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Originally Posted by turbo8765
I've tracked both an E36 M3 and an S2000.
The S2000 is cheaper and more fun. When I had the e36 I wasn't "in to" S2000s either, but the more research I did the more I came to appreciate them.
It's tough to find a better combination of more fun/easy to work on/reliable/cheap-ish parts track car.
I agree with whomever said non-M e36 if you choose that chassis.
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The S2000 is amazing. I have one along with my E46 and E90 M3's. I have no desire for an E36 M3 because the S2K does everything better as a track car. More reliable and faster out of the box, not to mention lighter. Only downside is you will need to augment the factory roll protection if you are a tall driver. I stick out at 6'2 with a helmet on.
I have 8K miles on my S2k and a couple easy days at Infineon, but another instructor has the same car with 115K on it and 100+ track days. It has not had anything except routine maintenance.
I could easily see why this would be a fantastic track car. Fortunately I have a Spec Miata already but if there were a class like SM for S2k's, I would definitely build one.