2002 Mecca?

[BillyRay]

I just returned from a long 2 week vacation all over Northern Ca and I only saw one 02! The car I saw was a silver square light car at the Eastern entrance of Jedediah Smith Redwood National Park. FWIW, I saw just as many 356's! Drive them thangs!

[VaderDave]

I live here and I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen another 2002 on the street in the last year or so (not counting at the autocross event a few weeks ago). I'm always amazed at the number of people who post on here who live within 20-30 miles of me. I guess I'm just never at the right place at the right time to see my fellow 02ers.

[tinkidz]

Hey Billy Ray, Can you and some Tenn. buddies make the Atl on Aug 20th? If you keep the r's up you can make it in a hour!!!

[jetboy]

you should have swung south to the bay area, sometimes 02s line the streets here. I spotted a brown crested Alpina in south berkeley just the other day - I got pretty close without scaring it away, and it looked original!

[72touring]

Where exactly did you visit? You pose an interesting question in the meantime: how many on this forum are using their Northern California 2002s as daily drivers? Put me down as one (more 2000 than 2002).

[BillyRay]

Amazing, VaderDave, El Dorado Hills? I remember when that was nothing but cow pasture. Not anymore, Damn! Mercedes dealership? WTF?!?!? I spent 2 days in the Bay area, not one sighting. I expected more 02's. I saw quite a few classics though, especially up in Mendocino, nice town, I could have stayed a few more days with the weather so nice on the coast. Heatwave? No way, 113 in Sac is nothing compared to 95 in Chattanooga,TN!!! I would move back there if y'all didn't want half a Mil for a single wide on 5 acres!!!

Atlanta? What's going on in Atlanta?

[jerry]

Where exactly did you visit? You pose an interesting question in the meantime: how many on this forum are using their Northern California 2002s as daily drivers? Put me down as one (more 2000 than 2002).

i drive a '75 02 daily between marin and oakland when it's not raining (i've got an 18 yr old Accura legend grocery-getter for rain). i've put 8000 miles on it since last year. love it. i've probably seen half a dozen 02s on the freeways in that time.

[dubois]

last week most daily drivers were parked as people chose to drive their A/C equipped car, myself included. The crusher and smog laws (for 76's) have claimed a few in the last 5 years, I don't see as many on the road either.