Eta’s aren’t bad at all; they’re just massively off-pace with the value of an “i”. My comment more about the OP’s perception that the car’s value was ruined when it was already undesirable and of limited “worth” to begin with.

You can do crazy fun things with these and I’d have no qualms grabbing one. My friend was…

Which is exactly why you buy an eta. I was more commenting on the OPs “classic Beemer that probably is worth his asking price if not more” remark.  I haven’t looked in a minute, but that “e” dropped four figures off the price.

Vintage BMW dream:  I’d build shark-nose 6 with a Poncho straight-6 in there and troll the…

From what I remember, “eta” is like the kiss of death when looking at BMW’s of that era.

I actually had an idea like this years ago, to build a troll given the number of jackwagons that roll the Confederate Flag here. . . in fucking Pennsylvania. Major difference in my line of thought was using something like a Chevelle.

I’ll go pour one out for our homie, the Tercel, since it seems you forgot.

“Don’t you think Charlie’s a little oooold to be takin’ karate?  He probably takin’ it with the little kids.”

The obvious explanation for that 1%. . .

I don’t know who would really want to daily something like this. I mean, apparently the Von Trapps drove this thing clean out of Austria and all over America given the mileage, but the person buying this beast now is buying a tool to haul their toys.

That said, whenever I had to drive a party barge, I’d just park it in…

Seriously. For any trailer that isn’t a fifth-wheel, this is the modestly priced tow vehicle of your dreams.

Unrelated tangent because I see Earthrise’s Cliffjumper: finally scored an Optimus at my local Target. I managed to keep my wallet shut for Siege, but this new line is aimed directly at eight-year-old me.

The SS in question is a fourth gen F-body; we’re talking specifically about the T56. Not sure if the later TR6060 in the revivals exhibit these quirks.

Came for this.  Faith in commentariat restored.

Seen here in happier times, with the obligatory bad license plate and dealer sticker edit. The lights were a small tweak but made a huge difference in my mind. Granted, I only bought them due to a single OEM replacement tail light being more expensive. On FleaBay. Used. Also underscores how much cleaner going wingless…

Forgot about that joy. Might be luck of the draw, or how the syncros wore, as far as the kickout goes. My friend had a 2002 SS that had the quirk too, and recognized it as soon as my GTO tried it with him.

And headlight housings are right up there unless you want the 2F2F ebay special. Depo made those, IIRC, which is…

There’s scarier things out there. . .

My god, this must be like looking in a mirror for you.  Just like society told you, feel free to come back to this conversation when you have something less banal to contribute.

Yup. Scares the shit out of you when it happens the first couple times. Loud bang, hand thrown gear off the stick and no power. After awhile, I got a feel for when first wasn’t fully engaged (which is the tell) and usually just letting the car roll a hair would be enough to get the everything lined up and first all…

Off by a generation, maybe generation and a half, depending on how one feels about interstitial cohorts. Still, I find it fascinating that you can type while your head is that far up your own ass. Mavis Beacon truly is a miracle worker.

Kid, if that’s what you got out of my two posts and your response to them, well, life is gonna be interesting. Good luck with it.

Seriously. My wife and I have the Z400 and Ninja 400 twins, respectively. One of the reasons I prefer my bike to hers is the analogue tach. I had a K3 GSX-R600 prior to this bike which had a similar setup, but it seems most true racereps are going all digital. Anyway. . .

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