other What Would You Trade For Your 2002?

[Koblenz]

Obviously we are men of exceptional taste. I might add, the Me-262 is bringing some serious swagger to the table. Boom shacka lacka BOOM!

[jgerock]

If I HAD to trade it for another car, 240z (260/280 also). They're just so pretty and the sound is like sex....

 

My former neighbor (car mechanic) fixed up a 260Z for his wife about 20 years ago.  Originally white, he repainted it burgundy (Malaga?), added front and rear spoilers, wheels/tires I cannot remember, rebuilt the I-6 with Webers, header and complete exhaust system.  The car was pretty stealthy until he floored it - the sound was amazing. IIRC, he had issues with the window regulators (hmm just like a BMW).

[Robotin]

i feel like the word porsche comes up alot in this thread. and i cant blame you! i would trade my car plus a couple other things for a beatiful vintage porsche.

[roadhog0]

My former neighbor (car mechanic) fixed up a 260Z for his wife about 20 years ago.  Originally white, he repainted it burgundy (Malaga?), added front and rear spoilers, wheels/tires I cannot remember, rebuilt the I-6 with Webers, header and complete exhaust system.  The car was pretty stealthy until he floored it - the sound was amazing. IIRC, he had issues with the window regulators (hmm just like a BMW).

My dad has a 240 when he was back in the Navy in the 70's and he did a blow through turbo charger on it. Supposedly was a hell of a ride then! But it really needed the rear wing and air damn after that! Ive heard a few that are just amazing sounding cars...

[mikebontoft]

That ZG...

[Jace]

simple answer, anything with a stupid high resale price

dont even know where i'd start for the complicated and detailed answer.

 

so many cars to own, so little time!

[deschodt]

 

 

The trade that jumps to mind is a Porsche 993, last of the air-cooled hand-built 911s. Worth more than twice my not-original-not-restored-not-totally-rust-free-but-pretty-clean-and-now-5-speed-equipped '72tii, sure, but it's not like you're going to trade DOWN, right?

 

Have you driven one Rob ? (BTW, enjoyed your book)... I have owned almost all eras of 911s over the years, and while it was one of the prettiest, the 993 was *the* most dissapointing one to me. I loved opening my garage ad seeing it, but drivin it was kinda "meh" vs older and newer 911s. Softly sprung, very GT, very linear... and that $$$ secondary air port coking problem, and stupid immobilizer... 

 

I think an SC/Carrera would be more enjoyable coming form a Tii, and in the same price range... Or a GT3 if we cheat about the rules of this thread ;-)

 

Personally I'd like to test drive an alfa GTV 1750 to decide once and for all if it's better than my 2002 or not. 

Edited December 8, 2013 by deschodt

[giusto]

A 1954 Maserati A6GCS will do.

[Dabliz02]

Mainly the Mexico.  BUT WHO WOULDN'T WANT BIG RED!!!!

[BlueBarchetta]

I'd swap out my rusty '02 for a rust-free 2-door Plymouth '68 Valiant; rebuilt slant-6, mega-squirt (ie fuel injected) w/ a turbo. Do the same suspension mods as those guys that built out the 'green brick' for Car and Driver's One Lap a few years ago.... Either that or Rob Siegal's E9 ...   )

[BMWonly]

I actually traded my 73 polaris tii last May for a 1982 Alpina C1 2.3:

 

However, I missed that tii, and had to get another one, 72 tii in malaga this time. Still have the Alpina, though.

Dieter

Edited January 22, 2014 by BMWonly

[DaHose]

Mine is in pieces even and I still won't get rid of it.

 

Once it is fully built, I can't see trading it for anything.  Although, a fully built 240Z running a turbo engine and 5 speed would be pretty neat.

 

Actually, I did see one E30 M3 with an S38 engine that made me weak in the knees.  ......oooooooooohhhhhhhh.......

 

Jose

Edited January 18, 2014 by DaHose

[turbophil]

I've been wanting my 2002 for a while, I needed a project to keep me sane.  If I could have afforded it I would have rather had a 911. I really like this one that was on bringatrailer.com

 

 

[glemon]

I'd swap out my rusty '02 for a rust-free 2-door Plymouth '68 Valiant; rebuilt slant-6, mega-squirt (ie fuel injected) w/ a turbo. Do the same suspension mods as those guys that built out the 'green brick' for Car and Driver's One Lap a few years ago.... Either that or Rob Siegal's E9 ...   )

 

Oh man, my mom had a Valiant, powder blue, slant six, slushbox, AM radio, no A/C.  It was the car I got to drive when I first got my license before I saved up for wheels of my own. I figured I was being punished for something.....

[Scattergun4015]

If I was trading up, I would go with a 1966 Jaguar E-type. My dad owned 3 of them and it was the first car I ever worked on (am now a ford master mechanic). He has pictures of me sitting on the transmission tunnel disconnecting the drive shaft when I was 3. If I was going same price group, I would buy a '88 or '89 porsche 944 turbo (951) They are entirely under-rated due to the lack of rear engine, however they are so much fun to drive. My friend and I have build his up to just under 500hp.