{"id":29613,"date":"2022-08-19T10:12:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T14:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=29613"},"modified":"2022-08-19T10:12:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T14:12:05","slug":"bmw-2002tii-owner-tells-story-mint-condition-sports-sedan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=29613","title":{"rendered":"BMW 2002tii Owner Tells The Story Of His Mint-Condition Sports Sedan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/08\/19\/bmw-2002tii-owner-tells-story-mint-condition-sports-sedan\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post_video\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The BMW 2002tii - A key moment in BMW's History\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bgf2IJvwn-0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bmwad\">\n<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"68.690095846645\">\n<p>If you\u2019re a believer of the saying \u201cthey don\u2019t make them like they used to,\u201d it means you\u2019re in the same crowd with Jaques Wessels. He is the proud owner of a BMW built some 50 years ago. The car in question is none other than the 2002tii he has owned since 2003 and meticulously maintained ever since. It was originally restored in 1995 by 2002 specialist Jaymic based in the UK, so the work on the car was done before he actually bought it eight years later.<\/p>\n<p>However, it revisited the shop in Norfolk (where Lotus has its headquarters) as the new owner wanted to give the car a once-over before taking it home with him to South Africa. Although he comes from a family where Mercedes was the preferred German luxury brand, his appreciation for BMWs was infused by his father who owned an original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2021\/11\/01\/bmw-5-series-e12-forza-horizon-5-the-getaway-driver\/\">5 Series (E12)<\/a> in a \u201chorrendous orange color.\u201d The exterior was so striking that he was embarrassed every time his father picked him up from school. He made a pact with his old man that his first car would be a 2002 when he reaches driving age.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-432756\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/BMW-2002tii-1-830x600.jpg\" alt=\"BMW 2002tii 1 830x600\" width=\"830\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/BMW-2002tii-1-830x600.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/BMW-2002tii-1-1416x1024.jpg 1416w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/BMW-2002tii-1-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/BMW-2002tii-1-1536x1111.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/BMW-2002tii-1-2048x1481.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of BMW 2002tii 1 830x600\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-432756\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20600%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/BMW-2002tii-1-830x600.jpg\" alt=\"BMW 2002tii 1 830x600\" width=\"830\" height=\"600\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/BMW-2002tii-1-830x600.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/BMW-2002tii-1-1416x1024.jpg 1416w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/BMW-2002tii-1-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/BMW-2002tii-1-1536x1111.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/BMW-2002tii-1-2048x1481.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of BMW 2002tii 1 830x600\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Coming from a time when safety regulations were not nearly as strict as they are today, he appreciates his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2014\/09\/03\/bmw-m235i-together-bmw-2002tii-photoshoot\/\">2002tii<\/a> for how lightweight it is and for the great outward visibility it provides due to its thin pillars. Jaques Wessels also appreciates the sports sedan\u2019s direct steering compared to modern cars and their electric power steering systems that have taken away some of the mechanical magic.<\/p>\n<p>Riding on period-correct 15-inch wheels, the BMW 2002tii is powered by a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder unit that made 130 horsepower back in the day. It was a respectable figure in the 1970s, especially since the car weighed only 1,030 kilograms (2,270 pounds). The 0 to 62 mph (100 km\/h) sprint took 9.4 seconds and the top speed was 118 mph (190 km\/h).<\/p>\n<p>Jaques Wessels mentions he is only the car\u2019s second owner and that he bought it from an actual old lady, not the proverbial kind. It\u2019s not his first 2002 as he had a 2002ti in the past but decided to sell it in the 1990s, along with his father\u2019s regular 2002 after he passed away in 1994. He promised himself he\u2019d buy another one, and it\u2019s this car.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bgf2IJvwn-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cars.co.za \/ YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] ADVERTISEMENT If you\u2019re a believer of the saying \u201cthey don\u2019t make them like they used to,\u201d it means you\u2019re in the same crowd with Jaques Wessels. He is the proud owner of a BMW built some 50 years ago. 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