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01-26-2009, 04:57 AM
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Advice & Opinions please
Hi All,
I am close to buying a black, year 2000 S2000. It has red interior BUT has 100,000 miles on the clock which puts me off..........should it??
I have had many emails between myself and the seller, it is not too far away from me too and he sounds genuine.
He sounds like a good guy in his emails and is sending me scanned versions of the advertised full service history for me to check out.
With a car with such high mileage should I be worried about any specific areas? He assures me the suspension/exhaust are fine. It does need new floor mats, there's a bit of rust on the rear drivers wing. He replaced the rear window in the hood.
Advert states it has:
- Air con,
- 6 CD Changer,
- Electric hood,
- Xenon lights,
- Full red leather seats,
- Cat 1 Alarm & Immobilisor,
- Electric mirrors,
- Electric windows,
- Central locking,
- Alloy wheels (in good condition),
- 4 Toyo tyres done less than 2k miles,
- Brembo Discs and Ferodo pads at last change.
- Serviced within last 1k,
- MOT until Nov 2009,
- Tax until June 2009.
Any advice welcome from those with S2000 experience. What is the max you'd pay for it?
Thanks,
Dan
I am close to buying a black, year 2000 S2000. It has red interior BUT has 100,000 miles on the clock which puts me off..........should it??
I have had many emails between myself and the seller, it is not too far away from me too and he sounds genuine.
He sounds like a good guy in his emails and is sending me scanned versions of the advertised full service history for me to check out.
With a car with such high mileage should I be worried about any specific areas? He assures me the suspension/exhaust are fine. It does need new floor mats, there's a bit of rust on the rear drivers wing. He replaced the rear window in the hood.
Advert states it has:
- Air con,
- 6 CD Changer,
- Electric hood,
- Xenon lights,
- Full red leather seats,
- Cat 1 Alarm & Immobilisor,
- Electric mirrors,
- Electric windows,
- Central locking,
- Alloy wheels (in good condition),
- 4 Toyo tyres done less than 2k miles,
- Brembo Discs and Ferodo pads at last change.
- Serviced within last 1k,
- MOT until Nov 2009,
- Tax until June 2009.
Any advice welcome from those with S2000 experience. What is the max you'd pay for it?
Thanks,
Dan
01-26-2009, 05:15 AM
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Originally Posted by tomkbucks' date='Jan 26 2009, 06:01 AM
remember buy the car not the miles... id say tops 6500 its also worth asking what oil he puts in it - it drinks it like petrol so he should know
He said in a past email:
"I never use any less than 5W40 fully synthetic oil as recommended by Honda."
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01-26-2009, 05:21 AM
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how old is the car?
dealer or private sale?
how long has he owned it?
who carried out the services and when?
does he have all the documentation and old bills?
does he have all of the old MOTs?
accident damage?
at least one of the above will produce a dodgy answer
rust is rare on S2000 bodywork unless it's a repaired area
the engine is on borrowed time at 100K
dealer or private sale?
how long has he owned it?
who carried out the services and when?
does he have all the documentation and old bills?
does he have all of the old MOTs?
accident damage?
at least one of the above will produce a dodgy answer
rust is rare on S2000 bodywork unless it's a repaired area
the engine is on borrowed time at 100K
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01-26-2009, 05:29 AM
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Originally Posted by gaddafi' date='Jan 26 2009, 06:21 AM
how old is the car?
dealer or private sale?
how long has he owned it?
who carried out the services and when?
does he have all the documentation and old bills?
does he have all of the old MOTs?
accident damage?
at least one of the above will produce a dodgy answer
rust is rare on S2000 bodywork unless it's a repaired area
the engine is on borrowed time at 100K
dealer or private sale?
how long has he owned it?
who carried out the services and when?
does he have all the documentation and old bills?
does he have all of the old MOTs?
accident damage?
at least one of the above will produce a dodgy answer
rust is rare on S2000 bodywork unless it's a repaired area
the engine is on borrowed time at 100K
W plate, year 2000
dealer or private sale?
Private seller, 3rd owner.
how long has he owned it?
Will have to check.
who carried out the services and when?
Honda I believe and I am told it has a full history, he is scanning the service book in for me to check.
does he have all the documentation and old bills?
He tell me yes, even the original Honda GB map and manual!
does he have all of the old MOTs?
Will check.
accident damage?
He tells me no, may HPI it.
rust is rare on S2000 bodywork unless it's a repaired area.
He has told me there's a spot of rust on drivers rear wing.