I need a 2nd '02 like I need a hole in my head...

[walkinfool]

2 hours ago, Rodolfo Lasparri said:

I've seen that one before down in Washougal I think - it's got Tan recaros right? Nice car.

Yes, Washougal! The Recaros are near new, and have lumbar support though with the inflation bulb, it looks like I could also check my blood pressure if needed! 

 

 

[Rich]

 

[MarcD]

You really need two so you can work on one and still have one left to drive. Ideally a third makes the most sense because then you don't have to stress about getting #2 up to driver standards.

[resra]

See BMW was far ahead of us when designing this model. They knew customers would love this particular model so much that they would eventually have at least 2.

That is why the model number began with a 2 and ends with 2. What happens in between, is anyones guess!

[jgerock]

5 hours ago, resra said:

See BMW was far ahead of us when designing this model. They knew customers would love this particular model so much that they would eventually have at least 2.

That is why the model number began with a 2 and ends with 2. What happens in between, is anyones guess!

Yup!  I even found a great set of YOM (Year of Manufacture) plates for the 69.

[Rich]

dang, this makes me want to go out and get another one, 

[2002#3]

Hey, it's an '02.  What more do you need to know?  Ms. Wonderful will come around and you'll find a way to make it work.  Maybe a celibate life is that way.  After 51 years of marriage, I speak with authority.

[Mike Self]

Having owned a brace of 2002s since 1978, I can recommend it! Until 1985, one was my daily driver, the other, my wife's.  Then she bailed for a Buick (!) so both were mine....alllllll mine!  And still are.

 

I came upon a pristine E30 318is in much the same way you did with the 02...already had one, didn't need another but the owner and I hit it off, it was nicer than the one I already owned, and I promised my very patient wife I'd sell one as I didn't need a pair of E30s like I do 2002s.  

 

I've had the E30 now for 9 years, and find pleasure every time I drive it...BMW marketed it as "the 2002 of the 90s" and they were right.

 

mike

[Aaron R]

Do it you fool 

 

[walkinfool]

4 hours ago, Mike Self said:

 

 

I came upon a pristine E30 318is in much the same way you did with the 02...already had one, didn't need another but the owner and I hit it off, it was nicer than the one I already owned, and I promised my very patient wife I'd sell one as I didn't need a pair of E30s like I do 2002s.  

 

 

 

Funny, I promised my GF that I would sell one of the '02s after a year tops but it's a slippery slope and I don't think she really bought it! 

[tech71]

Think of it as an investment, looks like a pretty nice car and if the price is as you say, attractive, you cant go wrong as long as you PRESERVE  it!

None of this "banished to under a tree for 20 years BS

Sell the girlfriend on the investment angle.

I tell my wife that me hanging out in the garage, getting grubby and yes, spending some cash, is better than me hanging out in some seedy dive or otherwise malingering about.

Difficult for her to dispute that, I also tell her its therapy

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Edited January 18, 2023 by tech71

[MurphinDC]

Judging by your list of bicycles I think its time for a third or fourth bike and a 2nd 2002.  Road, gravel, cross and mountain bicycles are mandatory.

 

Murph

[Teelinger]

@walkinfool buy it! Then you and your girlfriend drive them both to the 020202 show on 2/4 and show them off. 

[HobieDog]

Do it!  If you've managed to have only 1 for 13 years I'd say you can safely add a second one and not feel bad about it.  

I cracked open my 02 obsession this past October when I purchased my first one (a project car) and, like you, have also been perusing Marketplace/Craigslist and others for random parts and what I tell my wife is "inspiration" for my car.  That led to me purchasing a second car (to stricly be used for parts) in December.  So far the only part I have needed from it are two of the bolts that hold the rear half shafts on.  But hey, it was too good of a deal and really close.  Now we have 8" of snow in the forecast and a garage that is completely occupied by my first 02 (I had the brilliant idea to turn it sideways across both bays before pulling the subframe to rebuild the rear mounts).  We have a second garage at another property where I told my wife the project would live during the winter, but that has the parts car in it.  Oops. 

 

As part of the ongoing 02 obsession I've also been reading everything I can find on these cars and recently read this old Jalopnik article that should provide us all with a good idea of when (maybe) you've gone too far.  In short: if your wife and kids haven't left you and you're not facing charges for embezzlement, you're doing just fine and don't need to worry about adding another 02 or 2 to the mix. 

 

The BMW Addiction That Completely Destroyed This Man’s Life

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“Before we get to your car questions,” my former next door neighbor, Terrance, said, “I need to tell you both something. My wife left me. My kids won’t talk to me. I lost my job. I embezzled almost a half a million dollars because I’m addicted to BMWs, and have been hiding them all...

 

Edited January 19, 2023 by HobieDog
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[HobieDog]

15 hours ago, tech71 said:

Think of it as an investment, looks like a pretty nice car and if the price is as you say, attractive, you cant go wrong as long as you PRESERVE  it!

None of this "banished to under a tree for 20 years BS

Sell the girlfriend on the investment angle.

I tell my wife that me hanging out in the garage, getting grubby and yes, spending some cash, is better than me hanging out in some seedy dive or otherwise malingering about.

Difficult for her to dispute that, I also tell her its therapy

😉

Same!  I forwarded my wife this article as well to prove I wasn't completely full of BS.  

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