Originally Posted by bmw540san

Thanks!
I love your outlook on life. We are RetiredBums since 2000...our clocks are ticking quickly; love cars & travel/pre CV19!

I am preparing but at some point good or bad luck will also play a role.
We raised kids, (our Kidz are now 52 &50), but we both had v well paying high level corp jobs/co car, et al and lived well below our means. And, Yes to luck, though hard/smart work tends to make for more luck, in my experience.

I'll carefuly inspect the car when I get there and just go from there.
We drive that '02 VetteVert all over and we do 3-4 trips a 'summer/fall' in our 2001 E53 from NC to NJ & back, to see our knuckleheads every year. Our 19 yr old E53 runs better than my Rolex. Have fun, safe trip!