well i was getting fed up with the horrendous automatic transmission in my 85 300cd and decided i wanted a new daily driver. at my new job we have a guy who buys classic cars and usually knows exactly what we wants and tries to get us to buy them. well 2 days after deciding to sell my mercedes he comes in with this 2002. took it for a spin and fell in love. i fully understand the hype behind these cars. great power out of the little 4cyl and handles extremely well. has typical rear floor rust and quarter rust but im not to concerned about it because my coworker and good friend is very capable at repairing sheetmetal. hes building his 68 2002 into a boosted rocket ship. now i had posted the black 2002 on fb and a buddy of mine tells me he and his friend have a 75 2002 plus crates of spare parts that there looking to unload, and just my luck there interested in doing a straight up trade for my mercedes (i was asking $2100 for it) supposedly the body work has been done on it and its ready for paint but i have yet to see it in person. worst case i part it all out and make back my money and then some. plans with the black 2002 is to do some maintenance and new seals (doors, trunk and sunroof) get the blower motor working, then upgrade brakes, suspension, sway bars, headers and exhaust off my friends orange 2002 and dual weber side drafts. plan with the 75 is to check out its current condition and determine if it worth repainting and rebuilding and hopefully sell for a profit. the 75 trade wont happen for a couple weeks because we lost the title to my mercedes :banghead: will keep this thread updated as it all comes together.
Giving up on the 300CD already? At least it sounds like it's going to a good home. Interested in what will unfold with your 2002(s). Congrats. :thumbup:
In my experience this usually means someone squirted primer on the car at some point and the car still needs 80 hours of body work before being ready to spray.
Congrats! Finally decided to tear into my '74 last week. Much like you, I couldn't wipe the grin off my face after the first few minutes of the test drive, while its not the fastest, its a complete blast to drive.
Congrats! Finally decided to tear into my '74 last week. Much like you, I couldn't wipe the grin off my face after the first few minutes of the test drive, while its not the fastest, its a complete blast to drive.
I felt the same way the first time I drove my Coupe. Not fast at all, but it sounds great, looks great, and it's a blast to drive. Neue Klasse BMW's don't drive as vintage as they look.
What year is the roundie? It can't be a '75 as those are the square years. If it is someone has replaced the rear valence. Nice find by the way and I can't wait till I feel better so that I can work on mine. Same type body work but someone painted mine like a P40 Warhawk.
They're sweet little cars. I have a '76 at the shop with a 1.8T swap (and subsequent Precision 5657 turbo, standalone, built motor, etc.), and it's a riot to drive. Will be sad when it finally gets sold, but they're great cars. The later cars are a really good value right now (in my opinion).
Having owned a 1.8T MkIV GTI and the long-time owner of a 2002 I won't share my feelings about poisoning one with the other.
I've been lucky enough to have been around a lot of different 2002s. From stock, Solex carb'd early cars, a Bauer Cabriolet, several different tii's ranging from stock to track day specials, and even a couple of Turbos. I can tell you that all of them are massive fun. The factory turbo is so massively entertaining, you step on the throttle and NOTHING happens then you're suddenly catapulted forward on a wave of boost. They spit fire on the upshift and crackle and snort on the downshift. The 5-speed dogleg gearbox just adds to the fun. For all 2002s, there's the perfect combination of the torquey nature of the M10, the compliant but well-planted suspension, the solid build quality and the non-nonsense interior that makes for such a compelling drive. Is it as exhilarating as an Alfa Giulia GTV? Probably not... but it gets to the same end via a more Teutonic means.
You guys are getting me all pumped up. I think I might have to crack a beer, don my Carhartts and get to work in the garage. :laugh:
some progress this weekend. got a temp tag for it so i can now drive it, i pulled the diving boards off, pulled the heater box out and determined the blower motor was shot so i stole the whole heater box out of my buddies roundie while he wasnt there :laugh: i have heat now, but weirdly i lost turn signals and right after that the car wouldnt start, swapped coils and still nothing put the old coil back on and it finally came back to life. still baffled by that. going to be ordering seals soon.
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had ALOT of fun today. got the door seals in, fuel fill neck in, oil changed, front brakes installed, header and ansa exhaust put on and the dif welded.
Looks like the last generation 2002 with the ugly bumpers and new tail lights. I remember when my dad was selling them long ago at his Bimmer dealership.
I have seriously been considering getting 2002. I almost bought a 73 2002tii when I was in Hawaii from 82-84. Wish I had picked one up instead of the 79 RX-7. Enjoying the build thread.
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