Yeehaaaa!

[Vic]

Hi all, well I have finally had some time to jiggery poke around with my new '02, 'Roxy'.

Purchased last week from a guy in Sydney, who kept it sheltered for 5 years, as did the previous owner. No major rust, little minor rust. Mechanically sound, a BMW replacement motor sometime in its life. Regular servicing. Great fuel consumption, No smoke, no rattlles or scary noises.

Owner left it to mechanics to fix whatever was needed each service, new hoses, radiator, master cylinder, blah blah.

Funny thing is, all those little non mechanical things were largely ignored. Loose console, worn carpet, sunroof winder holder, poor tail light luminosity, front bumper crooked, etc.

Yes it has had a shunt or two in the past, but mostly straight, paint a bit rough up close.

Most of the stuff I can do myself, and with the wisdom and assistance from fabulous forum members, I'm sure it will be a interesting and challenging future ahead.

First thing done is a new battery. I had the knack of starting it cold, but wifey had trouble.

Bought a battery, and had a closer look at the clamp on the old one. Some (not) clever person melted rubber from rod to battery to atempt to keep it in place!

A bit more jiggery poking and the result is pleasing. Wife is happy too, now that it starts easier when cold.

Hope you like the pics. Cheers.

[scestes]

For a second there, I thought you had bought Karl. Otis would have freaked. Grats on your new ride.

[CutteRug]

Verrrrrry nice!!

Looks like your next purchase should be a new ground strap.. That'll make it start even easier!

Have fun with all the little projects. Looks like a great score!

Cheers,

Adam

[Vic]

Thanks for thatScott and Adam. Yes, with the new battery, I had to stretch the ground strap to its limit to reach. And the one attached to the motor was hovering dangerously close to a starter terminal, and it was chafing over the pos cable!

Good advice, I was going to leave it for a bit, but will put that to the top of the list.

Cheers

[rover1]

2 thumbs up!

[oz_tom]

Welcome!

Theres a large group of us in Melbourne.

Shoot me off an email and I'll get you onto the 02 Register list where we do some drives / 02 chat, etc.

cmorriso@bigpond.net.au

Tom

[Vic]

Cheers Tom, Melb's a bit of a drive from Yass!

[MrNvgtr]

That is Karl isn't it? The timing would be right and it the seller was probably just the representative.

[Vic]

That is Karl isn't it? The timing would be right and it the seller was probably just the representative.

I don't think it's Karl.

What identifying features do you have?

[MrNvgtr]

I just found some photos to verify and I don't think it's the same car. Here's a good thread from within the last year showing photos of Karl.

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,57/page,viewtopic/t,322321/highlight,karl/

Geesh - different wheels, no fogs, no sunroof, tint, and appears to have a slightly nicer paint. I was way off. I just saw you were from Sydney and assumed it was Karl.

Just hoping it falls into good hands.

[Vic]

Yep, Karl is an auto, and Roxy is 4 speed. Karl does have nicer paint. (sigh)