I know your pain. Having just purchased an MJ, my first Jeep, I was expecting the Jeep wave from fellow Jeepers. Sadly it doesn’t appear to be a thing.

Bmw e36s have fully syncronized transmissions.

I am a huge European car fan, specifically BMWs, however this is why I keep my Oldsmobile 88 around. It always seems to run, it just does what it is supposed to do, simply, effectively, and rather comfortably. Is it a fun car to drive like the BMWs, no, does it connect to you like a BMW, no, but it just always works.…

I fully agree. It’s the details that go unappreciated in a build like this. I am building a custom engine head from the ground up and I never expected that I would be fighting figuring out how the coolant flows through the engine for months.

This is gives me ideas for the Comanche I just bought.

I have a Sprite and drive it all over the place. You basically have to drive it with motorcycle mentality, people don’t see you in it and you are very low so they don’t see you when you are next to them. I drive mine with bright led headlights on all the time and intentionally downshift in traffic to make extra noise…

Im glad to see the e nomenclature back. However, where is the long stroke low redline six cylinder? 

I find this quite interesting.

Mark 1 and 2 Sprite’s especially are easy as they have rather simple electrical systems. Assuming you are ok with positive earth.

Having owned an e39 M5, you should drive one before commenting. It will all make sense after you drive one. Its a very comfortable cruising car with a big engine and handles very well for something that weighs 4000lbs. Its basically the ultimate luxury car, beautiful interior, classy design, perfect fall to the touch…

The BMW N62 has a particularly complex fully variable length intake plenum.

That seems pretty far fetched. Single knock off hubs typically seen on old British cars with wire wheels are probably more dangerous.

You nailed it. I am the owner and driver of the Oldsmobile Autocrossed in the video. I had the tires up around 40 or 45 psi to keep them on the rim. When I race my Mini or when I owned an e39 M5, I would let air out of the tires, usually up to 10 psi when things started to get hot.

The factory ride of the 88 is most excellent. They handle better than you would think. The suspension is soft but rather sophisticated with McPherson struts up front with sway bars front in rear.

I have always wondered what the supercharged engine would be like in my 88. With the stock 3800 series 2 it’s got decent pickup, not fast by any means but plenty to do one wheel peels till the cows come home.

I see you caught me autocrossing my Oldsmobile again. For reference the tires are 205 70 R15 Firestone Precision Tourings. I think I had them overinflated to 40psi+ to prevent them from rolling off the rim.

Because those are not hubcaps, they are the factory alloy wheels.

I can see this working. Those little things are rockets at the low end. RWD, short wheelbase, low center of gravity, relatively narrow tires.

But they have already gone up in value considerably, an e36 M3 that was listing for $12k five years ago is now listing for over $20k. It’s hard to find a manual e36 M3 now for under $10k in reasonable condition.

There really aren’t any slower than a Chevy Chevett. In most traffic you don’t need lots of power, 64hp would easily run 80mph on the highway with something that light.