LJtii

No, he's right. We're hippies. In fact, since the 2002 is trending the same way as the 356, I'm planning on speeding up the process: while the factory Malaga still looks great on my '73 Tii, the wild paint on Janis Joplin's 356 has always appealed to me. So next week, in goes my original 2002 for a similar hippy-dippy paint job. Once it comes out, that car will be worth a fortune! Sometimes it amazes me how smart I am. 

I understand Wal-Mart has some nice 17" chrome wheels that could elevate you to Walmartian status if you feel the urge. 

Hope the fleas of 1000 camels infest the armpits and other dark recesses of the slime ball who took it.

You should hang on to that one.

I'm thinking that, if you have your 02 insured with your standard insurance company vs. a Hagerty or similar, you're not doing it right and can expect some serious difficulties in the event of a major claim.

Might want to check and see if the seller has the original VIN tag, and make sure to get it if you buy the car.

Yep. Strikes me as very fairly priced (and possibly underpriced in today's market).

Car needs more than a paint job. Just wondering - is there such a thing as euthanasia for cars?

Whoever thought up the idea of burnout displays in the first place ... well ...

You know, it's funny, but the car doesn't do that. I can't figure out why.

I don't worry about carbs vs. fuel injection vs, jet sizes and all that nonsense. I have put 28" tall tires on the back of my Tii, and use 24" on the front. Getting great mileage, of course, because the car always thinks it's going downhill.  

Jgerock, nice thought to move here, but don't do it - it's too full already. Might be nice to have another '73 Tii in LJ, however.

Seller are a strange lot. Why wait until dusk to take your pictures? Why make sure that shadows prevent a good look at what you are trying to display? And, secondarily, if you have stuff in the background, shouldn't it be something other than a large sign reading  Call 1-800-TOILET?

Not the last NOS set. I've got a pair somewhere on the shelf in the garage, still in their wrappers. At these prices, maybe it's time to dig them out!

Just used my filler pipe today that I bought a while ago from HB Chris. (See the linked posts). It is worth having if you plan to stay in CA.

OK, so what did you feed them? 

Go back and examine some of the cars that were in the same price-league as the 2002 in the 60's and early 70's. The Mustang, Camaro, and 240-Z come to mind. (I know because I looked at each of them before I bought my first 2002.) Check out the problem areas on those and you'll probably conclude the 2002 wasn't so bad.

They'd be all shook up at what has happened in the intervening 8 years. 

Looks like an amazing collection of great cars. Wow.

Sometimes these young drivers spook me.

I guess someone has to be the lucky exception, and I'll claim it. Maybe I shouldn't have sold the '72 Turkis Tii a few years back. (It went to Keith Martin of Sports Car Market, and he lost it in a divorce a year later. But his ex-wife loves it.) But I kept the Malaga Tii I've had for over 16 years now, which is an unrestored SoCal car. Yeah, the carpet is a bit scruffy, and there are some minor paint blemishes, but the car is a gem and I love everything about it. What would I do differently? Nothing.

Just as it was "dropped at my place years ago." The fiberglass fenders were likely installed to cover up rust, which has been festering outside for years in New York. What could possibly go wrong with this purchase?

They said the car was all original, but there was a snorkel at the right front of the engine bay for a carburetor air intake. I think someone said some Tii's had them from the factory - is that correct?

They said the car was all original, but there was a snorkel at the right front of the engine bay for a carburetor air intake. I think someone said some Tii's had them from the factory - is that correct?

Another site said the car was sold within 4 hours of its listing.

Great-looking car!