S6 Found Update

[Don Muirhead <dmr@kwic.com>]

My wife asked that I send a quick note thanking those who responded to her 
enquiry concerning M Coupe with reams of information and sources.  Btw - 
I'm amazed at how many BMW owners are lurking on this list.

She received more information than she expended and tonight her and the 
wining bitches (girls get together and sip wine I expect) are going to go 
through the information and she says she's going to make up her mind by 
Friday.

The consensus from what I read is that the M Coupe is quick, great handling 
on hard surfaces.  Comfort on gravel or rough roads not great.  Since my 40 
year old wife (been stuck there for 12 1/2 years now) drives on gravel and 
uneven payment daily I expect she'll notice this on her derriere.  My bet 
says she'll order the S4.

I also cut a good deal with the insurance company and I'm very pleased. 
 For $100 I even got the engine, tranny, dif and axles which I hauled out 
today and are sitting in my shop tonight.  Tranny is free and moves but the 
engine I expect will be for parts only - the crank won't budge.  It took me 
and a friend less than 2 hours to strip everything out (infamous torch and 
chisel job).  Oh for those vultures lurking, the car will be hauled to a 
yard in the K-W or Hamilton area on Monday.  But I'll warn you what's left 
is scrap.  A car with a tank full of gas augmented by who knows how many 
gallons of diesel spread liberally inside the car does remarkable damage.

Again thanks to all.

Don