drive or restore ?

Belgiumbarry said:
i'm amazed we have a 30 and 33 year old members.... glad to see youngsters like CS ! i tought ( or was afraid) CS was for old guys.... great young men, in your case it's more understanding to restore deep and enjoy it for life ! great investment to ! some BMW counterweight for the 911's !! :D
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I'm afraid the new buy-in price will soon be too steep for most youngsters, it sure feels like I jumped on the train at the last minute when I bought mine.
Hopefully there will be lots of new blood taking over family cars, but who knows, petrol and petrol engined cars sadly seems to be a dying kind in the long run.
I'm just happy to learn from all of the knowledgeable and experienced people here, and grateful that they want to help out, and teach.
That truly is the best way to learn things in life.
 
Belgiumbarry said:
i'm amazed we have a 30 and 33 year old members.... glad to see youngsters like CS ! i tought ( or was afraid) CS was for old guys.... great young men, in your case it's more understanding to restore deep and enjoy it for life ! great investment to ! some BMW counterweight for the 911's !! :D
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Barry, as a more mature chap like yourself (I'm 56), it is really encouraging to see young guys (and hopefully gals) in their 20s and 30s appreciating the E9. It would be awesome if they followed DWMBMW's example and drove their coupes frequently over the next 34 years, as I fully intend to do :D
 
Yes Dan, youngster interest tells something about the E9's magic .... from us , old chaps, i understand, that were our dreamcars when we were kids... we have seen them passing by.... just like a 911 , Aston , Ferrari or ...Jaguar. ;)
 
HB Chris said:
What diff do you have?
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Chris , no idea ...... it was a purpose LSD build .... can't remember it. What i do know is at the highway at 120 km/h with the "crowd" i run 4000 rpm... That the reason we take our car trailor if it is more than "100 km" distance to rallys.
So my max speed is 180 km/h. ( more than enough on small roads trough woods.... )
 
Gransin said:
I'm afraid the new buy-in price will soon be too steep for most youngsters, it sure feels like I jumped on the train at the last minute when I bought mine.
Hopefully there will be lots of new blood taking over family cars, but who knows, petrol and petrol engined cars sadly seems to be a dying kind in the long run.
I'm just happy to learn from all of the knowledgeable and experienced people here, and grateful that they want to help out, and teach.
That truly is the best way to learn things in life.
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Robert, great vision ... i bought my first ( the red now-rally car ) in 2013 for 11.000 euros.... and was in better shape than the blue one now 2017 for 21.000 euros. !! crazy market. And i must not complain... i see asking prices on Mobil.de of 20K for a .... wreck. :eek: in comparison i don't need any exterior paint repairs !
 
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Get it, build it,use it. ;)
 
Mine's lived in the garage for years as life got in the way (got married & son arrived). I've always loved older cars and have been lucky to have had a few, the E9 is a keeper and will get as much work done on it as I can between everything else. I may get others but the E9 hopefully will always be there.

My car's have always been driven a fair amount but I've always kept a daily driver/family fun bus to do the heavy lifting miles and a car I love for when I want to drive with a smile on my face.

My 4yr old loves the E9 so hopefully will be part of the next generation of owners. There's no one right way of owning or driving your car, just what's right for you and makes you happy.

Good luck to everyone, keep enjoying your cars and thank you for all the good info over the years.

James

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Hi Guys,

Interesting topic. based upon my experience I think their are two types of classic car owners, those who drive them, whatever their value and whatever their condition and those who treasure them.

I'm certainly belonging to the second category. I keep investing in the cars with only one focus, achieving factory originality. Absolute perfection in this effort is subordinate to authenticity. Just looking at the cars in my garage and knowing that I just improved or replaced a piece gives me lots of satisfaction. Even if it only was a €5 rubber that I was missing in a place on the car that nobody will ever see. The cars always needs to be in perfect mechanical condition, with everything working just as it did when it left the factory. Light traces of wear on seats, carpets, steering wheel, chrome..... don't really bother. As far as I'm concerned they only add to the cars character.

Of course I will drive them but always with the utmost respect for their age and only under perfect conditions, so no rain no winter trips on salt covered roads no driving in race mode.

I consider all my cars as historical works of art and see it as my responsibility to pass them on to future generations. Somehow I like to think that after I'm long gone they will live on hopefully in the possession of people that will treasure as much or even more than I did.

As far as driving or restoring is concerned that imo isn't the issue. You only restore or repair something if it is necessary. Cars surviving 4 decades or more in perfect condition for sure exist but they are a very tiny minority most certainly when it comes to E 9's. If you decide to drive a car under all circumstances the moment of restoration will inevitably come if you really want to preserve them.
 
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The day I bought my car, a bell sounded at Walloth Nesch and everyone working there cheered. They knew that their future was that little bit more secure.

The bell that went off in my wife's mind was very different. She immediately started a file for the costs to provide ammunition for future arguments, and referred to it as my s**t car. If I am truthful, it was a good description.

I restored mine to be a 'restomod', and to drive every day. To me the enduring thing about these cars is the shape, the airiness inside, and the driving experience. My economics training told me that perfection was extortionate in cost and can lead to obsession so it wasn't for me, but I do respect those who pursue it and even more those who have achieved it, like the owners of a large number of the cars I see on this forum.

Another factor was the lack of depreciation, zero tax payable in the UK and a car that draws attention as something different from the crowd. When parked in Hampstead recently one bystander commented that it was like a piece of jewellery compared to all the mass produced cars around it.

Finally, I am a compulsive tinkerer, and I always have something which I need to do to improve it or correct to consume my growing free time.

Now, my wife is a different matter. It has only just lost that monicker of being my s**t car, although there is a long way to go before full redemption.
 
Drive it! When I bought mine, I drove it home from California t New Hampshire - about 3200 miles. I drive it whenever I can, try to avoid rain but that is impossible on long trips, restore over time (not concours $$$) but nice enough to compete and win occasionally.
But the driving is more frequent than the showing.
 
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