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$25k would be very cheap with all of those mods. You can easily get much more but you'd have to part it out, which involves a lot of time/effort/sourcing stock parts. If you do part it out, I'd be interested in the Mugen ignition coil cover. Best of luck!
25K is a very motivating price. Honestly, for that price I would be interested in purchasing the car, parting out what is possible, and selling the car as stock in CA. Especially knowing how meticulous you've been about everything.
Yea I know I could get a lot more back parting it out, but I don't have stock part replacements for a lot of it. Like the soft top and all the interior plastic bits behind the seats are gone. No stock seats, and no stock exhaust. No stock wheels.
To be honest I'd start at 28k and let people come down to the price you want to get. Its a beautiful car with top notch parts. Its worth it to the right buyer.
The labour involved to part it put would be extensive, I would imagine. If my car was this far along I wouldn't entertain the idea of putting it back to stock.
Ended up just selling the hood and wing for now. Every time I drive it I end up wanting to keep it again. With the wing gone and stock hood I feel like I can drive it around and leave it parked more without worrying so much.
I sold the GT350 last month. That was planned to go for months.
Looks good. Maybe keeping it simple as a fun street car that you can drive more regularly and take to the track when the itch really hits is the ticket to keeping it.
I sometimes look at the simpler days of my s2k when it didn't have the wing and splitter and think of going back to that too, especially now that I have a kid.
GT350 gone too and s2k possibly up for sale and no replacements? Looks cars have lost their excitement for you. Not necessarily a bad thing - fun cars are getting long in the tooth and will eventually be like horses and equestrian.
Good luck whatever you decide to do with the car - it was fun following the build while it lasted.
Looks good. Maybe keeping it simple as a fun street car that you can drive more regularly and take to the track when the itch really hits is the ticket to keeping it.
I sometimes look at the simpler days of my s2k when it didn't have the wing and splitter and think of going back to that too, especially now that I have a kid.
GT350 gone too and s2k possibly up for sale and no replacements? Looks cars have lost their excitement for you. Not necessarily a bad thing - fun cars are getting long in the tooth and will eventually be like horses and equestrian.
Good luck whatever you decide to do with the car - it was fun following the build while it lasted.
Yea that's the plan. The GT350 was always eventually going to go because I don't trust the motor outside of warranty. I just decided to part ways early because I need to get a car that my wife can drive as well. The plan is to get a Model 3. Electric cars are really fun around town. I haven't lost interest in cars per say, but riding my bike and learning new skills have taken over my passion lately.
Kudos. Have spent most of my spare time over the past two days reading this from start to finish after finding your post on the M3 forum following a Google search. A friend of mine who runs his own BMW specialist garage tracks a fairly heavily modified E90 M3, whilst I have an almost stock UK "AP2".
Like you, I am a huge fan of the S2000 for it's analogue experience, connectedness and how you have to earn the very best out of it by becoming a better driver and pushing further limits. This is my second S2000 after owning a fantastic S2 Exige S with all the packs for a couple of years.
Going back to Nurburgring for a closed event back in May I was left very disheartened/humbled in my lowly S2000 in comparison to the numerous Porsche GTx's, McLarens, M3s etc... which made me question whether to even keep it at all or simply get rid and save long term for a Cayman S or even GT4.
This feeling was reinforced when going to a local and very fast circuit where horsepower trumps handling, with my friend in the M3 lapping almost 10 seconds quicker over a 1:20 typical fast lap.
My mind was almost made up until we both visited a much more twisty and technical circuit (Cadwell Park) back in September, which left passengers genuinely surprised at the S2000's competence for a stock motor where I was essentially bullying people out of the way (until the straight)
Since then I've been left wondering whether to commit to making the S2000 more track capable (at the cost of several thousand...) or simply leave it stock and keep my eyes on the prize with Porsche. Your posts RE Your GT4 and ethos on becoming the fastest you possibly can in a slower car have been enlightening and I've since made my own list of potential mods for the car with a view to keeping it more long term and commiting to it as a track car vs a smart weekend toy. Definitely food for thought, but thanks for sharing your own journey on here.
As Bullwings said, just keep it as a fun weekend/track car that you drive once in a while. If there's anything I've learned in life it's that hobbies and interests come and go, and come back again. I took a long hiatus from cars in the early 2000's, but it came back around and I got an s2000. For the last 2 years, the s2000 has largely been a garage queen and doesn't get driven much, and it's crossed my mind to sell it a couple times, but I just can't do it. There is nothing else like it and will never be anything else like it, especially in the price range. Mine has a lot of mods as well for a street/track car, and next year I'm going to make a few small tweaks to hopefully make it a little more comfy on the street and hopefully get back into doing some more track days. With 3 kids and shuttling them around it leaves little to no time to drive the car but as they get a little older I'll make time for it again. I picked up a low mileage e90 this summer for a daily which was dirt cheap imo (for the amount of car you get for the $), so the only issue with keeping the s2000 is having the space for it imo.
Hello! We are pleased to report that M32S2K is running well! We are the current owners and recently returned from an awesome road trip to Oregon including a stop at Thunderhill 5-mile on the way back. This is how the car sits today. It is a pleasure to drive with all of the thoughtful modifications done by radiantm3.
The only things that are changed are the addition of a catalytic converter and factory muffler to quiet things down a bit for long drives. I think the owner in between us might have replaced the J's wing with an APR GTC-300 as well.
We might be adding some aero and power mods in the future but are enjoying this car on immensely on the road and track for now. Cheers!
Grants Pass, OR Redding, CA Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows, CA
09-17-2019, 09:16 AM
I took a long hiatus from cars in the early 2000's, but it came back around and I got an s2000. For the last 2 years, the s2000 has largely been a garage queen and doesn't get driven much, and it's crossed my mind to sell it a couple times, but I just can't do it. There is nothing else like it and will never be anything else like it, especially in the price range. Mine has a lot of mods as well for a street/track car, and next year I'm going to make a few small tweaks to hopefully make it a little more comfy on the street and hopefully get back into doing some more track days. With 3 kids and shuttling them around it leaves little to no time to drive the car but as they get a little older I'll make time for it again. I picked up a low mileage e90 this summer for a daily which was dirt cheap imo (for the amount of car you get for the $), so the only issue with keeping the s2000 is having the space for it imo.
