I got a call from the PA tag place and the plate for the 02 has arrived!!! The auction for this car ended 11/8/18, I sealed the deal the next day, It shipped on Thanksgiving, arrived at port the day after Christmas, and was delivered to my house on 1/3... After 77 days I can finally drive it! I intend to do just that.…
I have had to start the 1502 with one of those little lithium ion jump starter packs every time. I have yet to trace it back to the battery or the alternator. I’m suspecting the alternator as the battery is supposedly new. So it starts with the battery pack, but when I try to jump it with another car, its like the…
My ANSA exhaust for the 02 arrives tomorrow, and I plan on installing it over the weekend. However it’s supposed to be super cold and snowy here in PA. I can’t drive my car anywhere to work on it because I still don’t have a license plate. Sooooo I’m thinking of picking up one of those “torpedo” heaters (forced air…
As previously mentioned, the tip of the exhaust was bent (and unfortunately the bumper slightly) on the 02 during delivery. Since I’m still waiting for the US title and PA tag, I figured that now is a great time to upgrade and install a new muffler. The car’s first stop after I enjoy it for a few weeks will be for…
I always thought the watch and pods were for nerds (not me) even though I wear glasses and work in IT (nerd). Then I started running...somewhere along the line I expressed interest and mentioned to my wife that the hold up was the lack of nice bands and not being a hypocrite. So she got me the fancy Hermes one for…
I want it, you want it. Guess how much (without a reverse image search).
I thought once I bought a car from BaT that it would stop me from looking so often. It didn’t!
If you’re extremely wealthy or have tons of experience importing and exporting vehicles, stop here. This guide is for the common man or woman who may be stretching it to get their dream vehicle from overseas. If you’ve done this once or twice before, it’s probably still worth a read and I’d love to hear about, or…
It wasn’t exactly warm but the sun was out so I gave the Bimmer a hot bath, then some wax. Afterward I switched out the 2002 badge for the 1502 badge that I bought and snapped some potato pics. Unfortunately my application for a US tag and title was rejected and has to be resubmitted. The reason was “the title needs…
I was happy when the car arrived, but now that we are starting to bond it’s just fantastic. My wife and daughter are away for the weekend so it’s just me the dogs and the cars. After work I went over to my parents place to get my battery charger out of the M3, so naturally I drove the M3, which is always great. When I…
All is well that ends well. The driver arrived around 8:30 last night, we got it off the truck and I went for a spin around the neighborhood with the biggest smile you’ve ever seen. I stopped back at the house, paid the driver, and my wife came out and hopped in the passenger seat. It is an analog masterpiece!
This will probably come as no surprise to The Actual RootWyrm, but it has been just a fucking shit mess since the car arrived at port in Baltimore on 12/26.
I hope everyone had a nice Christmas or at least a nice day offiMy car arrived on US soil yesterday afternoon. The boat is already back out to see. I’m not expecting to see it until at least next week. What say you Oppo? How many days to get through customs?
We have addition to our house in the works that includes a garage, but that doesn’t kick off until summer. So my fantastic wife bought me a carport tent thingy for my birthday so that the 1502 has a home when it arrives. This one in fact.
I’ve just returned from the PA Auto Tag place. I immediately had to turn in the Title that I had waited so long for, and I don’t even get it back. I did however get my pink slip. Now all I have to do is wait for the car to be delivered an the plate to arrive! The guy seemed surprised that I had all of the paperwork…
I just received all of the import paper work (Entry Summary etc). I called my insurance guy and activated the insurance policy on it and got an insurance card. I was starting to get anxious (again) about how and when I would pick up the vehicle from port. Then I went to pay the invoice for the shipping company and it…
I’ve always been a fan of these. It looks great in silver.
It was my company’s holiday party last night. Everyone was asking about the car and more specifically where it is. By the time the third person asked I said, “lemme check, I haven’t looked in a few hours.” I was fully expecting it to still be in Southampton, but to my surprise it was on the move. Then I saw the…
As you can probably imagine, I’m constantly tracking the cargo ship on which my Bimmer is a passenger. It’s been in Antwerp for the past couple days, but just went underway and is headed to Southampton.
Decided to have a peek at the local CL as I haven’t in a while...
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