5k: Dusty And Rusty: 1974 BMW 2002 Tii
You’ve probably heard this before, but the BMW 2002 is a great low budget classic…except that certain hot versions are no longer low budget. Forget trying to find a 2002 Turbo that doesn’t require a Caymans bank account and even the (moderately better than a basic 2002) Tii version demands big bucks. Not around here. Here, everything is cheap, because we firmly believe that purchase price should be based on utility (that includes fun, since fun has a use) and not hype..unfortunately the entire classic car collectors market doesn’t agree with us, but that is a different story. Find this 1974 BMW 2002 Tii offered for $5000 in Columbus, OH via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck.
There was a time when the 2002 (and the Tii) were considered cool because they were inexpensive fun drivers, but it appears that children who fondly remember Mom/Dad hooning to the grocery store finally have the money to drive up prices afford a nice Tii. A few years ago you could have had an ugly driver Tii for $5k, now you are stuck with total rust buckets that require an up-to-date tetanus shot.
For five large, you get a 2000 lb chassis powered by a 2.0 liter inline four that
puts out 130 horsepower, ironically the same engine you could get in an over-restored 30-large asking price
example for sale. The Tii badge on the back of a “New Class” BMW indicates that it was one of the 7500 US market 2002s
equipped with Kugelfischer mechanical fuel injection, larger oil
feed/return lines, big brake discs/booster and a few other mechanical
goodies.
This would be tempting to sort the mechanical parts and just run as is. It’ll be years before it splits into two pieces on the highway. tips@dailyturismo.com
I'm looking at the 924 behind it – is that an "S"? – we should post more of those – on it, boss
The 924 S is sort of a 924 shaped version of the 944. Probably make more sense to just buy a 944, unless you find the available in black only 924 S SE (special edition) that featured manual steering, AC delete and a few other nifty items. The Carrera GTS version or Martini or some of the other special editions are worthy of feature too.
944 > 924 is definitely conventional wisdom, which is kind of my point. If there's something that makes dailyturismoid sense about a regular 924 we should try to articulate it. The prices sure do.
That is almost certainly not an S. The wheels are a giveaway this is an early 924, probably a 1980 with the Audi 2-liter. The 924 S is much better, with an almost 50% increase in power. It's apparently slightly faster than the base 944 of the same year(s) because of lighter weight and aero. But the difference is marginal and 944s are more plentiful.
i thought i'd check to see if it was also for sale there in columbus, but look what turned up – this 924 turbo in great condition, 78k miles, $4500
Six pictures of one side of the car..? The big bumper versions are not nearly as good looking as the roundies and this "grandma maroon" color is one of the worst. However it's probably still worth the $ if the fixes turn out to be minor and the rust isn't too bad.
Considering all of the included parts with the car, especially the Euro bumpers(!) this is an ok deal for this neck of the woods. I just feel bad about how rough this might be once you start poking around for rusty problem areas. I've seen some awful basket case cars from Ohio, so be sure to give it a look over in person.
Don't make me feel bad for not jumping on the turbo that was available here for five large two years ago. Sure it was a project, but what a project it would've been.