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RE: Restoring a 30 year old BMW - 7 Years in the Making
Hell yeah, those things [2002s] were tight cars in their day. Cool looking, incredible visibility, good handling, and that 4 cyl perfectly matched to manual transmission. Only early 1970s 4 cyl car in my experience that could counquer the Waldo Grade (Mill Valley to Golden Gate Bridge) without slowing down. Porsche 914 doesn't count, well because... Porsche.
They probably weighed just about the same at around 2000lbs right!?
It was absolutely the forefather of all these later hits such as the E21, E30 and the quick and nimble yet flashy and comfortable power saloon that would become such a runner in the late 80s. For me though the design language only began to get the proportions right with the E21. The '02 still has lots of ponton bodystyle going on that makes it look somewhat awkward imho.