I agree! Let someone else take the hit, and then get yourself a good deal. Luckily, I got such a good deal, that there was no hit to begin with. But like you said, it was a once in a lifetime deal. So I knew I couldn't pass it up. It just pisses me off now because I should have kept the car. After all the shit I've gone through (and cars) in the last few months, if I had just kept my R, I would have still had a smile on my face and more money in my pocket!

Oh well, another Type R is in the future...whether Honda/Acura brings a new one to the market, or whether I have to buy a used one, I definitely want another. Although, I'd really like a white one. I always wanted white. And of course, they didn't offer it in 00-01 models! There are a few white ones around town, but they have not been taken care of...it's so sad when you see a banged up R.

 

WOW! That's a lot of money for a car with that many miles on it.

I BOUGHT (not sold) my '98 Chamionship White in '00 with 24,000 mi. on it for $16,900.

 

I sold my itr with hid's cat-back, ice-box and intake for 18k and it was a 98 w 56k on it

 

WOW! That's a lot of money for a car with that many miles on it.

I BOUGHT (not sold) my '98 Chamionship White in '00 with 24,000 mi. on it for $16,900.[/quote:2a02ecdab5]

You got lucky finding a 98' with only 24K miles! And the price you paid was probably $1,000-2,000 below what it could have sold for! Nice find.

 

Incredibly lucky to find such a low-priced, unmolested '98, NOW, let alone 2 years ago.
Sellers always want more, and buyers less, but there comes a point when it is too hard to swallow to sell a car for too low a price. I have a '98, super condition, 42K miles and would have a hard time letting it go for less than $17 - 18K. It's just too much a car and has been too well taken care of to be given away. I've thought about selling mine a few times this past year or so because my drive to work is approx 40 miles each way, and until recently was mostly highway - that's not the way to enjoy this car. Fortunately things have changed these past several months and I have some really excellent S. Ohio roads to take to work that enable me to do some shifting, reving, and handling. Selling the car for $17 really wouldn't leave me many options for a replacement without putting in a lot more money. I'd rather just keep the thing and enjoy it for another few years of reliable enjoyment than give it away. My buddy will be selling his 2002 M5 in another 2-3 years and that may just be worth waiting for, since I'm first on his already growing prospective buyers list!

I think the Mini Cooper S is a really cool looking car, and seems to be a good buy. When I drove one, however, I was disappointed in its total lack of low end torque - really felt sluggish from a stop. Was fine when it got going and the supercharger kicked in, but was enough of a turn-off from a standing start that I don't think I'd buy one. I'm sure BMW will lose sleep over that!

 

I just got my ITR a couple of months ago with 12,500 mi on it for 20,500. I took it in the shorts on a trade but felt the asking price was fair. If only Mitsubish wouldn't offer no downpayment, no interest, no payments for a year! Then I might have had a higher resale value on my '00 Eclipse GT. Compared to the ITR (00-477), it was a whale. It had a lot more low end torque, but felt sluggish on the top end and plowed through the corners, even with Eibach springs and tokiko/koni shocks and Nitto 555 tires. It is a pleasure to now be a Acura/Honda owner. Although, in a few years picking up a used EVO VIII would be tempting.