Naz20xl

Yes, I did finally purchase an S2000. It would be hard to believe that this will actually be my first car, and I am still a junior in high school, so I am starting out pretty young. My "beater" car was my mom's Acura TL 3.2, which is also a pretty sweet car. The TL was used by me for one year so I could get a handle of every day driving before I got my own car. The S2000 I bought isn't new or used, but actually a wrecked vehicle. It is a 2002 S2000 Sebring Silver with only 5,700 miles. I consider the damage to be mild, as only the front of the car has to be repaired, along with replacing the airbags, and the price was a steal too. Here is a picture of the car:



The cover on the front is covering the damage on the front of the car just for safety reasons until I can get it into my garage. The car was found by me in Ohio, and me and my dad decided to go pick it up and tow it back for a project car, which would later become my car. I can say for a fact that even though it isn't in the greatest shape, I still get excited just looking at the car. It will hopefully be fixed up by this summer and be ready for my senior year of high school, so I can't wait. I just had a few questions concerning buying parts for this car. I am looking for pretty much the whole front clip of the car including hood, fenders, radiator, radiator support and etc. Do any of you have suggestions on where I could find the OEM parts I need at good prices? Any other information I should know on the car would also be helpful. I know that the S2000 is sometimes tricky to drive, so I am already planning on going to some driving schools around the Tampa Bay area, and I am really gonna go easy on the car, as I know I still am not that much of an experienced driver. I hope to learn alot from you all in the coming future. Thanks again.

enoyskt

GL.. Learn to drive it well, its not like all other cars. Hardtopguy.com is a great source for OEM parts and the Forsale forum owns.. Goodluck!

jmc1971

Congrats. Great father/son project, by the way. Sorry I can't help out on parts, etc, but I'm sure you'll get some excellent advice soon.

Good luck.

koala

Wow, you sound very mature for a junior in high school! Great to see. Welcome to the forum.

I agree, hardtopguy.com is a great source for most of what you need (if you're looking for new parts).

Good luck on getting that beauty working again!

allkingz

Congrats and good luck!

LoudMusic

That would be a really fun project car. Nice that it's a cool car and parts are still new. I can't imagine trying to track down parts for say ... an S800 or something.

LoudMusic

Just checked http://www.hardtopguy.com and have a question or two. Are those authentic Honda parts? How does he sell them so much cheaper than Honda? They appear to be about 80% of Honda's prices. Have any of you guys bought from them? How's the service? Have you had any parts show up damaged? I just find it somewhat hard to believe (:

koala

hardtopguy.com is Ganley Honda in Ohio. Great people, and yes, 100% OEM Honda parts.

I'd trust them with my first-born child (if I had one).

F20C1

Junior High!? The only thing i was driving was my bus pass. Good choice kid. Hardtopguy and HandA-accessories.com. I would look into some aftermarket parts instead of OEM.

RazorV3

good luck with the s2. having a s2000 at that age is a wish come true for some us. you're very lucky and the good thing is, you seem responsible.