Honda S2000

[MrH]

Apparently they switched to the hard top striker design across the board on later S2000s?  And also made the latches like 1/3 bigger.  I'm thinking about just saying screw it and buying new strikers and latches and seeing if that solves my problem.  Fiddling with these old worn out ones are probably a lost cause.

[CaminoRacer]

I keep a microfiber cloth tucked under the seat

[Cookie Monster]

I do want a new knob.  Also, S2000s don't have glove boxes

It has that top storage thingy though.

[MrH]

This should be a really good gauge for what my car is worth now that I've fixed it up:

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-honda-s2000-7/

[Raza]

This should be a really good gauge for what my car is worth now that I've fixed it up:

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-honda-s2000-7/

That's not a bad price. I mean, I still wouldn't buy an AP1, but that one is in good shape.

[MrH]

It's got 6 days left on the auction.  It'll probably go for $17k or so.

[Raza]

It's got 6 days left on the auction.  It'll probably go for $17k or so.

I'd pay that....for a 2007.

[MrH]

Wow.  That S2000 on bring a trailer only brought in $15k.  I thought it'd go for $17k, but I think the fact that it was in Oklahoma hurt it a bit.  But it's in better shape than mine, despite having more miles.

If that came in over $17k, I would have flipped mine for a profit   Now that I know that's not a possibility, time to order a bunch of stuff for it.

[MrH]

Wow.  ND Club Miatas w/ BBS package and a couple thousand miles continue to drop in value.  Listing for <$25k now.  KBB trade in on my car is $16k+.

If I could get a difference of less than $7k to upgrade to a car 15 years newer, 500 lbs lighter, a warranty, etc?  That's tough.

[2o6]

Man, I knew you weren't going to keep this long.

[MrH]

Hard to turn being able to drive something for a year and flip for a profit.

I need to test drive an ND.  Also wait until it's colder.

[Rich]

Wow.  ND Club Miatas w/ BBS package and a couple thousand miles continue to drop in value.  Listing for <$25k now. 

Good news.

Looking through autotrader it seems US used cars keep their value so damn well though.  I wonder if you could find a dealer willing to match that 25k on a new one.

[MrH]

I highly doubt it.  The one I've got my eye on:

- On the lot for 200+ days now
- 1000 miles on it

That's a really tough spot to be in.  It's not a Mazda dealer either.  If that was a Camry, it's easy to pitch it to a family to save a few grand.  On a car that barely sells to begin with, optioned a certain way, nearing end of convertible season, it's tough to find the right buyer for it.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

You have the rest, now buy the best.

I'd be in that ND in a heartbeat.

[MrH]

You have the rest, now buy the best.

I'd be in that ND in a heartbeat.

can't tell if you're serious or just fucking with me

[Raza]

Wow.  ND Club Miatas w/ BBS package and a couple thousand miles continue to drop in value.  Listing for <$25k now.  KBB trade in on my car is $16k+.

If I could get a difference of less than $7k to upgrade to a car 15 years newer, 500 lbs lighter, a warranty, etc?  That's tough.

Yours is an early AP1, right? I'd consider the swap. But to an AP2 rather than an ND.

[AutobahnSHO]

Wow.  ND Club Miatas w/ BBS package and a couple thousand miles continue to drop in value.  Listing for <$25k now.  KBB trade in on my car is $16k+.

If I could get a difference of less than $7k to upgrade to a car 15 years newer, 500 lbs lighter, a warranty, etc?  That's tough.

LOL  You da car flipper king!

You won't find another car like your s2000.  I lust after Miatas though so I'd go for the Miata.









When you trade it in in 6-12months will it hold it's value as well as the s2000 would in that timeframe?

[BimmerM3]

When you trade it in in 6-12months will it hold it's value as well as the s2000 would in that timeframe?

Almost definitely not.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

The ND has pretty much closed the performance gap argument with regards to the S2K.

At this point, it's a much better car than an S2K, I think it's the logical choice to move up to.

[Char]

The ND has pretty much closed the performance gap argument with regards to the S2K.

At this point, it's a much better car than an S2K, I think it's the logical choice to move up to.

Is it that good?

[MrH]

15 years newer, less weight, and pretty similar speed, while getting much better gas mileage.   It's a better package overall.

The local one finally sold after sitting for 200+ days on the lot.  There are still some killer deals out there, but luckily they're all 300 miles away.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Every new car (Not SUV) thread you make ends up with you wanting to replace the car with a Miata! Find a Miata, buy it and quit messed around!!!!   

[MrH]

Miata
Is
Always
The
Answer

[MrH]

Been enjoying the car since it's been so nice out.  Commuting a couple days a week in it to work, and using it every weekend for running errands.

The list of things I need to work on grows longer.  I'm waiting until it's cold enough out that I'm not tempted to drive it so much before digging in.  A lot of this stuff I've been putting off, a lot I've just added:

- Rear speaker installation
- Coilovers + slight fender roll + wheels/tires
- Route car charger through the center console
- Take apart windshield surround to install new soft top strikers, fix a rattle, and route power cable for Waylens camera
- Take apart and fix soft top latch rattles
- New spark plugs
- Oil change
- Transmission oil change
- New timing chain tensioner
- New shift knob
- Dynomat both doors and maybe the trunk
- Clean the engine bay and all the nooks and crannies of the interior

[r0tor]

15 years newer, less weight, and pretty similar speed, while getting much better gas mileage.   It's a better package overall.

The local one finally sold after sitting for 200+ days on the lot.  There are still some killer deals out there, but luckily they're all 300 miles away.

15 years newer doesn't mean better though.  There are a small handful of cars in the late 1990s and early 2000's that really got a drivers car almost perfected.  S2000 is clearly in that group.  The last 10-15 years has been about developing unneeded crap.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

ND > S2k

Just accept it and move on, perhaps that is lesson number 2.

Roll credits.

[MrH]

You're the worst

[MrH]

[BimmerM3]

Are those wheels 16"? How big are the ones from the BRZ that you're eventually going to put on?

[Cookie Monster]

H rolls on dubs bc he's ballin like that