | 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by hooked_on4
You should buy Bons, he doesn't like to drive his anyway
lol actually he still drives it daily but not feeling the black color though
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Old May 30, 2012 | 12:10 PM
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You all should check out the Canadian prices. Up here these things cost 25K for an 06

Less miles mind you but still. Drives me insane as I want to get one but too **** about where its from and what shape it's in.
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Old Jun 2, 2012 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Boots
drive by wire...meaning no throttle cable, so the computer dictates how much to open the throttle body depending on the position of the accelerator pedal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24mH27_URPg
watch this video and see the difference
if it s your first s2k i suggest to u buy 2006 or older
also u can turn off the VSA anytime u want, so thats not a big deal
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Old Jun 2, 2012 | 10:37 AM
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vsa isnt DBW genius...its two totally different systems
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Old Jun 2, 2012 | 11:05 AM
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looks like its priced just a tad high, but i wouldn't feel bad purchasing at that price
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