5 and a half years.
YouTube - 1-2-3 gear pull
YouTube - just a quick 1-2 pull from the passengers POV.
i do have my E30 though. it's my second one, and this one is an IS. lowered on coils and bilsteins, urethane bushings, etc. we'll see. i'm gonna miss the car, but i'm not so sure i'll "be back."
and yes, there's an oakland Michigan. i live in Oakland township, in Oakland county.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland...ship,_Michigan