Re: The Crossfire Has Landed
Great find! Glad to see one in such great shape!
First, If you like to drive it hard and have not yet flushed the brake fluid. I suggest Motul 600 for a replacement as it will not boil under hard track conditions. Even if you never get under track like conditions, it's an excellent fluid and gives you an extra piece of mind.
Second, the factory pads and rotors are excellent in their own right, but can fade under hard conditions. I have Porterfield pads and Disc Italia rotors (purchased Cross-drilled and slotted, Cryo-treated before delivery) for the track and they are a step above by a long shot. That being said, I would NOT run the pads on the street for long as they have two drawbacks.
1. They squeal like mad when cold to moderately warm.
2. They wear the rotors HARD. Very abrasive pad. Porterfield does have a R4S pad, which is a low dust street pad. I'll probably go with them when the factory pads are closer to the middle of their life. I've got over 60k on the clock and the front factory pads are still over half there. The rears are not nearly worn at all. Go figure.
Other things to look for is the rust under the weather stripping line at the bottom of the door as well as at the bolts that hold on the rear wing inside the hatch. If you see corrosion, get it tended to quickly. The bolts can be cleaned or replaced and simply re-seal the holes when re-installing the wing. Not to sure about the door rust treatment as I don't have any here in Northern California.
Another place to watch for water damage is actually UNDER the solid foam cores underneath your trunk area floor. You can't see the water without either removing them or cutting through the trough on the right (normally for the first aid kit in Europe). I found that I had to reseal the wiring harness boot coming from the hatch into the body at the body seal point. Black RTV was my savior on that one. No more leaks, even with a garden hose pouring over it for 2 hours!
Your NAV data is WAY out of date, but it is good in a pinch. I suggest looking in the audio/video section for a replacement head unit. Also good article there on utilizing the factory amp in it's true four channel capacity. I did this a few days ago and what a difference with an after market head unit! I use my $99 Garmin as my NAV now. ($89.00 lifetime update for it and I'm set!)
You may notice over time that the Suede will wear, mainly in the driver's seat and seat back. Also, the side bolsters will wear a bit from entry and egress. I will probably have mine re-skinned. I know an upholsterer that will remove the skin and replace sections. Hopefully before the end of summer I can get that done.
Replacing the Intercooler pump is well worth it. I can attest to that.
License Plate Lights may go out on you a lot if you have any rough roads in the area. Monitor them and possibly replace with LED bulbs if it becomes an issue. I had to do this myself about two years ago.
Again, excellent find! And I had a lot of fun chasing and being chased by an S2000 at a track weekend. They are wonderful cars and, as you say, the VTEC is a noteworthy technology.