jefftepper
Well-Known Member
Greetings
I am not currently an E9 owner though I have admired the car for many years. I came very close to pulling the trigger in 1987 but the timing was not optimum as I had just bought a new car the week before and two new cars in two weeks would have likely resulted in me being neutered.
I first laid eyes on a '68 2002 in my High School faculty parking lot. From there I read everything I could about the car and spent time visiting the dealer's lot in town. It wasn't until 1972 that I located a nice example, a used '69 1602, that I bought and enjoyed for a number of years. In 1975 my folks bought a used '71 Bavaria that was a ball to drive. The last BMW purchased new was a '94 530iT that frankly was not my favorite car and the fact that my first wife ended up with it did not result in me loosing sleep.
Fast forward to now and my current ride is a '67 Mustang 390 Fastback that I enjoy driving as often as possible over the past 14 years. Last year someone who described himself as a very motivated buyer contacted me and attempted to buy it. I may have been crazy but I was not ready to sell. On the other hand, the more I thought about it the more I gravitated back to an E9. I'm still not ready to sell the Mustang but I know that eventually I will be ready for a change. When that time comes........
Until then, it seems like you folks have built a nice community and hanging out here from time to time looks like a pleasant pastime.
I am not currently an E9 owner though I have admired the car for many years. I came very close to pulling the trigger in 1987 but the timing was not optimum as I had just bought a new car the week before and two new cars in two weeks would have likely resulted in me being neutered.
I first laid eyes on a '68 2002 in my High School faculty parking lot. From there I read everything I could about the car and spent time visiting the dealer's lot in town. It wasn't until 1972 that I located a nice example, a used '69 1602, that I bought and enjoyed for a number of years. In 1975 my folks bought a used '71 Bavaria that was a ball to drive. The last BMW purchased new was a '94 530iT that frankly was not my favorite car and the fact that my first wife ended up with it did not result in me loosing sleep.
Fast forward to now and my current ride is a '67 Mustang 390 Fastback that I enjoy driving as often as possible over the past 14 years. Last year someone who described himself as a very motivated buyer contacted me and attempted to buy it. I may have been crazy but I was not ready to sell. On the other hand, the more I thought about it the more I gravitated back to an E9. I'm still not ready to sell the Mustang but I know that eventually I will be ready for a change. When that time comes........
Until then, it seems like you folks have built a nice community and hanging out here from time to time looks like a pleasant pastime.
