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Not so sure I would have bought a S2000, CR or otherwise, for that kind of money, even if I had the means. Plenty of cars like an NSX that I would rather own, to drive, or park in my garage instead.
Nice to see though. Bodes well for anyone who has a clean, low mileage, original, unmolested car. If history repeats, people will ignore the mileage, and concentrate more on originality as more and more are "personalized" as someone said.
For the extremely low mileage, virtually new, interesting vehicle (Integra TypeR, EM1 Si, s2000, NSX)- that's where the high dollar auction prices will set records. For the garden variety s2000 or even CR with driver miles, we'll not see massive numbers- respectable numbers sure, but not record setting.
Extreme low miles is absolutely critical- its got to be no more than 50-100 miles/yr with perfect paint and interior- originality will be key in the short term. For the long game investor, having NOS/OEM parts will be key. A 30K mile CR will not command $100K+ currently.
That being said, it makes me sad to see a car not enjoyed over the roads, and this CR can't be driven on regular roads now.
If anything, people will give the s2000 the respect it deserves in the collector car world now- this price will wake them up to the Honda mystique. They may have called that first $70,000 AP1 auction from 2 years a fluke...this auction result will really make those fat guys in the Hawaiian shirts take notice.
I can’t wait for the bottom to fall out of 90’s car values like they did for muscle cars (albeit much more quickly).
Dang, how come? I'm loving the appreciation.
I'm hating that I sold my ITR(s) now. Like...if I still had them, I wouldn't want to sell them at this point. Having rare shit is the best. People all throw daisies at you when you go outside...and everyone wants to be you and they idolise you and shit...
With this much interest in old S2000s, one would think that Honda would recognize the demand and come out with a next-gen S2000. I'd love to see a true sports car convertible EV built along the philosophy of the original S2000.
Who knows? Maybe Honda is quietly working on such a car. If so, count me in!
With this much interest in old S2000s, one would think that Honda would recognize the demand and come out with a next-gen S2000. I'd love to see a true sports car convertible EV built along the philosophy of the original S2000.
Who knows? Maybe Honda is quietly working on such a car. If so, count me in!
I don't think "true sports car" and EV belong in the same sentence. Mind you, the Tesla Roadster looks intriguing.
It's pretty amazing how much the value of the CR keeps going up. When I bought mine in 2010, there were quite a few brand new CRs still at Honda dealerships. In the last 11 years, prices are starting to get crazy. I feel so fortunate that I bought mine when I did. I still absolutely LOVE my CR after 11 years, just as much as when I first picked her up at the Honda dealership. No garage queen here!
That being said, it makes me sad to see a car not enjoyed over the roads, and this CR can't be driven on regular roads now.
This sentiment comes up a lot with these ultra-low mile cars. It's important to also think about the other CRs who lived/live good lives as track cars, or autocross cars in STR and B stock. Some CRs lived a worse fate than that even, getting stolen/wrecked/riced whatever. The S2000 and the CR name can stand proudly on the fact that many/most of the cars get used as intended - as sports cars. And these "garage queen" cars are lucky to be around, and we're lucky to have them around.
This is one of the virtues of affordable sports cars: they actually get used. A super high-end car will have most copies ending up as collectors, which makes them way less interesting. There's nothing cool about a 4-figure mile car from 25 years ago if almost every other copy also has 4 figure miles.
Not so sure I would have bought a S2000, CR or otherwise, for that kind of money, even if I had the means. Plenty of cars like an NSX that I would rather own, to drive, or park in my garage instead.
Nice to see though. Bodes well for anyone who has a clean, low mileage, original, unmolested car. If history repeats, people will ignore the mileage, and concentrate more on originality as more and more are "personalized" as someone said.
I drive cars, so could also not dramatically overpay like that either. A car sitting in a garage may as well be a poster for me, and I can buy plenty of posters. And no way I could let a cool car sit there all low mileage since the only reason it was cool to begin with was how good it is at being a car :P
My favorite NSK is the one the LOTW guy drives around the country trying to hit every track day he can. I think he said it had over 260,000 miles on it when I met him at local track night. I would rather stand around talking about and looking at that NSX than one with 10 miles on it in new condition any day.
02-18-2021 | 12:26 PM
