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Old 08-21-11, 09:38 PM
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STAY away from SCKars. They had a thread about them on s2ki.
Old 08-21-11, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by GS4_Fiend
Henry, I see a bunch of 04-05 s2k on cars.com Check them out bro.

I checked it out. Unfortunately most of the cars are from SCKars.

The ones I do find that's not from SCKars have red interior which I do not like.
Old 08-21-11, 11:28 PM
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red interior is unique! i rather have red than black. Black absorbs too much heat from the sun than other colors.
Old 08-22-11, 12:41 AM
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sup with the s2000 hype these days? My roomate's looking for one as well as other people I know..
Old 08-22-11, 02:43 AM
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Autoboy is selling his red s2k.. hit him up he might hook you up..
Old 08-22-11, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by iLL TL
sup with the s2000 hype these days? My roomate's looking for one as well as other people I know..

They're great little cars. It's the last 'great' car from Honda before they started putting out crappy cars.

After driving only luxury sedans for years, I got bored of it.
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Originally Posted by pnoypips
Autoboy is selling his red s2k.. hit him up he might hook you up..
I saw his ad. Nice car, but I definitely do not want to buy one that's modded to that extent. My next car will not be modded. That's one of the problems I had with my current car. I tried to mod them to handle better when I should have just bought a car that handles great from the factory (s2000).
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Originally Posted by GS4_Fiend
red interior is unique! i rather have red than black. Black absorbs too much heat from the sun than other colors.
I'll have to think about it. I've always loved black interior, which is why I held out so long for my blk/blk GS. The red one looks tacky to me. Almost pepboys-like

Do you know the demands for red interior? If it's high enough, I suppose I could find someone to swap interiors with.
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Originally Posted by GSteg
I tried carmax but they only have 07+. It's out of my budget at the moment. Looking to spend around $17k for an 04/05.

What are did you drive before getting the S2k?
I used to have a IS350.

I suggest looking out of state like Vegas, Norcal and San Diego.
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S2000 is a rare car to find nowadays, especially a decent one. If you check out s2ki, there are a couple of good ones. However, they're all private party. I'd suggest you do a compression test on the engine to make sure it wasn't beat up. Good luck with the search.

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Originally Posted by pnoypips
Autoboy is selling his red s2k.. hit him up he might hook you up..
It's cause they can rev up to 8k RPMs. I rather get a G35 cuz price range is almost the same.
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Originally Posted by T-Rex06
S2000 is a rare car to find nowadays, especially a decent one. If you check out s2ki, there are a couple of good ones. However, they're all private party. I'd suggest you do a compression test on the engine to make sure it wasn't beat up. Good luck with the search.

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A compression test would take too long. Get a simple vacuum gauge and it would be much efficient.
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Originally Posted by pocky
I used to have a IS350.

I suggest looking out of state like Vegas, Norcal and San Diego.
Waddup Pocky, it's James. Glad to hear you got an s2k too. I loved mine and miss it very much. To the ones that are looking for one, get it! You wont regret it. Just make sure you don't take it to costco and buy a like 6 cases of water. lol
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I've been looking for a S2K btw too, i've been looking for at least a few months. I'm not hell bent on one because there's a lot of other cars i'm looking at too...but I'm not limiting myself to just dealers either. Sadly...its true....it's really hard to find a gem. Either they are beaten up (apparently like SCKars sells) or they have really high mileage. I've seen a couple clean ones but of course they sold before i even had a chance. My schedule worked against me too, by the time i do find a clean one its sold before i can drive up/down to see it. =/ Good luck on your search!
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In ethics, the s2k is a fun car to drive. But sooner or later you will find out that the car is too small, not roomy, small luggage compartment, looks is kind of bland.. Therefore, G35 comes to mind, looks good, more space for the legs and the cargo, nicer amenties. Although, there is a debate between the two in speed. They both are fast cars but you will get this and lose the other.


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