Had tons of fun driving and autocrossing my '73 Opel GT and '74 Manta. Fond memories. They had their faults, but for the time I had them, they were rock solid, simple, and easy to work on and maintain. Fell in love with the whole German thing during that time. If I had a magic wand, I'd love to wave it and have that Manta back. Refreshingly free of the complexity of the '99 528i I'm driving now.