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I've toyed with the idea of buying an M3 (or a Z4M), but like most here I don't think I can give up the balance of performance and comfort of a ZHP for a DD. Especially with how terrible the roads...

I'm coming up on 70K in spring, so I'll be doing a big round of preventative maintenance:

-Cooling System Overhaul (waterpump, pulley, tensioner, belts, radiator, expansion tank hoses, tstat...

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It's a sign!

Hard to believe this thing only had 37K on it two years ago. I'm glad my new commute is down to 10 miles per day from 40. At this rate it'll be a 20 year old car before I...

I took it on a pleasure cruise after commuting on the motorcycle for the last couple weeks. So much more enjoyable to drive the ZHP for fun and not when I have to sit in Seattle traffic :)

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It's also worth pointing out small differences in cost that add up over time for a car that will be a DD, I.e. Insurance will be more for an M than a 330i, cost of fuel, etc.

I rolled the inner lip pretty aggressively, it's not knife edged, but about 1/16-1/8" gap between the inner lip and outer fender. I tried to flare the fender out as little as possible, I think the...

Just wanted to post a thread to document the fitment on my new wheels and tires for anyone doing their own research.

Picked up a set of Hamann Motorsport PG1s a few months ago. These are OZ...

Cars are meant to be driven :)

Got my Hamann PG1's shod in a new set of rubber (255/40/18 R, 225/45/18 F Pilot Super Sports) and mounted on the car this fine sunny day. In love!
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I had maybe 17k on my PSS before I sold the wheels they were on. Looked like they were about half way to the wear bars.

MPars are tight, look so good!

It's going to take some pretty major rolling to make that work. I was sitting at ET42 on my 10" rears and it was barely doable with a pretty severe amount of...

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If that's the case... I might be a bit of a player ;)

So I'm now on my 4th set of wheels for my ZHP in a single year of ownership (PO's TSWs, Champions, Style 68s), I just picked up a set of 18" Hamann PG1s:
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The wheels in my sig are running 19x10 ET41 with 265/30/19 rear, 19x8 ET35 with 235/35/19 front. Needed pretty major rolling to make clearance in the rear.

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Selling a set of staggered Champion Motorsport wheels, 19" dia, 10" wide rears, 8" wide fronts. These wheels are forged in Japan for a high end Porsche tuner and are VERY lightweight for their size...

Jiggz: I pulled my PSS off in the middle of this week's cold snap and put on winter wheels with Goodyear Eagle Sport all-seasons, and although the ride is certainly more plush (30 series 19" rubber...

Yeah, I could never shell out that much to a shop for basic stuff. I learned to work on cars because a shop wanted $1900 to do the timing chains on my GTI and I wasn't having it. Talk about getting...

Just got a box full of fluids and filters. Time to do my first Inspection II on the car this weekend!

Welcome Jeff :-)

It's probably worth mentioning that there's always the chance that the bar was just straight up defective from manufacture. It's not a "flight critical" part, so to speak. I doubt...

^I agree wholeheartedly with all this.

Just a thought, but I think it's also worth mentioning that the BMW CF bar is probably well engineered to handle the sort of loads it is intended for, i.e....

I'm referring specifically to a load along the long direction of the fiber on a local level. In the picture from my original post, the buckled fibers are being loaded in compression in the axial...

A few notes from a member who works with composite structures for a living (although I would not consider myself an expert by any means, I probably have more experience than most)...

As has been...

Just rolled over 48,000! Can't believe I've put 10K on this car already :-O