2003 Honda S2000 AP1
Highlights
- Professionally rust-proofed and undersealed with lanolin
- Comprehensive service history mainly by Honda dealers
- Serviced and new timing chain and tensioner in late 2023
- AP1 car so fits into lower car tax band
- Private registration and matching hard top included
- Very well kept, maintained and presented S2000
The Appeal
Perhaps only Honda could have responded to the arrival of the MX-5 with the S2000. It was light, nimble and retro-styled like its fellow countryman. But that’s where the similarities ended, because Honda went its own way with the engine. The S2000 had a VTEC-equipped screamer of a 2litre that revved all the way to 9,000rpm.
That single element imbues the S2000 with a character wholly its own. It is augmented by near perfect weight balance from the rear drive layout. This is a car that demands to be driven and when it is, it rewards: quick, nimble and responsive in ways few 90s convertibles can match.
These cars naturally have a cultish following. They rarely come to market because owners hang onto them. Here’s your opportunity to join the tribe: a very well kept, Monte Carlo Blue AP1 in great condition.
It was serviced by Honda main dealers to 2018 and then by independent specialists. Recent work includes a timing belt and tensioner change in September 2023 - less than 1,000 miles ago.
As a first generation ‘AP1’ S2000 this one fits into the cheaper car tax band. The MOT runs to October 2024 and it was recently professionally undersealed.
History and Paperwork
- First registered 11th July 2003
- Eight registered keepers s
- Current keeper since November 2016
- Always garaged by seller using a custom car cover
- Reported to fit into lower car tax band
- Private registration plate included
- 3 keys and fobs
- Good history file including invoices and old MOTs
- MOT valid to 8th October 2024 with 81,001 miles showing on test and no advisories
- Professionally rust-proofed and undersealed with lanolin in July 2023 with certificate
- Serviced and tiing chain and tensioner replaced in September 2023
- 11 service stamps to August 2018 and 74,946 miles, all by Honda main dealers
- Subsequent servicing work detailed in photos and here
- Vendor advises that the oil has been change every year during his ownership
- Just completed a tour of the Cotswolds and reluctantly for sale
- Factory handbooks and service books with wallet
The Condition
- Smart Monte Carlo Blue paintwork in good order with recent professional repairs
- Supplied with matching factory hard top in good order
- Bodywork is very well kept with no obvious deterioration
- Hardtop shows small area of bubbling to base of B post on nearside as shown in photographs
- Bodywork in very good condition with only a few minor touch-ups and stone chips
- Interior in very good condition with only minor wear on driver's bolster
- Black leather sports seats with no tears or scratches
- Factory standard and unmodified interior including Honda radio cassette and CD multichanger
- Five spoke factory alloys in good condition with quality Toyo Proxes fitted
- Distinctive digital dashboard in fully working order with working LED lights
- Recent professional undersealing and rustproofing
- Underside presents well with no structural advisories on current MOT
The Mechanics
- 1,997cc Honda VTEC 4cyl engine developing 235bhp
- 6spd manual gearbox
- Original engine specification including K&N oil and air filters
- The VTEC system is reported to be working perfectly
- Full service history with recent service by specialist
- Reported to have had annual oil changes irrespective of mileage since 2016
- No reported running or driving issues
- No mechanical or running gear advisories on last MOT
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