On the fence....Also posted under the new member intro:

From my perspective, expanding your imagination might yield a solution to your immediate issue: long term storage. For example, if space permits, consider adding a garage stall to your existing house; Scour the neighborhood for a spare garage space ( e.g. a widow with a three car garage and one car) that you could rent from a neighbor who has the space; look into the possibility of renting a space in an industrial park nearby with a roll up door where you could set up your hobby shop, work on, and store the car during the project periods.

Are there car condo type facilities within a reasonable distance from you where others store their wheeled pets that might work for you? See these links for examples:

http://clubautosport.net/

http://www.auto-vino.org/

Good luck with whatever you choose.
 
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another idea

if your garage has the head space you could have a 4 post hydraulic lift installed. About $2000 but if you pay $100+ per month the lift pays for itself in a couple of years and then you might also learn to do oil changes and some other maintenance that could accelerate the payback time.

You will also likely collect a few new friends who want to use your lift. Trade lift time for expertise working on your coupe!
 
I have to tell all of you that I have appreciated the comments, and am especially pleased with how positive a group this is and that I was not flamed for this post. There are a couple of suggestions that are potentially workable. I'd love to have a lift in the garage (bought a BMW years ago with a guy with one with a GT shelby 350 under a cobra! Wish I had his dough) but it won't work here.

Ed G's comments may be most pointed to me- with the suspension as it is, if just doesn't have the correct "feel" of being connected to the road. Getting this tightened up, as well as possibly new shocks, may help make this car a far better driver and keeper. (Should they be Bilstein HD sports BTW?)

HB Chris. I did check Bavarianworkshop online. The distance is do able- once I get the suspension issues resolved, and I appreciate the lead. If the place that Stan mentioned in TO knows the E9, that is about half the distance away. I'll try to google BMW shops there to see if I can locate it. (Any leads on that mechanic or any others local is appreciated.)

The comraderie on this site is great and I really appreciate the encouragement to keep this car. Thanks for the input.

Peace!
 
Stan. Wonder if this is the shop that you were thinking of though I don't see anything about specializing in 2002's though, Bavarian Motor Specialists: http://www.beemerpros.com/

I also found CSMotorworks. I like the name, but don't know anything about this shop either, though they have a nice CSL in a picture on their site. http://www.bimmershops.com/california/cs-motorwerks

If anyone knows about either of these shops and knowledge of the E9, feedback would be great.
 
Thousand Oaks

FrankieD said:
Stan. Wonder if this is the shop that you were thinking of though I don't see anything about specializing in 2002's though, Bavarian Motor Specialists: http://www.beemerpros.com/

I also found CSMotorworks. I like the name, but don't know anything about this shop either, though they have a nice CSL in a picture on their site. http://www.bimmershops.com/california/cs-motorwerks

If anyone knows about either of these shops and knowledge of the E9, feedback would be great.
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From a 2002tii guy I know in Thousand Oaks "My regular BMW mechanic in Thousand Oaks learned his trade as a factory mechanic when E9's were new cars, but he's not a vintage specialist. He is, however, a very good mechanic who works almost exclusively on BMW's, and he's the regional Bosch factory fuel injection technical specialist (he solves problems the dealers can't handle)."

Hal Epstein
Bavarian Performance Specialists
805-495-3191
 
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Thanks Stan

and it is amazing how wide this group ties spread with someone from New Hampshire giving tips about something on the central coast of CA!!
 
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