Last week, I bought back Zelda, my old 1999 Z3 2.3i, after my friend Kim’s son had crashed it...
If I had unlimited garage and property space, I’d be one of those people with a hundred cars—you know,...
My 1979 Euro 635CSi hasn’t gotten a lot of ink, electrons, or action in months. The big coupe’s forte...
When we last left poor Zelda, the 1999 Z3 2.3i I’d owned for six years—she was the center of...
I’ve written many times about the slightly ratty Boston Green 1999 Z3 2.3 that I bought eight years ago...
It’s usually said that if you do any front-end work on a car, the car is going to need...
About six years ago, after my first book was published, I was giving a talk to the local chapter...
The older we get, the more things run together. I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling like the major...
Two weeks ago I found that Bertha’s fuel-pressure regulator—the aftermarket device taking the feed from the trunk-mounted electric fuel...
It was five years ago this week that the episode of the Great White Six-Speed Shark occurred. E31 prices...
Since I own eleven vehicles, it’s not my imagination that one of them always needs an inspection sticker. Statistically,...
With COVID-19 having cancelled virtually every large automotive event (indeed, it just officially drove a stake into the heart...
When I bought back and resurrected Bertha—the ’75 2002 I’d moved here from Austin in 1984, turned into a...
Last week I wrote about putting Hampton, the 48,000-mile ’73 2002, back in storage for a bit, and swapping it...
As I wrote two weeks ago, I readied Hampton, my 48,000-mile survivor ’73 2002, for sale—but then, for a...
I haven’t driven my 1973 3.0CSi much during the past few years. It hasn’t seen a multi-day, multi-state road...
I’m usually a pretty decisive guy regarding cars: I sell one, I buy another. I rarely fret over or...
As I’ve written many times before, a “good kluge” is one that saves money, is safe, and can easily...
In the September 1991 issue of Roundel, I had a piece titled “Roadsters For 2002 Prices.” In it, I...
Last week I replaced the missing accelerator grommet in Zelda, my former Z3—now owned by my friend Kim—and wrote,...
We have a short one today: easy diagnosis, inexpensive repair, complete cure of the problem—just the way I like...
After last week’s epic self-indulgent excursion into wheel-swapping (and I must apologize yet again about my dismissive mention of...
This is a story about one 2002 finally getting the new shoes it wanted for 35 years, and the...
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how, while on the Nor’East 02er socially-distanced spring drive, I decided it...
As I’ve continued working on Hampton, the 48,000-mile ’73 2002 I bought last fall, I reached the point on...
Nearly 30 years ago, I wrote a column for Roundel Magazine titled “The Good Kluge.” In it, I made the case...
In my column for the May issue of Roundel Magazine, I talked about the different options for parts (OE, OEM, new...
I’d been pressing forward at a slow but steady pace on the sort-out of Hampton, the 48,000-mile ’73 2002...
On Saturday, May 16, when the Vintage was supposed to be happening in Asheville before it was postponed due...
Last week I gave form to the thought of selling Bluto, my 2004 triple-unicorn X5. Once I began thinking...
