S2000 Info Please :)

theboyrob

theboyrob

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I'm getting very itchy feet, and although I love the ST I really want a two seater open top car!

I'm doing less and less miles in the year (currently around 7000) and the longest trip I do in a week is only 35 miles.

So I have been pondering about a nice sports car, and after having a look at whats available I have quite a fancy for an S2000. All I'm looking for is a rough guide what to look for and any pointers on the best to buy! I'll be looking to spend around 10-11K.

Thanks in advance!
 
thanks for the info Sin Chase!

Out of interest, what exactly is the 'adjustment bolt work' and does it involve a lot of work?
 
Sin_Chase said:
The adjustment bolts for geometry were never greased from the factory, they corrode, some cars worse than other but inevitably they will end up corroded.

If they need to be cut out or have large amounts of time removing it is going to cost you a fortune.

The short end of the stick is this - Not having a good geometry on an S2000 is a crime against motoring. The difference is that big. Unless your bolts are corroded and you have a perfect geometry, you are going to need to change them.

Additionally bushings can not be bought separately from wishbones/arms etc. If the bushings are gone then you are looking at £400 for an upper wishbone alone. Most people go for after-market parts but the work is still going to cost a fair whack unless you DIY it (And you will need a 10T press for that)
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sounds like a nightmare job! If this has been carried out I assume it will say on the service history? :)
 
Sin_Chase said:
It won't say on service history. Honda actually don't acknowledge it as a "problem", but they will carry out the work if you asked them to. You would have to be a nutter though, would cost twice as much as an indy specialist.
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I guess unless you buy from somewhere like an owners forum you won't know if the works been carried out unless you take the bolts out!
 
Sin_Chase said:
Getting the bolts checked is actually a really straightforward job, if they are not corroded you can pay a specialist an hour or 2 labour to get them out, grease them then pay for a geoemtry.

It's only once they are corroded and stuck the £££ racks up.
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and is it an issue on all S2000's?

Honda didn't realise their mistake and sort it out on later cars?
 
well after looking at insurance looks like a no go!

Cheapest I have found was around the £1300 mark, one was cheaper (came in at around £1100) but the excess was £3000!!!! Insurer was called High XS or something silly! hehe

I know its a fair jump from my ST220 but I'm only paying £450 for that! Rang my current insurers, Greenlight, and asked about S2000's and Z4's and they said they don't cover S2000's due to too many claims in the past and the Z4 was classed as a 'high performance car' and therefore they were unable to quote me on that either. Grr! :mad:
 
Seems its my postcode!

If I put my brothers in (he lives above York) the prices halve from £1300ish to £650.

Even though the car would be in a locked compound, at the end of the dead end road, with a 15 foot wall all the way round and the car not visable from anywhere but inside the compound!
 
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