My 2003 Honda S2000
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I'm Not trying to say its yours or not .
But I am curious on a few things-
This was how I bought the car:
No front bumper--- $500
Almost no rear bumper (just a couple pieces by the screws holding what's left on) ---$500
No headlights ---- These are alone at a minimum discount price would $500
1 taillight, worked but cracked badly ---- These are alone again another $500
No airbags (was expensive to replace) ---- These would be $1,000 easy plus labor
No right front wheel (only a donut) ----- Another rim would $500
Ripped convertible top ------ Replacement $500 Minimum
Flattened passenger door ------ Replacement $500
Semi-flattened right-rear ¼-panel ----- Fix $500
No passenger-side mirror ----- $250
f**ked up hood -----$1000
Badly broken right front fender ----- $500
Messed up front bumper (the piece under painted bumper) ----- $500
Messed up radiator support (damaged most on right side) ------ $100
And finally, the bent exhaust (how back got messed up is anyones guess) ----$100
Total Damage:
$14,000 (how they figured that I don't know)
Total Asking Price: (from where I bought it)
$12,000
Total Desperation: (been sitting there too long, must-go sale)
$8,000
Total Rebuild Cost: (stock, without my aftermarket mods)
$5,000
Total Aftermarket Mods: (from what I bought, not my dad)
$2,000 (just under it)
(A)
One problem is with your math, Their is no way in hell that $5,000 would come close to repairing the damaged parts ( the stock ones ) alone. Even at cost and less the rebuild labor even if talking about a serious hookup. ( My conservative estimates above don't even include labor )
(B)
You make no mention of any suspension damage. Is this an oversight or did the car go into a rail at 45 + and suffer no damage to the suspenion.
But I am curious on a few things-
This was how I bought the car:
No front bumper--- $500
Almost no rear bumper (just a couple pieces by the screws holding what's left on) ---$500
No headlights ---- These are alone at a minimum discount price would $500
1 taillight, worked but cracked badly ---- These are alone again another $500
No airbags (was expensive to replace) ---- These would be $1,000 easy plus labor
No right front wheel (only a donut) ----- Another rim would $500
Ripped convertible top ------ Replacement $500 Minimum
Flattened passenger door ------ Replacement $500
Semi-flattened right-rear ¼-panel ----- Fix $500
No passenger-side mirror ----- $250
f**ked up hood -----$1000
Badly broken right front fender ----- $500
Messed up front bumper (the piece under painted bumper) ----- $500
Messed up radiator support (damaged most on right side) ------ $100
And finally, the bent exhaust (how back got messed up is anyones guess) ----$100
Total Damage:
$14,000 (how they figured that I don't know)
Total Asking Price: (from where I bought it)
$12,000
Total Desperation: (been sitting there too long, must-go sale)
$8,000
Total Rebuild Cost: (stock, without my aftermarket mods)
$5,000
Total Aftermarket Mods: (from what I bought, not my dad)
$2,000 (just under it)
(A)
One problem is with your math, Their is no way in hell that $5,000 would come close to repairing the damaged parts ( the stock ones ) alone. Even at cost and less the rebuild labor even if talking about a serious hookup. ( My conservative estimates above don't even include labor )
(B)
You make no mention of any suspension damage. Is this an oversight or did the car go into a rail at 45 + and suffer no damage to the suspenion.
A) You have heard of searching through junkyards right? They're a cheap & easy source. The main source I used was Certi-Fit out of Miami. Check them out. They have really really good OEM parts for cheap prices. Then when I got everything (took about 2-3 months to complete rebuild) I assembled it and made sure everything worked. The hardest part was the airbag system. That was a b***h. I found 3 crashed S2K's with the airbags (or at least 1) still intact but only 1 of the 3 matched my interior color. Painting was simple because my dad used to buy cars, rebuild them, and sell them so he taught me how to prep the body & paint the whole thing.BIGPETE said:
B) I didn't know suspension was so important to you. I'm sorry. Next time I buy a f**ked up car, I will let you know how the suspension is doing on it.
I put the engine in that car with deisel fuel.It had 2 bent connecting rods , 1 broken piston, 3 damaged cylinders. can u say stooooooopid!!!!!
Thank you thats exactly my point. I was just curious because his cost seemed really low compared to extremely conservative estimates on my part. My rational behind the lack of presented damage suspension damage was that a few years ago I was in the process of buying my buddies mustang that had subsquently been converted as much as possible into a 351 Saleen. 2 weeks before I was sign the note and take possession of the car he had spun the car on black ice and took a hit into a guardrail and it was more than $3,000 in suspension work alone ( yes I realize the car is also significantly more expensive than a S2K , but you see my point.)true said:i think he was jus wondering how it could be physically possible to have that much damaged on the car... and no suspension damage
Are you talking about that kid, Brandon's car? Pewter '01 I think.... He's about to sell it now because he left it in public parking overnight in the middle of Baltimore. All of his little top of the line stff was stolen. Can't remember what it all was, mostly a head unit and different things to measure what's happening to the car. (STOCK car btw - unless you count that stufff and 18" SSRs.)sihondatech said:
Daddy bought it for him anyway. Oh, he told me that a truc tried to push him off the road once too and that's why he had panels replaced and repainted on the passenger's side. I wiped his car down with detail spray one night because it was so dusty that it was making my Civic look bad. There were swirls and overspray and a nice (shallow) dent in the front.lol, i missed last night No Limits meeting, i forgot about the time-forward thing.
i guess i forgot to set my watch 1hr ahead. i was trying to be early and left at 630 to be there at 645, but when i got close to there, i looked at my phone and it said 730, so i was confused for 2min, then pissed for 2min, then went home
i guess i forgot to set my watch 1hr ahead. i was trying to be early and left at 630 to be there at 645, but when i got close to there, i looked at my phone and it said 730, so i was confused for 2min, then pissed for 2min, then went home
s2k's are cool i hate that wing you put on there tho. nice job overalll
heres some more pics from 03 from sunday nights no limits meeting
(his car has the slicks on because he was racing at sebring earlier today)
he and his dad were sayin there was a yellow '04 lambo gallardo there doin 200mph (top spd is 194) and sayin his dad was gettin close to 140-150mph in the s2k
notice the dirtyass stock wheels? lots of braking this time in sebring lol
(his car has the slicks on because he was racing at sebring earlier today)
he and his dad were sayin there was a yellow '04 lambo gallardo there doin 200mph (top spd is 194) and sayin his dad was gettin close to 140-150mph in the s2k
notice the dirtyass stock wheels? lots of braking this time in sebring lol
couple more pics
these are 2 more of seans car, and 3 of an h2 i saw today towing a hayabusa
these are 2 more of seans car, and 3 of an h2 i saw today towing a hayabusa
sometime this week i gotta tell that dam guy that next time he goes to sebring, take that dam c-wings bumper off cause this weekend he scratched it even more
(shoulda taken a pic)
(shoulda taken a pic)
That s**t is so beautiful 
lol, u shoulda seen it last night at the meeting after a day at sebring
stock wheels wrapped in slicks, brake dust all over the dam wheels, rear slicks making his car look like a bubblebutt, and the 17 outlined in dirt on his doors
it didnt look real beautiful, but i give it 2-3 days until he washes
stock wheels wrapped in slicks, brake dust all over the dam wheels, rear slicks making his car look like a bubblebutt, and the 17 outlined in dirt on his doors
it didnt look real beautiful, but i give it 2-3 days until he washes
sweet ride man