I found a good condition 2000 R with 94k miles on it. The interior is alittle dirty but it should clean up nicely. The body and paint is pretty good with very little sratches or dents. The only problem is that the rear bumper has some paint missing becuase some idiot hit the R when it was parked in a parking lot. The owner seems to have taken very good care of the R and has service records. The fuel filter,plugs,clutch, and front lip have been recently been replaced. But it still needs a new timing belt, water pump, and other stuff that needs to be replaced at 90k.

My question is that, is this a good deal if I can get the R for 13.8k or should I find another R that has alot less mileage for 17k+?

 

I would buy it, then rebuild the motor

 

motor is replacable
if you are into the whole original thing
i would find one with lower mileage

 

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Looks like he maintained it but have a reputable mechanic check it out throughly anyways other than that you getting a great deal I've seen 00 SI's go for more than that.

 

I would take it for 13.8 ......come on, it's a R

 

I would get a compression check and whatnot on it, and if the motor still looks good, I would take it. Its possible for our motors to last 200,000-300,000 miles.

Not to mention, the only way to get that many miles in 3 years is if its mostly highway miles.

 

94k miles for a 2000? That's a lot of miles and remember that every part in the car has that many miles... not just the motor & body. You should also check out the bushings, shocks, tranny, radiator, etc., etc., etc. That just seems like too much hassle even at $13.8k.

I would keep shopping for '97,'98 or '00 with a price tag of ~$15.5k with no more than 60k miles. I mean, you are also going to drive the car everyday also, right? Add in the annual mileage you put up to 94k miles... it adds up quick and before you know it, you have a '00 with 125k mi. or 150k mi.

You know what they always say. Somethings are too good (too cheap) to be true (worthwhile).

 

If you plan on keeping the car forever, and dont intend on selling it anytime soon, its not a bad buy.

If hes asking $13.8k, he should be able to go a bit lower with negotiation. Its up to you though...there have been nice 40-50k R's sold here for as low as $15.5k in the past...if you keep your eyes open and have patience, you can find one for a steal.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Cosworth &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">94k miles for a 2000? That's a lot of miles and remember that every part in the car has that many miles... not just the motor & body. You should also check out the bushings, shocks, tranny, radiator, etc., etc., etc. That just seems like too much hassle even at $13.8k.

I would keep shopping for '97,'98 or '00 with a price tag of ~$15.5k with no more than 60k miles. I mean, you are also going to drive the car everyday also, right? Add in the annual mileage you put up to 94k miles... it adds up quick and before you know it, you have a '00 with 125k mi. or 150k mi.

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Not to start a war or anything here but this is my opinion. Yes the car has 94k miles but what does that really matter??? If you buy a car with 60k miles in a year or two (depending on how much you drive) that car will also have 94k miles. The 3k he saves should even out if he owns the car for a long period of time. The same amount of money will have to be spent at some point during the ownership of the car anyways so why should 94k miles prevent him from getting the car??? Just my $.02

 

A 2000 R for less than 14k... Hell yea buy it!!!
94k miles? That's nothing!!! It's a Honda!!
It will last another 100k easy.

Personally, I would just buy it ( but I've been known for spontanous car purchases ) but feel free to do a compression and leak-down tests on it.

Check the shocks, is the clutch original? If so, then the car has all highway milage.
How are the tires and brakes? I would assume these would have been replaced.
If not, are if they might need to be replaced soon, this could be a potential bargin point along w/ the timing belt (also don't forget change the crankshaft oil seal when changing the timing belt).

The only non-maintanace parts that you MIGHT need to replace within the next 100k miles are the alternator, distributor, the radiator and the starter; I've seen those parts go on Hondas at around 130-150k miles.

You should also mention what you intend to do w/ the car? AutoX, track? Is so you might want to upgrade/replace some bushings.

Myself and my family had cars (mostly Hondas but also BMW, Lincoln and MB (diesel)) last well over 200k miles. One car has 350k miles on the original motor and going strong.

Good luck.

 

Thanks for all the comments and sound advice. Hopefully by this monday I will decide whether to buy this R or find another.

 

I have a 98 R that is offered for 13,5k w/around 100k miles on it. Not sure if is a good deal or not. New head gaskets on it mostly stock. Any opinions?

 

Buy it!!!!!

 

Well, I finally conviced my dad to check the R out tomorrow. So wish me luck guys.

 

Good Luck and GodSpeed

 

Well it seems that I will be getting that R tomorrow. This time I going to go all out on the alarm system to keep this one safe from theives.

 

haha i think you'll need more than an all out alarm. theres a thread somewhere here w/ an R stolen twice

 

Don't worry this time I am going all out on not only on the alarms but I got some other goodies that will suprise any would be thievies.

 

i would try to find a better R with low M
u know with 94k isnt a "good condition"
also re build engine gets you a lot of hassles
so yeah i'd rather spend a lil more and buy a decent R with low M that way you dont have to spend time and money all together and wait for it rebuilt!!

 

One of the reason why I am getting such a high mileage car is that it is a excuse for me to replace the parts with aftermarket stuff. Even if the car had 60k miles I would still replace the timing belt, water pump, and suspension bushings. Well when it comes time to rebuild the motor I would probly do that myself. I am a prefectiest when it comes to automotive stuff. I would make sure every nut and bolt is torque to prefection. And most the parts will be mostly Spoon internals. Becuase they used Factory parts(Spoon modified), the rebuild will last as long as a factory fresh motor from Honda. Also I do have a spare car to drive around when the R is under the knife.

 

Buy it and then replace the timing belt immediately (even if they say it was replaced)

 

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Since you are looking for a weekend warrior or project car than I say go for it. I bought a high mileage R for daily driving and I wish I would have shopped around for one with lower mileage but I needed a car soon. Check my sig and you will see how many miles I have on it now. So far all I have had to do was replace the transmission and the clutch twice and to top it all off my car seems to be a target for other cars and hail so it looks like s#%& right now.

 

i need a beater too =P where are you guys finding all this high mileage itrs?In my opinon i would buy it. good deal for an R.