Reply With QuoteFor those of you looking for the uber maintained ZHP, this is it. I first met Stuart about 3 years ago. I knew of him and that he had two of the ultimate e46s in the DC area if not the east coast, Wagone and this ZHP sedan. At that time, this ZHP was modded with only the best of the best pieces, it had been featured in magazines, the car was sponsored by several BMW aftermarket suppliers, he won every local show wherever he displayed either of his e46s, this sedan put nearly 450 hp to the ground, it was the ultimate ZHP. From my knowledge of the mods on that car, I roughly calculated that Stuart had spent nearly $40K in parts on mods and advertised the car for sale with mid-40K miles for the mid-$40K range. I was in awe of this unique opportunity but cash poor at the time, the e46f forum poo-poo'd on his asking price, everyone said he was nuts, so he took the car back to almost stock, sold off all of his modded parts, sold the car in its quasi-stock configuration with some light mods, and netted more than his original asking price. Remember, e46f said he was nuts for asking what he asked as a package yet he got more than that when he separated it.
Stuart maintains his cars to the ultimate standard, there is no question his cars only get the best. He retains more new OEM e46 parts in his house & garage than most of us will ever even replace on our cars, if it's a consumable item he stocks it. A fellow car aficionado, Emily, bought the car from him and used it as her DD for 2 years and during that time she relied on Stuart to recommend/prescribe maintenance intervals, so guess what kind of condition this car is still in.
If you really want a super maintained ZHP, no guessing, full records to back it up, this is your car. If you're looking for the best bargain (read cheapest) to fix up yourself (and I'm guilty of that), then look elsewhere. If I were currently in the market for another ZHP (but I'm not), this car would already be gone.
Bottom line, this car is an absolute buy with full confidence and that's coming from the previous owner of 8 e46s with 5 of them being ZHPs, none of mine were/are in the same class as this car.
Originally Posted by jjcools
