S2000 missing service history
Discussion
Hello PHers,
New to the forum. I'm about to buy a Honda approved s2000 - 2009 - it looks great, drives great (heavy steering though) and gearshift is like new. Total run is 11K miles with one owner.
My only concern is that the car doesn't have service history for last three years. Honda tells me that this shouldn't be a problem as the car was driven just 3.5K miles in those three years.
What's your view? Should the missing service history be a big concern? Any specific checks that you would recommend?
Thanks.
New to the forum. I'm about to buy a Honda approved s2000 - 2009 - it looks great, drives great (heavy steering though) and gearshift is like new. Total run is 11K miles with one owner.
My only concern is that the car doesn't have service history for last three years. Honda tells me that this shouldn't be a problem as the car was driven just 3.5K miles in those three years.
What's your view? Should the missing service history be a big concern? Any specific checks that you would recommend?
Thanks.
Thanks for all the replies! This is immensely useful info that tells me - never buy a car until you discuss it with PHers.
But I bought the car yesterday anyway after seeing a few early replies. Also because the car drove well and is in "mint condition".
The heavy steering is a bit of a concern though. It's so heavy that turning with one hand at low speeds isn't easy. Is that not very S2000?
Before buying, I took a test drive at the Honda dealership when the engine seemed fine (starting from cold). The next 70 or so miles of drive back to London was also very enjoyable.
I revved the engine in 4th gear between 6K-8K RPM at motorway speeds. It's good (and the sound!) but I noticed as the RPMs keep rising, there's a feeling that one gets in an automatic car of gearshifts in the background as one keeps revving. Slightly unexpected but absolutely nothing unpredictable in terms of acceleration. Any comments on that?
Back in London I did (had to) long stretches of 30mph roads with lots of traffic lights. Here I noticed what some of you may call a 'rattle'. At low revs in 2nd/3rd there's a sound that I don't like BUT until I saw some of the engine problems raised here, I was thinking that the car needed more gas than what I was supplying - because the problem isn't present at higher revs. Even in first gear, I would imagine the car to move off smoothly on flat roads without need to press the accelerator. It can move off but the start isn't smooth without just a little acceleration. I need to test these again carefully and in hot/cold engine conditions.
So I have a steering problem and a possible rattle at low revs (I can avoid the sound by changing my driving style a little). As of now I am not too worried about these because I have the one year warranty from Honda which I hope they will honour. Any experience with Honda on used car warranties?
Once again, thanks a ton for your replies.
But I bought the car yesterday anyway after seeing a few early replies. Also because the car drove well and is in "mint condition".
The heavy steering is a bit of a concern though. It's so heavy that turning with one hand at low speeds isn't easy. Is that not very S2000?
Before buying, I took a test drive at the Honda dealership when the engine seemed fine (starting from cold). The next 70 or so miles of drive back to London was also very enjoyable.
I revved the engine in 4th gear between 6K-8K RPM at motorway speeds. It's good (and the sound!) but I noticed as the RPMs keep rising, there's a feeling that one gets in an automatic car of gearshifts in the background as one keeps revving. Slightly unexpected but absolutely nothing unpredictable in terms of acceleration. Any comments on that?
Back in London I did (had to) long stretches of 30mph roads with lots of traffic lights. Here I noticed what some of you may call a 'rattle'. At low revs in 2nd/3rd there's a sound that I don't like BUT until I saw some of the engine problems raised here, I was thinking that the car needed more gas than what I was supplying - because the problem isn't present at higher revs. Even in first gear, I would imagine the car to move off smoothly on flat roads without need to press the accelerator. It can move off but the start isn't smooth without just a little acceleration. I need to test these again carefully and in hot/cold engine conditions.
So I have a steering problem and a possible rattle at low revs (I can avoid the sound by changing my driving style a little). As of now I am not too worried about these because I have the one year warranty from Honda which I hope they will honour. Any experience with Honda on used car warranties?
Once again, thanks a ton for your replies.
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