2001 BMW Z3 M Roadster, S54 and lots of maintenance

A bit of a bittersweet moment, as this car has been a big part of my existence for the past 9.5 years. Title is clean and in-hand, Carfax is on-hand and can be furnished as requested.

1 of 1,565 North American ///M Roadsters with a 315hp 7600rpm S54B32 engine. For those that may not know, the Z3 M Roadster was produced from 1998 through 2002, with the 2001-2001 models featuring the more powerful S54B32 engine from the then-new M3, featuring 3.2L of displacement, 7600rpm redline, and 6 individual throttle bodies. Only 1,565 of the 01-02 M variants were produced as Roadsters.

Year: 2001
Make: BMW
Model: ///M Roadster
Mileage (numbers only please): 108,XXX
Ext Color: Estoril Blue
Top Color: Dark Blue
Int Color: Nappa Leather Black/Gray
Price (no $ sign please): $16,750 OBO
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (Region): Carlisle, MA
Body Style: Roadster

OE BMW hardtop in Estoril Blue with new OE black headliner, with mounting hardware and rolling storage car available separately, first right of refusal to the buyer of the car. This car is a clean, well maintained driver to enjoy for many miles, with asking price indicated accordingly. It is not a low-mileage showroom-fresh investment grade garage queen, please reference MRoadsterBuyersGuide for 2001-2001 model year comparables.

The Roadster is an early production 01, Estoril blue on a 2-tone black/gray nappa interior, with just a hair over 108k, bought in 2006 by me at 33-34k as a CPO. I am the 2nd owner, with the car originally from the Long Island area, serviced and subsequently traded in at Competition BMW of Smithtown on LI, where I then purchased it. The car served as a year-round driver from 2006 to 2009, where it was moved to nice-day summer weekend use. That has been its purpose up through present. The motivation for selling it is that as of late, time has been less and less to drive it, and after 9.5 years of ownership, I am interested in freshening up that spot in the garage and trying something new. The car has been maintained with the intent of keeping it well into the future, so it is in great shape as a driver to enjoy. The interior and exterior present well, minor wear on the driver's side seat bolster. The driver's side door lock does spin a bit before a manual unlock with the key (has keyless entry), which is a common and fixable issue on these cars. Paint is clean, with repainting performed on the front end, rear pass fender, rear bumper. Its last valve adjustment was just a couple thousand miles ago (I'll check my records for the exact number), and VANOS inspected perfect at that time. I did the check and adjustment with our own RickySixx6 and his Coupe as well at the same time, since he wanted to learn the process. Castrol 10W60 oil for its entire life, on 5k intervals or seasonally. The soft top is original, and in very good condition, treated seasonally with cleaner and conditioner.

The VANOS system was inspected at its last valve adjustment, and looked to be in great shape. VANOS Hub tabs and disc inspected Feb 2016 with replacement of valve cover gasket, and are in perfect shape, and no abnormal noises. As far as the rear differential ear mount/trunk floor goes, the car experienced the infamous popped welds and some tearing back in 2011. The weak and fatigued metal cross-brace and differential ear mount was removed, and a box-tube steel crossmember with triangulated dual-ear differential mounts was fabricated into the rear unibody/trunk, as a common reinforcement practice for high powered E30 and Z3 race/V8 applications to bullet-proof the rear end. It is the more heavy-duty fix to the issue versus the RF kit, however it is not something that I wanted to have to worry about again. Once metal has fatigued and the spot welds began to fail, I did not want that compromised metal in the car any longer. The entire rear suspension and drivetrain was refreshed and improved at that point as well with new bushings, subframe, poly subframe mounts, driveline replace/refresh, diff disassembly and refresh.

The car has some modifications/improvements, most all reversible, as I had intended to find some time to auto-x and do some high performance driving days on the track. However, a busy travel schedule and other life events have prevented that, so the car has not set foot off the public roads. As the car is readied for sale, some of the aftermarket components such as wheels have been removed from the car and replaced with the stock items. The car has a 3-clutch 3.73 LSD, so it is significantly more lively and engaging to drive than the stock 2-clutch 3.15 LSD, in straight line acceleration and rear end bite. This past season, I did a complete front end preventative refresh of the wear items, as seen below:

Upgrades/Modifications:
- Stromung Exhaust, original MZ3 Stromung prototype
- HMS Roll Bar, HMS Harness Bar (2009), no longer produced, desirable pieces. Stock roll hoops included
- Rear trunk crossmember conversion, dual ear differential mount, at 90k mi (2012)
- 3.73 LSD differential disassembly, inspection, refresh of seals, clutches, dog rings, addition of 3rd clutch pack for 40% lockup. (2012)
- K&N 57 Intake (stock air intake included)
- Custom M-tricolor stitch OMP steering wheel (2014)
- BMW ZHP shift knob (2013)
- LeatherZ charcoal alcantara shift boot (2013)
- LeatherZ charcoal alcantara e-brake boot (2013)
- LeatherZ chrome e-brake button (2013)
- RallyRoad black nappa leather e-brake handle (2013)
- New OE ///M floormats (2013)

Maintenance Items:
- New OE BMW Valve cover gasket, VANOS inspection (2016)
- New StopTech slotted front rotors, <100 miles (2015)
- New front wheel bearings/hubs, <100 miles (2015)
- Brake fluid flush, ATE Type 200 Racing (2015)
- New front control arm ball joints, <100 miles (2015)
- New front control arm offset bushings, <100 miles (2015)
- New inner tie rods, <100 miles (2015)
- New outer tie rods, <100 miles (2015)
- Refinished OE BMW wheels, bright silver (2015)
- New Continental ExtremeContact DW tires, 225-45 R17, 245-40 R17, <50 mi (2015)
- New Battery (2015)
- New OE front strut mounts/bearings (2014)
- Adjustable front sway bar endlinks (2014)
- New OE BMW exterior ///M badges (2014)
- Valve adjustment, VANOS inspection (2013) Did another valve adjustment (and VANOS inspection) on the M Roady, and Rick's Moupe
- Rear ECS slotted rotors (2013)
- Front/Rear Pagid Blue brake pads (2013)
- New windshield replacement, OE BMW glass (2013)
- OE Rear trailing arm bushings (2012)
- Polyurethane Rear Subframe Bushings (2012)
- Driveshaft Replacement, new flex disc, new center support bearing (2012)
- Polyurethane Engine Mounts (2010)
- Polyurethane Transmission Mounts (2010)
- Front Subframe reinforcement (2010)
- Front Strut Tower reinforcement plates (2010)
- Aluminum steering coupling (2010)



(note: HMS Motorsport harness bar not shown, but included):





































Vanos tabs:




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additional pics...
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...and some more...
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last bunch... (2 photos showing the VANOS hub tabs intact)
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It is an OMP Velocita, and the adaptation is quite easy. A MOMO wheel hub adapter is used to install, and a pair of resistors are wired in to defeat any airbag lights/codes.

Yes, it is a bolt-in piece that uses the factory roll hoops (included) mount points.



Adding a couple photos of the factory binder and all of the associated factory booklets, manuals, pamphlets and cards:
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Car is SOLD