I Bought a Cheap 1999 BMW M Roadster DINAN!

If you know me, you know I never turn down a cheap German performance car, which is why I bought this.
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[@JAyy781]

Power difference is negligible between the S52 VS S54 driving wise. S52 is a more reliable virtually bullet proof and has more a raw feeling. I’ve had both at one point, kept the S52.

[@CLNracing]

Let's us know when you want a Randy Forbe's Integrated I-Beam Subframe reinforcement kit installed. Congrats on finding a clean Z3!

[@9-1-juan6]

Have an 1998 roadster also w Dinan stuff (throttlebody and air take etc), call Dinan and they will tell you exactly whats in your car.

[@rayl1152]

Love the timeless styling and gorgeous lines! Great value for a classic Bond car.

[@DonBMW]

Something may be wrong w the cooling. My E36 S52 warms up within 5 minutes at 30f. As for the shifter slop its the shift pins that need to be replaced. That will fix that third gear misalignment.

[@sotestenwir]

That's right. With a working thermostat my Z3M S52 gets warm much faster. My old thermostat was also stuck open and it was the same as in the video. Even his oil temp comes up before his water temp.

[@Rune_17]

0:53 As bmw fanboy, hearing someone recognize an M badge as an M package not only made me shudder but it also speaks volumes on how diluted M has become nowadays

[@ilovecats748]

You can’t even get a Miata for 9 these days, a rare running M car for 9. You did great man

[@raceboy9517]

Yeah he lucky on this

[@Carsofminnesota]

Getting mine for 3500

[@Pritykin]

Coming from a Miata, I was always a fan of the Z3. I just am always torn between the vert or the clownshoe.

[@brendan7632]

Nothing beats an old BMW

[@fatoputso7375]

S52 is great. Well balanced for this and e36. Too bad the bonet doesn't open up clam style. Id take this over an s2k... i think

[@Cisco4253]

that thing is fast bro! It kept up with my e92 335i

[@nornibres]

I'd personally get the S52 car, already have a Z4M roadster. From what I read back in the day, the S52 was only a few hundredths slower than the S54, so no big deal.

[@hanslubas]

It was only slower for those who couldn't launch an S54. The S52 was a High 13s car while the S54 was doing Low to even Mid 12s bone stock. The Record S54 by Silverstreak did a 12.56 1/4 Mile time which is SLK55 AMG Territory.

[@jimmyk6336]

M Roadster for a Z3 price, well bought!

[@erichschuh192]

You did good. Heck I even love my 2000 2.8 which is much more tame but it’ll move and hold the line in corners.

[@bm7760]

Paid £1,000 for my 2.0 Z3. It'll seem like a bargain once I get it running properly... 😂

[@wisdomtripper]

Just scored one a month ago... 2000 M roadster oxford green with 85k on it for... get this 7.5k!! Found dinan intake, sturt mount, and exhaust so far. Looking to restore it

[@ThreeThreeFivee]

Grew up in this car :) Have a nice video of our 99 Dinan M Roadster with a BB Tri-Flo on my page. Probably one of the top 3 exhaust sounds I've heard in my life - nothing like that straight 6!

[@Digiphex]

I like your roadster. These have to go way up in price if you have somewhere to store it for 15 years.

[@Roland-rv9cw]

4 yrs ago I was in Japan at Auction bought 4 vehicles 1 waa a BMW Z3 Immaculate condition 50 kms blue like this 1 i paid ONLY $ 1,300. Canadian Dollars 💰 that's like $ 800. USD Sold it looking now for 1 of these 😊

[@o0lunchboxxx0o91]

Dang that’s it lol bruh I hope u got a strut brace bar really improves the handling

[@Aikaramba12]

9 grand is insanely cheap for that car

[@rocketmanVA703]

Ah, yes... the intermittent check engine light...

[@teambreerockz]

How many miles does it have?

[@DJMikeSwing]

Nice pick up! I have a 2000 with Dinan stage 5 and everything else except the exhaust. Super fun in the right type of weather. Enjoy!

[@vickg]

Great car and buy. Too much Tyler Hoovie from Hoovies garage lol

[@Honderas]

Have you replaced your cooling system thermostat?

[@abdullah3760]

How much did it cost to reupholster the seats,

[@bag2963]

Hi updates on that car please?

[@jimayers7461]

Wow, I have the 2000 Z3 2.3. 90 K miles E36. I also paid $9,000.

[@Incorrigiblewinnie]

I have Z3 M Dinan 1998. Excellent almost mint condition. 32,000 miles with hardtop. What do you think how much I can sell it for?

[@Hmmm313]

Check kbb. Check the market

[@Incorrigiblewinnie]

@@Hmmm313 KBB doesn’t have those data since it’s so old.

[@wehiv]

$28-30 if you wait for right buyer to come along.

[@fboomerang]

Is it for sale yet? We're interested!

[@TopherDrives]

Yes! We just finished a whole lot of service on it this week. Update video coming soon

[@jeffbizzle694]

I got my 98 Estoril Blue M roadster for 20k with 42k miles. It's my daily

[@SkylynxGaming]

So...when you selling this? :)

[@TopherDrives]

Right now! Working on some word of mouth deals currently. If none of those work out it'll be posted up publicly

[@Hmmm313]

Lots of problems. Thats why was 9k. Needs to paint the car too. thats like 6-8k just for paint…….

[@TheMASDrummer]

yeah buddy

[@philipraphael5188]

Nice video. Nice car. I also have an Estoril Blue M roadster. But mine is a Japanese export, 2000 Euro-spec with the S50 engine. I have had it since 2017 and currently it has about 103,000 KM on the clock. A while back I shot a short video of it. Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a56oh2ynr9SoaK8