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Used Car of the Day: 2002 BMW M5 Dinan

The Truth About Cars

Today we head to Florida for this Tampa-based 2002 BMW M5 Dinan. It's a stick with 140,000 miles on the clock. It appears to have been well-maintained with a lot of Dinan bits, including exhaust, cold-air intake, and chip. There's also a short-throw shifter and upgraded sound system.

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Used Car of The Day: 2002 Volvo S60 AWD

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Today we're bringing you a high-mileage 2002 Volvo S60 AWD that is available at a bargain price. The seller is getting rid of this car because he or she has 5(!) Volvos and this particular one isn't getting enough attention. Take a gander at this Wisconsin-based Swede here. The ask is $3,250. Images: Seller] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Used Car of the Day: 2002 BMW M5 Dinan S

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Dinan is a big name for BMWs, and so today we bring you a 2002 BMW M5 Dinan S. It's on its third owner and has 225,000 miles on the odometer. The tires are new and there's an X-pipe installed. The seller says the car has been well-maintained and is in good shape but the suspension components and engine and trans mounts are worn.

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Used Car of the Day: 2002 Acura RSX Type-S

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Even this beat-up 2002 Acura RSX Type-S catches my eye. But it does have the six-speed manual transmission and just 78,000 miles. Today's UCOTD speaks to my personal biases -- I have a weird thing for the Acura RSX. The car has been in storage for three years, so it will need some work to get running.

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DOE: despite 13% rise in VMT from 2002-2015, pollution down significantly

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Despite an increase in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) of 13% from 2002 to 2015 (the latest year for which data are available), the total amount of airborne pollutants emitted from highway vehicles has declined considerably, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). Source: DOE. Click to enlarge. microns (PM-2.5).

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Used Car of the Day: 2002 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner TRD

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This 2002 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner TRD has more than 283K miles on the clock, it's 21 years old, and the price is $15,000. Today's UCOTD is, uh, interesting. This two-wheel-drive truck has a lot of aftermarket parts.

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Junkyard Find: 2002 Daewoo Nubira SE Sedan

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Today, it's the turn of the third member of the 2000-2002 Daweoo triumvirate: The compact Nubira, an example of which I found in a Denver self-service yard last week. The 2002 Nubira SE (the base trim level) had an MSRP of $11,699, or about $16,419 in 2023 dollars. For a brief period, it seemed that such a dream might be possible.

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