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Old May 18, 2018, 06:55 AM
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condsidering the price of the car when new and how old they are now, thats pretty expensive... 3-4 years ago there were AP1's galore for sub 10k, now the only s2k thats 10k are ones that were 4-5k... Evo is doing a little better than the s2k, but evo's are just falling slower. s2k's fell quite cheap and bounced back quite well. I can't think of another sub 40k car thats doing as well as the s2k and evo... I think some STi models are doing ok...
Expensive is relative though, age and price when new have no effect on the price now with cars like these. The price is where its at because that's what people (the market demand) looking for a s2k have determined its value is at (what they are willing to pay). I would pay 22-25k for a 06+ AP2 with <45,000 miles without hesitation.
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Old May 18, 2018, 02:21 PM
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Expensive is relative though, age and price when new have no effect on the price now with cars like these. The price is where its at because that's what people (the market demand) looking for a s2k have determined its value is at (what they are willing to pay). I would pay 22-25k for a 06+ AP2 with <45,000 miles without hesitation.
of course its relative, most importantly relative to the price history of the actual car. in the post quoted below you said they will "begin to appreciate", I was just stating that they already started appreciating from where they were (considering used market only) from about 2007-2011 to about 2016... I'm not saying they're over priced or unaffordable or not worth their current market value, just that they've already climbed in price about about 50% from their lowest point

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Lol yeah true, though that means more kids will be able to get their hands on them and ruin them unfortunately. I wouldn't be surprised at all if in 10-20 years they begin to appreciate the way NSX and Supras have. Truly a legendary car.
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Old May 20, 2018, 11:24 AM
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For people that beat the snot (use as intended up to the redline) out of it but do all recommended maintenance -- what's the reliability of the engine?
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Old May 20, 2018, 03:49 PM
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For people that beat the snot (use as intended up to the redline) out of it but do all recommended maintenance -- what's the reliability of the engine?
certain years need valve adjustments that can cause issues if not done, and it's not part of "regular" maintenance, so there could be owners that don't know about it.
If tracked on really sticky tires it can cause some oiling issues which can shorten its life

othet than those 2 items, it's one of the most bulletproof production engines made
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Old May 21, 2018, 06:21 AM
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certain years need valve adjustments that can cause issues if not done, and it's not part of "regular" maintenance, so there could be owners that don't know about it.
If tracked on really sticky tires it can cause some oiling issues which can shorten its life

othet than those 2 items, it's one of the most bulletproof production engines made
To add to this, it was only the 2006 cars that need valve adjustments. Also, early AP1s tend to have cracked valve spring retainers if beaten on with mileage or over-revved (3rd to 2nd misshift).
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Old May 21, 2018, 06:25 AM
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it's one of the most bulletproof production engines made
This 100%
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Old May 21, 2018, 07:03 AM
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good info on this thread.. I recently joined S2KI to learn more about em.. I would like to pick one up at some point.
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Old May 21, 2018, 08:13 AM
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Very nice! I had a 05 NFR AP2. Only modification I had were Coil-overs and a hardtop. That thing was fun. I ended up selling it to get my Evo X. I kinda want another in Championship White.
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Old May 24, 2018, 06:56 AM
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clean evo, I'll give you 10k CASH!
Deal it's yours, it's only got 56k original miles!

not srs lol
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Old Jun 7, 2018, 08:12 AM
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good info on this thread.. I recently joined S2KI to learn more about em.. I would like to pick one up at some point.
I always wonder about S2KI as a buying source. I'd like to think the cars for sale there are in better shape but that might just be wishful thinking.

I wonder how the driving experience will compare to the updated Miata with more power?
https://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=670542
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Old Jun 9, 2018, 06:07 PM
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Sold my Berlina Black AP1 s2000 I bought 2 years ago and replaced it with another s2000, this time a 2007 Laguna Blue Pearl

I wanted an 06+ specifically for flashpro/tuning abilities

old car:



New Car



got caught in some of the rain, but made it back before the big storm

How much can you gain by tuning the 06+ vs the earlier "analog"/throttle plate cars?
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Old Jun 11, 2018, 04:33 PM
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How much can you gain by tuning the 06+ vs the earlier "analog"/throttle plate cars?
More so due to being able to use Hondata flashpro rather than going full stand alone like AEM, The 00-05's can't be flashed.
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Old Jun 11, 2018, 05:25 PM
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More so due to being able to use Hondata flashpro rather than going full stand alone like AEM, The 00-05's can't be flashed.
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well you don't gain more, its just cheaper...
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Old Jun 13, 2018, 05:12 PM
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well you don't gain more, its just cheaper...
I gain the ability to not worry about emissions lol
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Did you buy this from Canada? A friend of mine sold his LBP S2000 not too long ago. Since I want a house, I'm selling my yellow 2001 right now, too. The market seems pretty weak where I am. I can't get any serious buyers at $14,000 CAD with a clean title and 112,000 miles.
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