wampa

This is what i sent to him


Hi there,
>
> We are looking for an S2000 after christmas and just have some questions
> for you!
>
> Please could you answer the following:
>
> 1 Where abouts are you?
>
> 2 Is the car an import or a UK car?
>
> 3 How long have you had the car?
>
> 4 Would you mind if I had it HPI and AA checked?
>
> 5 Is there any damage or has it ever been in a car crash?
>
> 6 Why are you selling the car?
>
> 7. When's the next service due?
>
> 8 How good are the tyres?
>
> 9 .Has it got a glass or plastic rear window?
>
> 10 Have the wheels got any corrosion or pitting?
>
> 11 Does the car have a rear wind deflector?
>
> I know I am never going to get a perfect one but I donut want a really bad
> one either, I hope you don't mind the questions.
>
> Thanks for spending time looking at this email. If you could answer the
> questions that would be great as we are quite interested in your car.
>
> We are on the southcoast so don't want to spend a large amount of time
> looking at bad examples around the country.

I'M GOING TO SEE THIS CAR NEXT WEEK 28th

PLEASE HELP I will have it HPI and RAC/AA checked

Asking Price 14,250

Car is based near south End

wampa

Answers apart from his Address

2. The car is UK spec.(eu import)
>
> 3. Over 2 years
>
> 4. No problem at all
>
> 5. There is no damage, no crashes, the bodywork is in excellent condition
>
> 6. It is a weekend car and I'm just not getting the use out of it lately
> to justify keeping it. My girlfriend also has a sports car and we just
> don't need 2 cars.
>
> 7. That would be August 2006
>
> 8. The tyres have only had 5000 miles of use since new. Probably another 2
> years life at least. They are Goodyear Eagle F1s which are better than the
> tyres Honda supply which wear quickly and become dodgy on wet roads.
>
> 9. It is a 2001 car so has a plastic rear window. I've had other sports
> cars with plastic windows and it's not a problem. The soft top on the
> S2000 is great, no leaks and 10 seconds to raise or lower it electrically.
>
> 10. I had the wheels replaced under warranty when I bought it as the old
> wheels they used to use had corrosion problems. These ones look like brand
> new.
>
> 11. Yes. It was on the car when I bought it. I assume they are standard.
>
>
> I would doubt if you could find a better 2001 car. The reason I know is
> that I took many months searching for an S2000 and made sure I bought a
> really good example. The paintwork and interior are excellent. It has been
> well looked after and garaged by myself and the previous owner. It's in
> the best colour, the most stunning bright red, and the 2001 cars are the
> ones to go for as they started to mess around with the handling from 2002
> making for a more saloon car feel which you don't want in a 2 seater.
>
> If you would like to come and take a look then I am normally available
> most weekends if you give me a little notice. I understand that you don't
> want to travel miles to see bad cars, because I've done the same myself,
> but I can guarantee that you will not be disappointed with my car.
>

Any comments welcome People this is 120 miles from me

Badger

Car seems ok, but he doesn't know what he's talkng about with regard to tyres - 2 years life

wampa

what mileage would you say the tyres can do,The car has done 20,000 miles total

2 years for him

hazdjc

I would say the car sounds quite good, very low miles. If the tyres have only done 5,000 miles then another 1 1/2 years (on the same miles) is not impossible depends how its driven. Make sure all recall work has been done.

eSeM

Though he got the bit about S02's being shite right

With careful driving you can get over 12000 miles out of a set of F1s (I have never managed over 5000 on a set of rears.)

Middlers

Ask to meet him halfway. If he wants to sell it he will agree.

cheshire_carper

I had a 2001 'toy', ie never commuted in, etc.... The front tyres on it are the ones from when it left the factory, they are still on it now and would expect there is an easy 2 years in them if driven in the same fashion (so thats 6 years from a set of fronts), the rears were replaced when I sold the car and the originals had done 13,500 miles.

Hope that helps.

cheshire_carper

This comment:

> 8. The tyres have only had 5000 miles of use since new. Probably another 2
> years life at least. They are Goodyear Eagle F1s which are better than the
> tyres Honda supply which wear quickly and become dodgy on wet roads


is biased and bollocks. My S02s were awesome - if I get another S in the future, it will have S02s on it. People that moan about the S02 a: listen to hype or b: are too pussy to drive it properly and end up doing some girlish, predictable, yawn, yawn, spin existing a roundabout in the wet, yawn yawn.
(edit: or on a motorway sliproad )

Hence my icon from a few years ago....

Bassoctopus

I got two years and 15000 miles out of my rear Goodyear F1s, would have got another 10k out of the fronts.

The rears were pretty illegal when I swapped them though