The Honda S2000 is one of the best cars ever assembled by human hands. It is light, agile and worth testing to its limits. However, these are all qualities that I have heard more than experiencedbecause S2000s are too expensive now. For example, this S2000 for sale on Marketplacelisted for $32,000.
This is not an unreasonable price, given the market for these cars, and the seller can get every penny they ask. Consider the price of the S2000 fromHowever, ads like this just make me feel bad. When I was in college, these cars were often priced under $100. A clean example like this, relatively but not terribly low, could be had for $17,000—nothing to sneeze at, sure, but still way too high. half what it is asking now. I remember seeing S2000s for $8,000! They weren’t pretty, sure, but they ran and drove like Soichiro wanted. What more could you want?
Now those days are gone. Cheapest S2000 on AutoTrader 91,000 miles and mismatched fenders, and it still cost over $20,000. The era of the cheap S2K is over, and we all saw it pass.
We should have bought these en masse, six to eight years ago. Not CRs or museum cars, but clean, driveable examples like this. We all deserve it. Experience the fun of S2000But most of us miss the opportunity. What a pity.
