Some One Go Buy This

"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
11/30/2018 at 15:00 • Filed to: None

an 11,000 dollar, clean titled, under 100,000 mile S2000. this is either a scam or the deal of the century. If i could convince my wife that its a good investment, which it obviously is, I’d buy it.

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Keep it for 2 years, put on maybe 5,000 miles, sell it for 12k.

DISCUSSION (25)

lone_liberal > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
11/30/2018 at 15:08

Sorry, but the S2000 is on my no-buy list. It’s not that it’s a bad car, it’s that it is a small car. Too small for my length and width, anyway.

Arrivederci > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
11/30/2018 at 15:08

Absolutely - if I was closer.

Nibby > lone_liberal
11/30/2018 at 15:10

do you drive a crew cab dually with 8 foot bed?

lone_liberal > Nibby
11/30/2018 at 15:11

Nope, but I do fit in the car I drive. I do not fit in an S2000 and yes, I have tried.

Sweet Trav > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
11/30/2018 at 15:11

This is C5Z money, which in every way wrecks an S2K.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > lone_liberal
11/30/2018 at 15:13

I might have that problem too, but I don’t think so. I’d have to try it

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
11/30/2018 at 15:14

I’ m at a point in my life where I just don’ t think I want to own any car with 100k miles.

lone_liberal > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
11/30/2018 at 15:16

Yeah, I think it has a lot to do with how you’re proportioned. I’m a big fat guy who’s 6'3" with a long torso and short legs. I end up wedging myself on top of the seat and looking over the windshield.

Just Jeepin' > Sweet Trav
11/30/2018 at 15:18

Hmm...I’m guessing Honda reliability alone would be proof your statement is incorrect.

Sweet Trav > Just Jeepin'
11/30/2018 at 15:19

LS reliability > H onda reliability.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
11/30/2018 at 15:21

I live half way across the country :(

Just Jeepin' > Sweet Trav
11/30/2018 at 15:24

From someone who owns both, likes both, still picks S2000.

Nibby > lone_liberal
11/30/2018 at 15:24

what do you drive

lone_liberal > Nibby
11/30/2018 at 15:27

Right now an ‘06 Mercury Mariner and a ‘71 Camaro. I actually find the seating position in the Camaro more comfortable than the Mariner as I like having my feet out in front of me more horizontally.

Sweet Trav > Just Jeepin'
11/30/2018 at 15:28

This person is objectively wrong.

I’ve seen the video and everything about it is bullshit.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast
11/30/2018 at 15:47

I’ve almost exclusively had cars with over 100,000 miles, some over 200,000, and it’s worked out great for me. I hear plenty of horror stories about peo pl e buying brand new cars that are total nightmares, and I’ve had 200,000 m iles Hondas that go a year with little but an oil change or two.

Miles just doesn’t really play a factor in my purchasing decision. unless you’ re talking a 100,000 mile car for new car money. Like a 20,000 dollar Evo with 80k on it. nope nope nope. That’ s a 10k car don’ t believe the hype.

BeaterGT > Just Jeepin'
11/30/2018 at 16:07

Pretty funny considering that guy keeps buying Corvettes.

BeaterGT > Sweet Trav
11/30/2018 at 16:09

Maybe with a branded title/accident history, but clean title C5Zs haven’t dropped this low yet. And for my sake, let’s hope they don’t :)

ihm96 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
11/30/2018 at 16:42

Yeah I don’t mind owning cars with lots of miles as long as they’re cheap enough. You have to put more maintenance in often but still come out way ahead of a new car

ateamfan42 > lone_liberal
11/30/2018 at 16:55

Yeah, I think it has a lot to do with how you’re proportioned.

True that. I’m 250+ lbs, but only 5'11". I can fit in my NB Miata, but only just. There’s a bit more legroom for someone taller, but headroom is tight.

Part of it is just getting used to a snug (but comfortable) fit. Small cars aren’t roomy, but how much room do you really need when you sit in place and drive?

ateamfan42 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
11/30/2018 at 16:58

I’ve almost exclusively had cars with over 100,000 miles, some over 200,000, and it’s worked out great for me.

It’s not so much about the mileage as it is the design and the maintenance. My Miata has over 190K. It doesn’t look like a show car, but run reliably.

I sold my Civic HX to a friend who retired it with 380K on the clock, mostly due to rust. The motor still ran great even then.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > ihm96
11/30/2018 at 16:59

Exactly and sometimes you lick out. Like my wife’s Fit which we bought with 40k for 11,000. And we’ve put on 45k with maybe 1000 bucks in maintenance, including a set of tires. And the car has never been out of commission. The only mechanical problem it’s had was a bad bearing in the blower motor. But you could still drive.

It does need a transmission flush, and hopefully not other work as it’s shifts hard when it’s cold.

lone_liberal > ateamfan42
11/30/2018 at 17:04

I can do most small cars, though I do have to recline more than I like in some, but the S2000 is just a no-go. Even Miatas are better for me than the Honda as they seem to have a bit more width to the seats, or maybe less bolstering.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > ateamfan42
11/30/2018 at 17:06

I bought my 1991 Civic with 210k on it, I beat the piss out of it, basically refused to maintain it other than splashing it a quart of oil every 500 miles or so. And yet It lasted 25,000 miles before the engine blew.

ihm96 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
12/01/2018 at 09:27

Yeah but a transmission flush is just standard maintenance. Newer cars are just so expensive. A set of all 4 tires for my Z3 or old E34 5er comes out to about as much as one runflat tire on my moms 2016 C300. The maintenance on my cars certainly comes up and is more common than a new car, but even with the 2-3k in total maintenance costs per year it still ends up being way cheaper than buying even a cheap new civic or something