Tiis w/ Snorkel?

[Son of Marty]

1 hour ago, Conserv said:

 

Since then, I suspect not every “original owner” was actually the original owner. 😉

I guess the original owner was Hoffman Motors or BMWNA as all cars were transferred from the manufacturer before sailing across the Atlantic. While I consider myself the original (titled) owner of my 74 but in fact it was a BMW dealers salesman cars, back then it was common for dealers to provide a car for their salesmen for a few months before the car was discounted and sold and then the IRS shit all over that practice. 

Edited September 29, 2023 by Son of Marty

[d.hitchcock]

Wait ... someone thinks there is still a debate over the 2020 election?

Jeezus H.

Selling the Big Lie on behalf of the orange dude? For shame.

Terrible analogy for an unresolved discussion.

Snorkels ... lol

[jimk]

2 hours ago, d.hitchcock said:

Selling the Big Lie on behalf of the orange dude? For shame.

Back then I think Clinton was the prez.

No matter because the issue was forever that bennies like a car to drive was then and still is considered income and taxable.

[conkitchen]

4 hours ago, d.hitchcock said:

Selling the Big Lie on behalf of the orange dude? 

I thought the Kennedy assassination was a big RED lie

[JohnS]

Hey, if you've got a snorkel on your tii, it makes it that easier to convert over to an Alpina A4 setup with the intake hose for the air box.  Look at the bright side  🙂

[thehackmechanic]

<<I had a few conversations with the owner/seller, via e-mail, and when I questioned him about the snorkel and if the car had sustained front-end damage, he insisted that the car was completely original and was never in an accident.>>

 

The tii shown is wearing E30 bottlecap wheels, so the owner automatically loses all credibility regarding what was original. BWAhahahaha!

 

But seriously folks... as someone said earlier, until an original owner produces a 50-year-old photograph of his or her just-delivered tii with a snorkel nose, it's BS. Even if, just for the sake of argument, one or two or ten tiis rolled off the carrier and got "nosed" when being delivered to the dealer and were repaired at the dealer bodyshop with snorkel noses, for each one of these purely hypothetical cars, there are now a hundred owners insisting that THEIR car is one of the rare "factory snorkel tiis."

[Mikesmalaga72]

I remember back then that Tii nose panels were NLA for a considerable amount of time. So if there was an unfortunate incident a carburated nose was sourced. At least the car was fixed but those that owned Tii`s back then either did not notice the snorkel nor care as long as the the nose was fixed. However if they did notice before paint, that repair could have been fabbed in to correct it. 

[Conserv]

On 10/2/2023 at 7:06 PM, Mikesmalaga72 said:

…  those that owned Tii`s back then either did not notice the snorkel nor care as long as the the nose was fixed…

 

+1

100% agreed!

 

Ca. 1975, 95% of ‘02 owners were unaware there were “snorkel” and “tii” nosepieces. And of the 5% that had ever noted this difference, .1% cared whether a new snorkel nosepiece was installed on their tii.

 

I don’t recall anyone bringing up the “snorkel-on-a-tii” subject until the cars were over 30 years old.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

[tech71]

Snorkel?? Where did that come from? Talk about a big lie.

Its an air inlet, not a "snorkel" These are "snorkels"

 

1. (underwater diving) A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
2. A retractable tube fitted in diesel-engine submarines to allow sufficient ventilation that the engines may be used at periscope depth.

 

I suspect a cover up! My pointless 02s worth to a pointless, in danger of veering off the rails debate😉

Edited October 5, 2023 by tech71