rcgoff2

All,

Here is the situation:

I'm graduating Mechanical Engineering School in 2 weeks and have decided to do NASA HPDE events and SCCA events with a used s2000(Have not purchased one yet). I sold my 400hp Evo 3 months ago in which I did auto cross with. I will be moving close to Putnam park (45 minutes away).

I've done some searching and found that if I buy a s2000 that has been well maintained, the car should last a while. What I'm getting at here is: should I spend $10-12K on a used car with 80-100K miles that has been well maintained? Or should I spend the extra $5 or $6 K and get a car that has been well maintained with 40-60K miles?

I plan on doing at least one road racing event a month, and this car will not be daily driven as I have an 03 civic for that. However, this is the car I have chosen to learn to track with.

Any input would be greatly appreciated. Also, either route I decide to go with, I have the money for the consumables.

-Ryan

charliec225

Personally, given the fact that it won't be your daily driver, I'd probably go with a higher mileage, well-maintained model. Save the money for parts and consumables. If you do go with an AP1, there's probably going to be some additional changes you'd want to consider (changing to AP2 retainers, maybe UK-spec alignment).

s2cho

i got a ap1,02,62000 miles
for 11k with taxes

you can get a stock ap1 with low miles for less than 12

CKit

Please don't post the exact same thread on different subforums. I left the one in R&C as that will give you more specific advice.