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Re: A BMW in my future?
On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 20:34:10 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote:
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>On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:31:00 +0000, Scott in Florida wrote:
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>> On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:17:20 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
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>>>Saw an ad a few weeks ago, "'76 BMW 2002, $500"
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>>>Hmmm...I called the guy and gave him the number of a friend of mine who is
>>>a BMW nut, and called and left a message myself.
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>>>So, while I was in the neighborhood, I thought I'd check and see if the
>>>thing was still there. Yup. My friend never called, and I was only the 2nd
>>>person in a month to look at it!!
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>>>It's not bad, but not good. It has some rust starting to eat away at it,
>>>but not bad considering the 'vintage'. Still reworkable, although there
>>>was some perforation in the door, and a bad Bondo job in the Pass rear 1/4
>>>that need some attention.
>>>
>>>Unfortunately, the ignition wiring is phupped duck and it doesn't start.
>>>The guy is thinking about getting a new ignition, a 1 day delay from BMW.
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>>>Hmmmm...$500...if I could just hear it run...
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>>>BTW, it is NOT a Tii... :([/color]
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>> I had one of those in Spain many moons ago.
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>> Cost 2771 new.
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>> It was a BALL to drive, especially in the mountains[/color]
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>I *think* this one is a 4 speed. It looks OK, needs some serious TLC, but
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It probably was. Mine was a 4 speed.
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