Graham Rahal’s 2009 Honda S2000 With Only 91 Miles Just Sold for an Insane $70,000

That's almost double the car's MSRP of $35,500 in 2009.
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Prepare to be miserable all over again because we have another example of a formerly-attainable car going for obscene prices in the second-hand market. Sorry, Stef.

A week ago, we reported on a 91-mile 2009 Honda S2000 that showed up for sale on Bring a Trailer, and the last time we checked in on the pristine Japanese roadster bidding already sat at a healthy $50,000. When the auction closed on Thursday, a well-heeled Honda fan had snapped the car up at an eye-watering $70,000, pretty much double the car’s new MSRP of $35,500 from a decade ago. 

Even adjusting for inflation, a new Honda S2000 would only cost $41,651 today. Sure, the finance majors among you may be able to point to various investments that have a better ROI but I’ll bet you those things don’t have an 8,000-rpm redline or a gauge cluster inspired by Ayrton Senna’s Formula 1 car.

This particular Berlina Black example was owned by IndyCar racer Graham Rahal, a man who seems to have a bit of a fascination with Honda’s rear-wheel-drive sports car. He also owns a red, AP1-generation example with just 1,001 miles on the clock and various other supercars. That car was acquired back in November for $48,000. Still a chunk of change more than that inflation-adjusted, would-be new price.

Back in January, a stock, 7,000-mile 1994 Toyota Supra was sold at auction for an internet-breaking $121,000. As the S2000 and cars of similar vintage approach that part of its value curve, perhaps we’ll be looking back on this $70,000 S2k in a few years and kick ourselves for not snagging it while it was “cheap.”

Full disclosure, I happen to own a 108,000-mile 2004 S2000 that I’ve suddenly decided to pass on to a new owner under absolutely no influence from this story at all. I take PayPal and bidding will start at $69,999. No charge for the lingering sweaty auto writer musk.

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Chris Tsui is The Drive’s Reviews Editor. He oversees the site’s car reviews operation in addition to pitching in on industry news and writing his own evaluations of the latest rides. He lives in Toronto.