As a bike nerd I've always had a soft spot for Campy car wheels. I hope your quest for the fourth isn't too difficult.
Throw one of their really expensive corkscrews in the glove box and call it a picnic!
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Throw one of their really expensive corkscrews in the glove box and call it a picnic!
calspyderman
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Hey @tferrer - what's your favored "back road(s)" in the area? When i lived in SF, I'd head to West Marin... Lucas Valley Road towards Nicasio, etc. I find most of the stuff like 35 to be a lot of tight, 2nd gear corners in the dark (not a lot of fun) surrounded by giant trees.
Yes, I'm a bike nerd as well. I even went as far as a steel followed by an aluminum De Rosa. I traded the steel De Rosa in on a fancy carbon and tried to get it back from the shop as the stiff carbon was terrible. My heart broke when they told me it sold...Good idea! It "seems" like the perfect picnic mobile...
I agree wholeheartedly though there are some stretches that are more open and fun. And everyone gets such a big kick from going to Alices. I'll take driving over pkg lot ganders all day long. Lucas Valley is great if you can hit it when there isn't traffic. It's incredible if you get the timing right. Marshall road is great if not a little bumpy. 1 is amazing again if the timings right. The run to Stinson and on to Pt Reyes from Mill Valley is great..again if the stars align. I tell you the Breakfast Club Rallys map amazing roads. Always surprised. You should try some of them if you haven't. It depends on what car you drive as well. People pull over for my Lotus 7 clone...its unassuming and makes people smile so they just pull over and wave you by. My 911's got no such love...
The 02 is arriving this morning! Bummed as I have to rush to pick it up, hope it drives well enough to get it back home and then I have to immediately jump onto a work call. No pouring over details until later...arrgghh
calspyderman
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Thanks for the heads up on the Breakfast Club Rallys. I never knew. I know what you mean about 911s getting no love... though it helps if it is a very old 911. Like your Lotus 7, my little 1969 Alfa GTV 1750 gets nothing but waves and smiles - especially when my 6-year old is waving from the back seat.
Arrived! Overall better than I thought and runs and drives great. No squeaks or rattles. Couple of pics. The cool key holder is from the shop in Switzerland he bought it from in 92
Still living vicariously through you bud. We go from exchanging craigslist ads for cool 2002’s to you owning a Tii Touring two weeks later.
Anyway, off in the minivan to take the kids to swim class.
I'd say I'm happy to oblige but your searching capabilities are killing my economic position! ;-)Still living vicariously through you bud. We go from exchanging craigslist ads for cool 2002’s to you owning a Tii Touring two weeks later.
Anyway, off in the minivan to take the kids to swim class.
Oh, and I used Montway (one of their connections) for the transport. They picked it up in Boise at 9am yesterday and delivered it today at 9:20am... For $1300. Impressive
Great looking wheels! Being Italian I love the name as well. “Ragno” translates to “spider”. Be aware that in Italian, G’s are silent when followed by N. So it’s pronounced “Reine-yo”. Hopefully you’ll find the fourth soon.
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That keychain is cool!
Did 2002’s ever use pebra keys?
Did 2002’s ever use pebra keys?
Exciting! I would love to see it when I am back in the area.
Nope
i had a 350 momo wheel on my last 2002 and i loved it - except for very low speed steering. driving fast in the mountains, it was perfect. okay, i was 20 years younger and a lot stronger at the time. maybe now i would use my spare 400 petri (whenever i get another 2002) ... or if i ever find an e21 323i
The discovery process is the fun part!
Just spending some time in the car this evening. It's incredible. Everything and I mean everything is original and in fantastic condition. It's literally filthy like he hadn't cleaned the dash or anything in 20 plus years but everything is here and in great shape. Chrome trim, switches, door vinyl.. I'm really shocked. It has 118k km and it appears based on the paperwork, the the seller was the second owner. LOTS more cleaning up but I'm really happy so far. Paintless dent guy comes tomorrow and I'm basically going to to let him lose on the car.. Stay tuned
Most excellent, all the way around!
Will do