I find it interesting that when I first came on here and was planning to buy used, the majority advised me to buy new. Now I want to buy new and some advise me to get used. =P

I want a brand new S and I want peace of mind. I plan on sticking with this car for as long as possible. I estimated the monthly payments to be under $600 and I can afford that.

Oh and would you recommend I sell my Prelude privately or as a dealer trade-in which was estimated to be around $3,000.

Thanks for all the replies, I can't wait till I get one.

 

Try to sell your car to a Private party. Craigslist.com and autotrader.com are your friends. Dealers will most likely offer you the black book/wholesale price. KBB/Edmunds trade-in values are BS. No dealer goes by that. They will talk about it only when they are trying to sell a used car. Your best bet to estimate the trade-in value is to use www.intelliprice.com. This has been my experience with both my RSX Type S and RX-8.

 

good luck man, and get the s2k, i bought a white 06 s2k and was able to get it for 29,500 5k off msrp!! i found a left over 06 and it was october so they where trying to get rid of them, i had my rsx as a trade in and got 14k for it, i only owe 17,000 on my brand new s2k!!

deffinitly get white its pure sex

 

:get one:

 

You've just gone and done it. Chazmo, you've convinced me beyond belief to get one. Thanks!

 

:doing his job:



Hey, BTW, as much as I've loved the Prelude over the years (I owned three different generations), the S is a completely different concept. If you're like me, you'll never look back!

 

Don't buy it until you find the exact car you want. I waited for months to find a spa yellow used car that didn't have any body kit crap or spoiler. It was so worth the wait.

JASON

 

So I got quoted $280 us/month for full coverage insurance on a 2007 s2k. Will be 23 in march, been driving since 18 years of age with no tickets or accidents, clean record.

Does that seem too high ? Can anyone recommend a good insurance company for Southern California region. Thanks

 

For Socal? Your best bet is to post in the so cal forum, viz.
It sounds high to me, but it's definitely true that young folks get screwed in insurance.

 

Mercury Insurance is the way to go in So Cal. Give them a call...