Is there a cure for the 2002 Disease?

[grisoni]

So I have this car , it's old, slow and(tempera)mental. every time I drive it I find something else to fix or tinker with, can't hear the stereo over all the wind noise. I'm constantly looking to "improve" upon it and eventually I will have spent lots of $$ only to get beat by a new 170HP Civic. At least my last illness 74 Alfa GTV was sexy but Helga here....

So my ?? is, is there a known cure? Will I pass it on to my children? Can the symtoms be treated? Or am I just stuck cruising this website and E- Bay always looking for something and the everpresent grime under the fingernails rotting away my flesh.

I somewhat successfully handle my other illness (Honda VFR750F).

[daniswaytough]

there is a cure. 50 grand and a man named korman.

[a54atii]

The answer to all of your questions is 'yes.' AFAIK, the only cure is when you go to the great garage/track/winding road in the sky. From my experience, it seems there is at least a 33% likelihood that you will pass it on to your kids. (My 9YO won't let me sell "my" '73.) And yes, the symptoms can be treated with large sums of money, parts cars, or both. Good luck!

[esty]

I'm constantly looking to "improve" upon it

you can't improve perfection....

[TTyMiller]

Sometimes it's not cheaper to keep her; but you might just find you get what you need!

[2590402]

Yes, A '99 Honda S2000. 8900 Rev limit, 120 hp/ liter, and it rear drive. Plus it has that good old honda reliability.

[culpy]

hondas have NO style. And its all about style. Wheres all the fun, when ya cant work on your car all the time?

[2590402]

When you can drive your car.

[norm]

Yes there is a cure for the 2002...buy a New Klasse and you'll never look back! I miss mine everyday.

http://thedotcommune.com/NK/images/media/1500/4.jpg

Norm

[AndyS]

There is no cure, because there is no need for a cure. the disease is the cure for the rest of daily living.

[gone002]

there is no cure only treatment for the systoms

just get her as clean as u can and drive it till u break it!!!!!!

[richdnyc]

where in oregon are you?

[robspeed]

So I have this car , it's old, slow and(tempera)mental. every time I drive it I find something else to fix or tinker with, can't hear the stereo over all the wind noise. I'm constantly looking to "improve" upon it and eventually I will have spent lots of $$ only to get beat by a new 170HP Civic. At least my last illness 74 Alfa GTV was sexy but Helga here....

So my ?? is, is there a known cure? Will I pass it on to my children? Can the symtoms be treated? Or am I just stuck cruising this website and E- Bay always looking for something and the everpresent grime under the fingernails rotting away my flesh.

I somewhat successfully handle my other illness (Honda VFR750F).

there is no cure... best you can hope for is gentle lifelong treatment with 20/50 and rubbah...

[Mike Self]

I took delivery of Wolfgang, my Nevada sunroof '69...and I've had it ever since...there's NO HOPE!

mike

[02fanatic]

Mike:

You were one of the "enlightened ones" back when these cars were new. The younger '02 crowd today of course wasn't alive when '02's were "new", so they have an excuse.

I don't have any excuse, except to plead "ignorance". I was a muscle car guy back then....someone with an '02 would have had to "enlighten me" about these German wondercars, and it just never happened. I "did" have two Opel's however (thanks to Buick!).

Of course, I was living in the Midwest too, which lessened my chances of ever seeing one on the road!

As I recall, the very first time I saw an '02 was when I was in the Army during the Vietnam War, and I was driving my '70 Opel GT to the Base in Virginia, and I saw a beat up "box" with a ski rack on the roof come flying by me on an Interstate or the Penn Turnpike somewhere...and I had no idea what that thing was! :-)

Now look at me!

John