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  1. Jim_75Sahara
    It looks nice, but that's too expensive imo. Can you trust this owner? He/She doesn't know vinyl from leather. At least they did not claim there was a V6(!) under the hood....
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    +3 The Best 320i you're going to see. I would have bought it, except I needed a daily driver and I didn't want to rust out a very fine E21. I have driven this car and it does not disappoint. It is White, so that should be great for sunny Fla.
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    Oh, blurry picture and the plates are similar to the ones on my '02.
  4. Jim_75Sahara
    That looks like an Ohio bicentennial plate on the front. Wonder how it ended up in east Idaho?
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    Lookin' good! Jason is building a reputation along w/your '02... Can't wait to see you at the wheel of this '02!
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    Generous of you and great pictures too. I might also be inclined to do that if a good looking couple wants to make my '02 look good.
  7. Jim_75Sahara
    I think that that my '75 Sahara would have suffered the same fate, but for my dumping $$$ into it! I have done precious little for the looks of my car. It sure works great -- I drove it to Arkansas and back recently w/out a hiccup. On to greater things, right, JB? Good luck w/the 'new' one.
  8. Jim_75Sahara
    This is great. John deserves an excellent '02 to hit the backroads with. He needs to avoid the copilot seat in my '02, that's for certain. Again, SORRY for scaring the bejeeeebers out of you, JB! So, when is Jason gonna open up an official repair shop? He's got talent, even though he is no longer in his 30's.......
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    Your Golf sounds exactly like my dad's '02 back in the 1970's. He sold it and the next owner promptly crashed & totalled it. Good luck!
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    I met Karl Hughes at Watkins Glen a few years back. He is the brother of Adrienne Hughes, co-driver with Roy Hopkins in 'Woodstock'. Karl is a very good guy. He had a race-prepared Inka roundie at WGI which looked hot. I'd love to watch 'Woodstock' running in the Targa race.
  11. Jim_75Sahara
    Mine was not cooling as well as I'd liked, so I took out the shroud and put in a tropic fan blade. So far, it is cooling better, but it has not been tested in extreme heat yet. My '02 still has its orig. radiator.
  12. Jim_75Sahara
    April Fool's was more than a month ago, right? We need pictures of this stupendous wonder of the world. BTW: spell check is your friend, Ed!!
  13. Jim_75Sahara
    Thanks!!! to Bo, Skip, Blunt, Keith, all the vendors, all the cooks, the organizers, the host motel, those who contributed door prizes out of the goodness of their hearts, etc., etc. You are appreciated! I had a great time. It is worth the long drive to see everyone and to share the good times that can be had in/around '02's. We had a turbo, a right-hand drive touring, a Euro Lux tii, an Isetta, and a targa there this year - amazing! The drive on Saturday was safe & there were very few mechanical issues, which was A-OK. There were multiple small repairs carried out on the parking lot on my '02, Meg's, & Les's touring. (& others, no doubt) We had an '02 there that was just 10 days out of the scrapyard and it looked and ran pretty amazingly.... KUDOS on that resurrection! The technical sessions on Friday night were quite interesting. The Saturday night dinner was superb. The weather was perfect on Friday -- Mike Self & I got there early to tour the Pea Ridge Battle Park -- and Saturday's weather was a major improvement on last year's craziness. Sunday was just plain cold. Odd. The ride home was uneventful, but IN & OH were in the midst of the usual downpours we've had this spring. We had to slow down and narrowly avoided a chain-reaction pile-up on I-75 in the Dayton area. We can't brag of 'making good time' but Mike and I were glad to get home safe, dry, & free of any major issues.
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    We inherited a blue '86 Mercury Marquis from my grandfather back in '96. I couldn't count the number of Bic lighters & matchbooks in it. I also found a pouch of pipe tobacco, several packs of Dentyne gum, & a couple of containers of Tic Tacs under the seats & throughout the car. There were some old maps of Nebraska & Iowa in the car too. In the trunk was one of those hospital urinal jugs - just in case. (also some "Go Big Red" Univ. of Nebraska paraphenalia)
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    Lucky guy; you're in the right place to find a very well-preserved roundie! In the Midwest, we have to travel far and wide to find one that isn't eaten up with rust. (Athens, AL is where mine previously 'lived') Good luck w/your search.
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    Mike Self and I will be heading out of Dayton on Thurs. morning. We plan to go see the Pea Ridge Civil War battle site on our way. We're not sure of our ETA in Eureka Springs. We'll be in my '02 together - it'll be very handy to have an expert in the copilot's seat. I promise to keep Dieter on the roadways this time. (see 'Spring time Madness' thread....)
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    Tanner: I did not mean to be harsh w/you -- GLWS. You are a good sport to take all this advice w/out getting testy!
  18. Jim_75Sahara
    The Inka touring will be treated extra special by its new owner, Mr. W. I'll go visit it for you, OK?
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    Why can so few people post a decent CL ad? Typical: they list 25 things wrong with it and then post it for a mid to top end KBB price! Huh?? Or this picture is not the actual car, but one that's just like it. Really?? Or it's a great car, I just don't have the time to fix it. Busy enough to diligently neglect your car over so many months, that is. How about the slick hicks who say that their beater BMW sports a V6?? They get wood mentioning the fictional V6.... Rant over (for now).
  20. Jim_75Sahara
    FYI: Siennabraun is one of the 'unloved' colors used on squaretail '02's. You could get a premium for Inka, Colorado, or Taiga perhaps. Any shock tower rust is a huge negative. ($$ repairs) Burning through coolant -- this sounds very bad to me. ($$$) You must disclose this defect. The e-brake needs to be fixed, in fact, the brakes, shocks, bushings, tie rod ends, etc. all need to be in very good condition to keep this from being a death-ride. Trashed out seats are a major turn-off. Buy some decent used ones, install them and improve your odds of selling this '02. Better yet, fix the coolant problem NOW. Cheap '02's are cheap for a reason: they need loads of $ put into them. Mine was semi-cheap back in 2003, but I have spent a lot since that time to get it nearly the way that I want it. I wouldn't profit any by selling it now, but it is a much better car than it was back then, that's for certain.
  21. Jim_75Sahara
    No, I had no time to clean off the mud! I had to take Veronica to the Father-Daughter Dance at the High School last night. Tight schedule and all. The car got compliments last night from a M-B afficianado. I don't think that the mud showed up very well in the darkness and rain of last night! I won't be following Jason so closely in the future. I need to be further back in the pack. His navigator, Bryce Gipson, saw the very sharp left turn on the GPS device and called it out to Jason, just in time. (for them)
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    What can I say?? I missed the very sharp left turn just after the crest of the hill. Damage report: scratch to the hood and the hood front trim, lots of mud, lots of embarassment, lots of laughs. Guys -- definitely keep this on the QT, OK? Under the radar, black ops, top secret. (Mary never looks at the FAQ, thankfully)
  23. Jim_75Sahara
    I don't have your email. (mine is j DOT denker AT sbcglobal DOT net)
  24. Jim_75Sahara
    That's too bad for you, but great for the new owner. Is he by any chance a big-time collector of vintage street & racing BMW's? I won't name him but I think I might know who.....
  25. Jim_75Sahara
    WOW. Freeeekin' impressive! Congrats to Jason, John B., Scott, BLUNT, IE, Hohman Plating.... & my apologies if I have left anyone out....
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