Buying a s2k

[nisboi40]

Hey guys been thinking for a while bout purchasing a s2k ap1
I read all the forums about it on the net so don't hit me and tell me to search lol

I can't decide
civic fn2 type r
Dc5r
S2k evently supercharged or turbo

I'm leaning towards the s2k but need to know the upps and downs
Coming from the ppl that actually own them :)

Cheers for helping!

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

Just remember with an S2000, Their not Silvia's, do not drive it like a Silvia or else you'll be replacing a diff in no time (which is Costly)

Otherwise in my case (I'm 6"1) I found the drive fun but uncomfortable.

[chunky]

s2k is 2 seater obv
but if thats not an issue meh

fn2 is a slug

[nisboi40]

So diff isn't strong I go to the track somtimes with my r33 and have some fun there :) wanted to test a s2k there but I guess not haha is there much aftermarket support for diffs etc and power wise how would it go agaisnt a dc5

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

No, the diff is plenty to go to the Track on but the Diff on the S2000 isn't meant to be....


Just don't be a dibshit and rip skids all the time (you know, like you would with a Silvia)


There is plenty of Aftermarket Diff support, it just can get expensive.

Not trying to scare you off a S2000, just don't drive it like a dick and you won't palm face later.

DC5R vs S2000 is a very different Battle, FWD vs RWD, different gear ratio's (etc)

Give them both a little spin to see.

[nisboi40]

Yer lol de I'll keep my r33 for drifting haha
Looking tonspend round 25-30k and that's round the same price what there going for.
Looking for 2002 glass window s2k
White red interior not thrashed never been in one but can't wait
K20 vs f20c hmmm I'd rather the 2 seater and it would be alot lighter
But yer keep your opinions coming

[rokkuchan]

s2k - ur gf's mum or mother-in-law will hate you, but ur gf will love u long time

that's about the only negative i can think of.

[nisboi40]

lol gf mum hates the idea of the convertable she says it's too dangerous lol be Gf begs me not to get it :p haha

[STAiN MASTER]

lol gf mum hates the idea of the convertable she says it's too dangerous lol be Gf begs me not to get it :p haha

It come stock with roll-bars :thumbsup:

[ludecrs]

5 star impact rating.

[nisboi40]

Yer I no it's safe and I highly doubt anyone can roll it haha
If anyone see's a white s2000 prefered stock between 60- 120ks
And not thrashed :)
When I'm looking for one is there any signs I should pay close
Attention too ? Cheers guys will have to organize a cruise when I buy her

[simonnowis]

s2k - ur gf's mum or mother-in-law will hate you, but ur gf will love u long time

that's about the only negative i can think of.

the gf mum should be thankful - no back seats..

[nisboi40]

Haha who says you need a back seat :p

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

There's a trunk, just shove mum in there in the life or death situation....

[RMN15N]

mines forsale :D

[nisboi40]

Lol enough with the jokes boys
Rminisn nice s2 lol it's slammed as but I'm looking for a white one sorryman

[drsilliez]

if ur being too picky, u may never find one...lol

[KeungLeung]

i'm selling mine but looking at around 33k and it's 00 so it's plastic window

s2000 is the best car i've owned you'll love it

good luck in finding one!!! if mine wasn't white & having the plates to suit i probably won't like it as much HAHAHAHA

[flipstar]

mine for sale 2 lol turbo!! as well

Jesse

[Perry]

if ur being too picky, u may never find one...lol

that is not true I searched around for 6-12month till I pick up my old s2k.

[KeungLeung]

i didn't search that long

cause i brought Perry's!!!! the one he searched long & hard for

[ufo_girl]

The car is fun to drive yet slightly uncomfortable if you're tall or big like SHOGUNOVDDRK mentioned.
There's very little adjustment for the seat reclining & if you require some decent boot space there's not much room left once the sub goes in.
Other than that.. it's a great weekend car or for cruising. =)

Good luck!

[ludecrs]

^

Wow, 3yrs of lurking, glad you came out of the woodwork. lol. Welcome.

[RDMS2K]

I too am looking for a S2K of late, trying to get into one for summer up here in QLD. Just waiting to try and sell my evo soon, god selling cars is the worst haha

I really want a nice black, white or blue s2000 with under 100K if possible, there seems to be a few, not many though, and all the good ones are in NSW!

Will keep an eyes on this forum thats for sure!

Thanks lads.

[Perry]

Honestly due to the age of the s2k's its going to be impossible to find one with less than 100,00km unless your after the facelift model.

[KeungLeung]

lies

mine has under 100kz

[Perry]

lies

mine has under 100kz

Except for yours coz it was once mine and I hardly drove it. If I still kept it it will be still be under 80,000km.

[RMN15N]

mine just went over. :(

[rokkuchan]

There's a red 2000 S2k on Carsales for $39,990 and done only 19,xxx kms????

in SA...

[F20C]

that is not true I searched around for 6-12month till I pick up my old s2k.

i spent 6-12 months trying to find a white one got over it and bought a yellow one..

and mines still under 100,000 :) everyday car too lol!

[fangske]

My 2000 model has 48,XXXkms.

Its a weekend warrior

[Perry]

i spent 6-12 months trying to find a white one got over it and bought a yellow one..

and mines still under 100,000 :) everyday car too lol!

Forgot to mention mine was white tooo it was worth the wait.

[KeungLeung]

want it back yet???

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p204/keungleung/261108PICT2616photoshopv2.jpg

[ludecrs]

Honestly due to the age of the s2k's its going to be impossible to find one with less than 100,00km unless your after the facelift model.

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118531

[n3pa]

Yes low ks but I phoned this guy today and there are no log books, plus it will need new CVs soon. There has also been some front quarter damage. :-( looks like the search continues...

Does anyone think 98000kms is too high?

[Perry]

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118531

If it was white than it will be good.

[Perry]

want it back yet???

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p204/keungleung/261108PICT2616photoshopv2.jpg

ahahah you know it will be back in my hands soon. :thumbsup:

[KeungLeung]

Yes low ks but I phoned this guy today and there are no log books, plus it will need new CVs soon. There has also been some front quarter damage. :-( looks like the search continues...

Does anyone think 98000kms is too high?

i'm on 89000 and i think it's ok, it depends on HOW LONG you want to keep it really... cause if you want to drive it for 3-4 years and drive lots of kms then it'll be too high but for me i'm not keeping it for long and don't drive that much

[F20C]

Forgot to mention mine was white tooo it was worth the wait.

:( i had no luck lol. But the guy i bought mine off did drop a fair amount of cash of the sale price..

[n3pa]

I'm trying to get one for around $25k with mid ks on it. White would be great but don't think it's gonna happen. A lot listed in qld seem to be over the 100 km mark

[n3pa]

Yeah I loved the drive when we test drove it the other day, so I think it'll be a keeper. Def for the lifestyle!! But I was thinking the opposite...that the a diff of about 20k kms won't make much of a diff if we're gonna hang onto it. The closest kms in my price range is around the 70-80km mark, which I guess is two years of av driving in difference.

[Perry]

I'm trying to get one for around $25k with mid ks on it. White would be great but don't think it's gonna happen. A lot listed in qld seem to be over the 100 km mark

You will find a silver one more in that price range i guess. But like you mention is it going to be a daily or weekend car?

[Perry]

:( i had no luck lol. But the guy i bought mine off did drop a fair amount of cash of the sale price..

At the end of the day if you got a bargin :thumbsup: did you buy Toe's S?

[F20C]

nah i bought it off some random guy.. had 3 owners all 30+ apparently the first owner was 55 :s but at the time i thought it was a bargin.. 50,000 k's on the clock for 35,000 was in great condition though..

[Perry]

Nice.

[RMN15N]

hard to find low k's these days especially cause the 99's are getting older lols

[YaMiKaZe]

i think pookiez is selling his white S for 29.5 with 90,000 or so km's but its not on oz. pm him

[n3pa]

hey guys how many owners do you think is too many for 2001 model? Just did a revs check on the blue one and it's had an extensive history. Looks like about 4 owners between 01-09, with 5 plate transfers.

Sorry if this is in the wrong forum :o

Apart from that it's fine - no accidents and just got it compression tested at GT Auto - 100% fine. Which makes me think...why hasn't the car gone yet?

It's listed here at carsales:

http://www.carsales.com.au/Tig/UI/PagePopup.aspx?R=7446525&PhotoID=17563543&h_mid=4415219&f_mid=&c_mid=4414495&pid=140973&tabID=304736&tsrc=allcarhome

Any suggestions would be great. Thanks guys :)

[Darkii_]

Seen this car on carsales, hasn't been there too long. Don't know anything about it but sorry. Looks to be in pretty good nick from the pics, have you taken it for a test drive / inspected it in person yet?

Good luck with finding one =) hopefully i'll be in your shoes shortly.

Just wondering whats that thing sticking out of the carpet on the drivers side, seen it in the s2k never knew what it was but

[n3pa]

Seen this car on carsales, hasn't been there too long. Don't know anything about it but sorry. Looks to be in pretty good nick from the pics, have you taken it for a test drive / inspected it in person yet?

Good luck with finding one =) hopefully i'll be in your shoes shortly.

Just wondering whats that thing sticking out of the carpet on the drivers side, seen it in the s2k never knew what it was but
Yeah went for one the other day. Got it compression tested too. Just worried that it's been through too many owners. Ru referring to the plate on the matt? It's an s2000 badge in the floor mat

[Perry]

Could be any reason with so much change overs on owners like 1. person bought it after a few months didnt like it got inpractical etc, 2.peson lost their licence 3. had to many cars home 4. dude got kids etc the list can go on on and on but as long the the car is clean and runs well. why not.

[Darkii_]

Yeah went for one the other day. Got it compression tested too. Just worried that it's been through too many owners. Ru referring to the plate on the matt? It's an s2000 badge in the floor mat

Did you get an RACQ test on it too? i heard people said they give a pretty thorough check of the car.

Not the badge on the floor mat, behind that. Looks look a rectangluar thing sticking out of the ground lol

[ludecrs]

All S2000's have a chassis brace under the mat running from 1 side of the car to the other. Its runs across where the OEM floor mat sits.

[Darkii_]

ahh thanks for that, always wondered what it was =p

[n3pa]

Whoops lol ah ok was wondering what that lump was!

@ darkii thanks for that idea re racq. Am just about to see a silver one so we'll see how that goes. Has 20k less kms than the blue one I'm looking at. Where you looking @ darkii? Brisbane/nsw?

[Darkii_]

Brisbane mostly atm, prefer an 2004+ model but

[ludecrs]

Good luck :p

PS: Its cheaper to buy an 04+ than to convert....

[F20C]

lude what if i bought an S for 19k and bought the face lift parts eh eh? lol

[n3pa]

Ok guys what about a 99 with 70K, two female owners, 25K?

silver....I know I know...buy the car not the colour...:p

[Darkii_]

Good luck :p

PS: Its cheaper to buy an 04+ than to convert....

haha i know, just browsing atm...hopefully one comes up when its time to buy =p

[.::F[L]Y::.]

Ok guys what about a 99 with 70K, two female owners, 25K?

silver....I know I know...buy the car not the colour...:p

not to come across as being sexist here but I would stay away from buying a car from a female. ALOT of females do not know how to drive the car properly and in hindsight you could end up buying a lemon. although the car would probably be serviced on time, I have seen how some females drive and it will put you off buying a car from one.

Best thing you could do is buy the car from an enthusiast, at least you know it has been well cared for, serviced on time (
5000kms) with all the best fluids/parts.

Furthermore, when it comes to a honda kms is pretty much just a number. It is a very reliable car so I dont see why you guys are worried about buying something with over 100,000kms? Likely hood that if something were to go wrong it would have and might have been rectified or replaced by the previous owners/owner

An exmaple is the white S that Perry use to own had lower kms than my previous S, during the first couple of weeks his shit Clutch cylinder shit itself. The point I'm bringing across here is that if things go wrong then its just wear and tear and shit happens. I have seen S2000's with 40,000kms with fckd CV's, blown diffs and the list goes on.

[vyets]

Also I'd rather buy one over 80,000kms then one at 70,000kms. 1k for a full service isn't cheap :)
My car was bought right after major service by old owner woo!!

[winkyc]

you got a good point there.
when i was looking out to buy an s2000 i was checking this black one by this lady maybe about in her mid 20s.
plastic roof was all rusty and brown crap on it.
swirl marks like theres no 2mrrow
seats were all mangled
shoes and all this other crap in the car ruining the dashboard.
roof wasn't in good condition - off black colour.



Y::.;2436294']not to come across as being sexist here but I would stay away from buying a car from a female. ALOT of females do not know how to drive the car properly and in hindsight you could end up buying a lemon. although the car would probably be serviced on time, I have seen how some females drive and it will put you off buying a car from one.

Best thing you could do is buy the car from an enthusiast, at least you know it has been well cared for, serviced on time (
5000kms) with all the best fluids/parts.

Furthermore, when it comes to a honda kms is pretty much just a number. It is a very reliable car so I dont see why you guys are worried about buying something with over 100,000kms? Likely hood that if something were to go wrong it would have and might have been rectified or replaced by the previous owners/owner

An exmaple is the white S that Perry use to own had lower kms than my previous S, during the first couple of weeks his shit Clutch cylinder shit itself. The point I'm bringing across here is that if things go wrong then its just wear and tear and shit happens. I have seen S2000's with 40,000kms with fckd CV's, blown diffs and the list goes on.

[n3pa]

Thanks guys. Very sound advice. @ fly: u were right. I didn't much care for the car after seeing it. Heaps of scratches on the inside (heels?) plus swirls on the paint. Rickety like the roof was shaking heaps and this was on bitumen.

Seeing another tomorrow. Guys having a baby so hopefully I'll be postin pics soon!! :angel:

[nisboi40]

Hijacked my thread haha all good luck finding the car :)

[98octane+]

Any thoughts about getting a VGS ? saw one on ebay just then, below is the link.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2003-HONDA-S2000_W0QQitemZ320421316791QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_C ars?hash=item4a9a9948b7&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

Too good to be true?

[Darkii_]

lol was just looking at that too, 9k sounds bs to me

[Tw-38]

For $9k to buy a 2003 s2k???

2 years ago i was looking for a car on carsales.com
The seller was located in Darwin and she got divoced and in need to sell the car for cash.
The market value for the car is about $15k but she was selling it for $7k only.
i called her and she told me she is in uk staying with her mum and if i am willing to transfer $5k to her a/c first, she will arrange shipping to BNE and once i am happy, i can pay rest of the money to the transport company.

I am just wondering, is there no one to drive the car to a dealer and get a cash sale?
I forget it because it was too bullshit..

See this ad and remind me that once happened to me as well..

[Perry]

Any thoughts about getting a VGS ? saw one on ebay just then, below is the link.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2003-HONDA-S2000_W0QQitemZ320421316791QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_C ars?hash=item4a9a9948b7&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14


Man that S was for sale a few years ago with the same pictures aswell.

[Darkii_]

For $9k to buy a 2003 s2k???

2 years ago i was looking for a car on carsales.com
The seller was located in Darwin and she got divoced and in need to sell the car for cash.
The market value for the car is about $15k but she was selling it for $7k only.
i called her and she told me she is in uk staying with her mum and if i am willing to transfer $5k to her a/c first, she will arrange shipping to BNE and once i am happy, i can pay rest of the money to the transport company.

I am just wondering, is there no one to drive the car to a dealer and get a cash sale?
I forget it because it was too bullshit..

See this ad and remind me that once happened to me as well..

Oh wow, they have the same story LOL - reply from the seller


First I want to thank you for question about the car. The car is in perfect condition, with no scratches on it, no damage. It have all the papers and document and I am also the first owner. The price is $9,000 including the shipping to your address (only in Australia). The car is registered in Australia on my name and address but currently I am located in London, UK because I just finished the divorce with my husband and i have moved here to my parents home. The payment will be made through eBay and only after you will receive the car, I will receive the payment.

If you are interested in buying it please provide me your full name and address so I can initiate the deal through eBay.
I will wait your answer(if you are interested to buy) very soon

Thank you

People are just so creative today with scamming they all use the same line, laters guys need to collect my $10,000,000 from a widow now

[Perry]

Could someone ask for the address for inspection?

[Tw-38]

The seller will tell you she is currently in London and unable to show you the car. she will also tell you that she is in a very difficult situation and something brabra....bullshiting a lot .....

They are exactly the same story 2 years ago and now...WTF

[RMN15N]

lets do it.. get some fake money and send it to her haha s l u t

[Tw-38]

she wants Paypal payment, if you can get fake Paypal payment, please tell me...i need a lot
LOL

[STAiN MASTER]

bring this too ebay's and paypal attention no?

[ludecrs]

I did that days ago, long before this thread even turned to this topic.

Good to see nothing has come of it for over 5+ days now......

[F20C]

well its been removed?

[ludecrs]

I did that days ago, long before this thread even turned to this topic.

Good to see nothing has come of it for over 5+ days now......

:thumbdwn:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2003-HONDA-S2000_W0QQitemZ280401997647QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_C ars?hash=item414942ef4f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

[sab0r]

lol at that.

[Looony]

I too am looking for a S2K of late, trying to get into one for summer up here in QLD. Just waiting to try and sell my evo soon, god selling cars is the worst haha

I really want a nice black, white or blue s2000 with under 100K if possible, there seems to be a few, not many though, and all the good ones are in NSW!

Will keep an eyes on this forum thats for sure!

Thanks lads.

My berlina black is for sale.. not under 100,000 kms. Very very few s2000's left with that sorta milage that arent asking an arm and a leg.

As a few others have said. As long as the log books are up to date and the car is taken care of i wouldnt worry bout some cars in the 120 - 160kms region.

They are almost 10 years old now.

[F20C]

My berlina black is for sale.. not under 100,000 kms. Very very few s2000's left with that sorta milage that arent asking an arm and a leg.

As a few others have said. As long as the log books are up to date and the car is taken care of i wouldnt worry bout some cars in the 120 - 160kms region.

They are almost 10 years old now.

04' s2k no where near 10 years old =)

[Looony]

where as a 1999 model is exactly 10 years old..

ass

[F20C]

Sad face. I know this state it next time lol.