old cars

[Jon Bliese <jonemw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 21:23:40 -0700
> From: "Gordon & Jacquelyn Parr" <parr@domain.elided>
> Subject: BMW obsessiveness  (Volume7 #2038)
> 
> Mike, what you need to do to cure your BMW obsessiveness is to buy an old
> 2002/Bavaria as a daily driver, that is if you don't live in the snow belt,
> if you do, just drive your beater of BMW 6 months a year.  Out here in LA,
> we have lots of good condition rust free 02's/Bavaria that you can pick up
> for less than 2K.  Make sure your old bimmer has big some primer spots on
> it and nobody will park within 10 feet of your car.  As long as you got a
> straight body, no/little rust and good mechanicals, you will be cured of
> you obsessiveness, but you will find yourself spending it on 02/Bavaria
> upgrades.   Look under the hood of an old bimmer and you won't need an
> electrical engineering degree to figure out where everything goes. Now with
> a 25 year old car, you will need a parts car and that will make your
> significant other and neighbors very happy to have that in your driveway.
> Take my advice, you will be cured if you buy an old bimmer and it sure
> beats car payments.   I am just obsessed with old BMW's, and I don't have a
> problem where I park but my coworkers won't ride in my car.   I have been
> on travel and am just now catching up to my backlog of digests.
> 
> Gordon Parr
> 74 2002
> 74 tii (parts car)
> 
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> Gordon hit the nail on the head. I work for a large electronics company
in mid level management and drive an 02 to work. Not only will my
co-workers not ride with me, but i am known as the strange guy with the
oldest car in the company lot. One of the perks of my position is an
assigned parking space and through some quirk mine happens to be the
closest one to the employee entrance! Everybody sees my car. Entry level
clerks in the Japanese imports laugh. I take pride in having the oldest
car. In fact , one of the techs has taken to driving a 74 pick-em -up so I
had to go and buy a 73 tii just so I could still have the oldest car!
Jon Bliese
too many BMW

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