[Yardstick]

Proof that if you wait long enough everything becomes cool again, even if in an ironic way.

BTW, congrats on the cassette player. My old BMW has the original cassette player. When I bought it a few years ago it gave me a chance to pull my old cassette collection out of storage. Now every time I drive the car it’s like a major nostalgia trip!

[Daffynition]

LOL....I’ve enjoyed going to flea markets and *restoring* the old tapes I threw out ages ago....they usually cost 25 cents each.

[Daffynition]

How olde is your Beemer?

I just gave mine to my good neighbor, a '02 X-5 with 195K miles. I just spent a small fortune on getting it running well, [no I can't do the work myself]; it still needs new brakes and routers and replace the PCV breather systems. Ouch! Being on a fixed-income now, these things become an issue. I'd own another one in a heart beat! But I would have to win the lottery.

I've been battling my town b/c they have the car waaaaaaaay over-evaluated for property tax [CT] and turned down my written protests.

So I started looking for an old wagon...was hoping to find an estate wagon [had a few back-in-the-day] ...those were great cars/engines. I happened on this woodie, lovingly restored by a Chrysler mechanic. Much to my delight I was able to get it at a very fair price. About the cost of 4 new brakes on the BMW.

I expect it to be very reliable. It has no pick-up on the road, labors [4 cyl] up hills but is fun to drive. At least I don't have to put premium fuel in it. ;)