Phactory
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My name is Phil and I live in the Boston area. I started with BMW ownership in the late 70's when I was 18 with a 72 2002. Was very heavily involved with the BMWCCA Boston Chapter, back in the day.
Had a 72 and a 73 2002, plus a couple of 1600's. Passed on an uber clean 1970 2800CS, from Richard Lorenzini (in Bedford, anyone remember him?), because I was just too much in love with my 2002.
A bunch of years later my 2002 was stolen and I had started riding motorbikes, and I got very heavily involved in the BMW Bike world!
From my very first BMW bike, a 1987 K75S, that I bought in the late Spring of 1986, I now have something like 25 or 26 bikes. Included are some of the rarest BMW's ever made, and also some of the most sought after. Some models included are 2 1982 MKM1000's (I used to own 3!), and BMWNA only ever brought in 13 of that model in 1982 only! I also own a 1982 Magni BMW MB2, one of only 150 made. I also have a 1959 R26 (birth year bike), 1972 R75/5 Toaster, 1981 R80G/S, 1981 R100CS, 1985 K100, 1987 K75S, 1988 K100RS SE ABS, 1993 K1, and recently a 2012 R1200R CE.
Other brands include Ducati, MV Agusta, Triumph, Rickman, Honda, Kawasaki, and Harley Davidson.
Lately I have been having a strong urge to liquidate some bikes to make some room for a CS, that I let slip away so long ago. I have made some trips to go look at cars and have joined this forum to reacquaint myself with the marque and it is all slowly coming back to me.
I am really open to pretty much all CS's and its variants, though I definitely want a stick and would definitely prefer a pre 74 car, as I have always preferred the chrome bumpers. I know rust is a major concern and that is my number 1 priority when looking at a vehicle. What more that I am looking for is a car that has been loved, which is kind of funny, as I call my side business Motorcycle Rescue, where I find abused or neglected bikes and rescue them!
One thing that has really surprised me is just how many of these Coupes have been updated to 3.5 engines and 5 speed transmissions. Is that because PO's did not want to rebuild the 3.0's or they just wanted the extra engine capacity? I know in the BMW Bike world that a non matching number bike is the kiss of death and will easily destroy the value of it, and I feel that it is the pretty much the same in the Car world, but it seems like a lot of sellers tout this as a plus. What is the real deal?
I did call on a Polaris CS in California that had a 5 Speed and I was told that the car had been converted from an automatic, which actually seemed like a pretty good idea. I would care much less about an engine/tranny swap if the original parts were included with the vehicle, but I have yet to see any car advertised like that.
I'm looking forward to the hunt and chase and learning and in some cases, relearning all of the knowledge that is important when owning one of these fine E9 coupes!
Thanks, Phil
Had a 72 and a 73 2002, plus a couple of 1600's. Passed on an uber clean 1970 2800CS, from Richard Lorenzini (in Bedford, anyone remember him?), because I was just too much in love with my 2002.
A bunch of years later my 2002 was stolen and I had started riding motorbikes, and I got very heavily involved in the BMW Bike world!
From my very first BMW bike, a 1987 K75S, that I bought in the late Spring of 1986, I now have something like 25 or 26 bikes. Included are some of the rarest BMW's ever made, and also some of the most sought after. Some models included are 2 1982 MKM1000's (I used to own 3!), and BMWNA only ever brought in 13 of that model in 1982 only! I also own a 1982 Magni BMW MB2, one of only 150 made. I also have a 1959 R26 (birth year bike), 1972 R75/5 Toaster, 1981 R80G/S, 1981 R100CS, 1985 K100, 1987 K75S, 1988 K100RS SE ABS, 1993 K1, and recently a 2012 R1200R CE.
Other brands include Ducati, MV Agusta, Triumph, Rickman, Honda, Kawasaki, and Harley Davidson.
Lately I have been having a strong urge to liquidate some bikes to make some room for a CS, that I let slip away so long ago. I have made some trips to go look at cars and have joined this forum to reacquaint myself with the marque and it is all slowly coming back to me.
I am really open to pretty much all CS's and its variants, though I definitely want a stick and would definitely prefer a pre 74 car, as I have always preferred the chrome bumpers. I know rust is a major concern and that is my number 1 priority when looking at a vehicle. What more that I am looking for is a car that has been loved, which is kind of funny, as I call my side business Motorcycle Rescue, where I find abused or neglected bikes and rescue them!
One thing that has really surprised me is just how many of these Coupes have been updated to 3.5 engines and 5 speed transmissions. Is that because PO's did not want to rebuild the 3.0's or they just wanted the extra engine capacity? I know in the BMW Bike world that a non matching number bike is the kiss of death and will easily destroy the value of it, and I feel that it is the pretty much the same in the Car world, but it seems like a lot of sellers tout this as a plus. What is the real deal?
I did call on a Polaris CS in California that had a 5 Speed and I was told that the car had been converted from an automatic, which actually seemed like a pretty good idea. I would care much less about an engine/tranny swap if the original parts were included with the vehicle, but I have yet to see any car advertised like that.
I'm looking forward to the hunt and chase and learning and in some cases, relearning all of the knowledge that is important when owning one of these fine E9 coupes!
Thanks, Phil
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