yes! absolutely love the vintage fj40s… would add international scout in the same category!

bmw 2002 hands down. i would kill for a clean daily but that’s some serious money….

when i drove my beamer for the first time… it was over. the responsiveness of both the steering and accelerator, matched with all the creature comforts (even in a 30+ year old vehicle!) and classic styling… have owned an e30 that i stupidly got rid of, and now an e34, looking at purchasing a new (to me) e83 x3. truly, the bmw is the ultimate driving machine.

(psa if you are not rich or willing to turn wrenches often, they may not be the wisest choice…)

yeah, a machine shop would be a great idea especially if it’s imported as OP stated. they should be able to re-tap the threads as long as he didn’t completely destroy the caliper.

sweet! what year? i always thought the e32 had a super sleek profile, though i haven’t had the chance to own one yet

wow! what year? 34k is insanely low, i can imagine it was either meticulously kept or you have had to deal with a lot of updating…

either way, beautiful! i’ve always been a fan of pop up headlights.

i think there’s a good reason why….

what models of japanese cars?

i bet that e36 was sweet. if you don’t love turning wrenches every week, it can get quite annoying to keep them up to date.

e30s are fantastic. sad to say that i owned one and made a dumbass decision to get rid of it… 1991 318i in brilliantrot red… let’s not talk about that one lol

i bet that td is a beast! i’ve been thinking about looking into a newer diesel bmw myself.

sitting next to my beamer in the driveway is a 1980 mercedes 300td i inherited, so i am keenly aware to diesel’s drawbacks. what was once cheaper than gasoline is now close to $5 a gallon for the past couple years, so it’s just been sitting.

both vehicles are great, the td is naturally aspirated though and slow as shit :-)

thank you for all you’re doing on this. godspeed

maybe we should set up a community for repairs and fixes, similar to r/cartalk? i know it would be useful if we could build it, as reddit was one of the first places i’d go to see info about car repairs (as far as how common, fixes that may not be in a manual, general advice about an issue)…

of course the issue initially will be getting people to join multiple communities, but with spez and musk both shitting the bed on the same day, now is the time.

beautiful car!

the wise words of heraclitus!

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