Next week marks 26 years since I took delivery of the Club Sport. Last week my wife and I took it to Hilton Head for the BMW Car Club's annual event-now known as "O'Fest Forever"-as well as for the Legends of the Autobahn East. With over 148k miles on the clock I'll admit that I had a bit of trepidation about taking it on a longer trip since the cooling system is totally original with the exception of a thermostat and a heater hose fitting. Nonetheless, it never gave a moments trouble, even when driving for hours on end at 4000 rpm or more(5th gear is 1:1)- and it returned 29 mpg over the entire week. With the exception of the Miata and the BRZ/86, there aren't any small light cars with manual gearboxes that offer such an involving driving experience.