Imola² : S54 M Roadster

[rhett325i]

You need to buy the 17x8.5 / 17x10 Borbet As that erik325i is selling. Not that you need any help with wheel/tire selection lol

[daniel]

I love the car, i just can't get over that red interior!

[SamE30e]

Scott said you got a M-coupe with a S54 lol. Regardless it's kick ass, but it's monster truckin'

[egk2]

Very nice Jay...how many miles on her?

[M42Technik]

Very nice Jay...how many miles on her?

Holyshit

Jay you need to recreate the "rubberbandman" video with this car.

[Mystikal]

Looks like fun Jay. Congrats! Are you getting rid of any other cars to make room for this?

Yup, E36 M3 is for sale. Keeping the E30 as the garage queen and the SE-R winter beater / backup daily. And thanks!

Very awesome. My favorite convertible ever.

And wow, that is massively staggered on a small car. But i suppose it needs it. Take that thing to a drag strip and win some bets lol.

It looks worse than it is, because I have 15mm spacers in the back and nothing in the front yet (will be next week, just waiting to get my spacers back from a friend). It's actually 235 front 255 rear, so the stagger isn't bad. The car rotates willingly in 3rd though, so yeah big rear rubber is necessary. Thanks for the compliments.

Stunning, you will love it if already not in love. 3 gear is the best gear ive ever driven on any car...

I had custom mid pipes made to remove the rasp, if you are interested I can put you in touch.

Congrats and enjoy her.

L

You know I expected the rasp to be worse, given the E46 M3s I always hear. But the Coupe/Roadster's better midsection and mufflers subdue the sound plenty. I really like the way it sounds! Thanks though.

You need to buy the 17x8.5 / 17x10 Borbet As that erik325i is selling. Not that you need any help with wheel/tire selection lol

LOL, I totally saw them and pondered. If they were anything but black I might have been tempted.

Very nice Jay...how many miles on her?

198k. Yup, and it's still one of the best condition S54s, let alone M Roadsters, that I've ever seen. The sole previous owner, a woman, was meticulous on maintenance. She's also an event coordinator for a Z club, cool chick!

Holyshit

Jay you need to recreate the "rubberbandman" video with this car.

LOL! I can't believe you remember that video. I should, you're right.

Thanks for the kind words guys.

[DEV0 E30]

Dude! Awesome.

Have you already done what I want to do? We've talked about it. You don't have to even share you can PM me the confidential material. :)

+1 on Dan.

[M-technik-3]

Time to start searching for a hardtop while they are somewhat common. There was one FS in the Boston area. Never mind it's gone just looked for it and listing was deleted.

[freeride53]

i have that exact car in 1:18 form...or i did..when i was a kid

car looks amazing!

[Mystikal]

Dude! Awesome.

Have you already done what I want to do? We've talked about it. You don't have to even share you can PM me the confidential material. :)

+1 on Dan.

I kept the wheels from the E36 if that's what you're wondering. ;) Zimmie found some info about converting them to 3-pc and having them widened...I'm broke for now but it's on the agenda!

Greg, thanks but I actually turned down a factory hardtop that the car was selling with. I'm the type that believes in two types of weather: it's either raining or the top is down. Hardtops aren't my thing, I bought a convertible to use it at full blast. :)

freeride I have the exact same models, but in Dakar and Titanium! Probably got both when I was...15? It's been a long obsession with this car for me.

Oh, and I did this on the weekend:



2200mi in 3 days, Deals Gap FTW!

[TwoJ's]

My good friend's parents have the s52 version of this car. Even that thing can get very squirrely.

[BoxDriver86]

Nice buy. This is what I am trading my Lotus in for. I'm all about worst case scenario for autocross cars.

[Mystikal]

Nice buy. This is what I am trading my Lotus in for. I'm all about worst case scenario for autocross cars.

Lotus to M Roadster is a strange move! I consider this car, especially the S54 version, to be the modern Cobra. Super low beltline, long hood, ludicrous power....Lotus stands for the opposite of that. lol

[BoxDriver86]

Lotus to M Roadster is a strange move! I consider this car, especially the S54 version, to be the modern Cobra. Super low beltline, long hood, ludicrous power....Lotus stands for the opposite of that. lol

I couldn't agree more. I'm not a die-hard Lotus guy and I think the novelty has worn off. The M Roadster meets so many more needs as in it's more comfortable for long drives, the top actually keeps water out and most importantly, there is better aftermarket support. The Lotus forum guys are nothing less than oblivious too...

M Roadster all the way.

[Mystikal]

Nice, I can agree with that. After 12-20 hours of continuous driving per day for 3 days straight (1 day heading down, 1 day enjoying Deals and the surround roads, 1 day coming back) I have no muscle or joint soreness at all. Somehow those narrow Roadster seats are more supportive than either my E30 sport seats or my E36 M3's Vaders, which is a great bonus.