other article ...... an OCT 1996 road trip in a 2002

[OriginalOwner]

FOUR DAYS IN A FOUR SPEED BMW 2002 AT 4,000 RPM

   http://www.petrolicious.com/four-days-in-a-four-speed-bmw-2002-at-4-000-rpm

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

 

[jrkoupe]

great quick read.....I bet many of us here have a similar story.

I had a 73 back in 76.....i cant recall all the similiar trips/sensations I had w/ that car....are they louder and smellier now?...lol..prolly....we are too.

[steaksauce]

Just did 30 hours round trip in my '72 2002 earlier this year. Did great and wasn't miserable the whole time lol

[adawil2002]

I should send my story of Vern to Petrolicious. Oldie but goodie.

[jimk]

Before the interstate highway system in S.Dak there would be road ads for Wall Drug Store,  "Y,all been to Wall".  Now I-90 bypasses the town so much it's barely alive.

[hnichols]

In the summer 1973 my family drove from Connecticut to California and back in our '70.  Three kids in the back seat, ages 6,7, and 10.  I was the youngest so I got to sit in the middle over the driveshaft.  Of course, no AC, and no sunroof, and no music because the Blaupunkt radio didn't work.  I don't recall missing any of it.  Nowadays it seems that if you have two kids you need a monster truck with an entertainment system to be able to swing a road trip.

 

Oh, and I remember driving through South Dakota:  500 miles to Wall Drug ... 400 miles from Wall Drug ...  There's a small but offocial looking sign on one of the streets in Amsterdam that only someone with that experience could appreciate:  "You are 5,487 miles from Wall Drug, South Dakota, USA."