Talk me off the ledge

[UdubBadger]

Nevermind

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[ELCID86]

Sent you a PM. I'd lean towards doing it if you can cover one semester of college and still have a great DD.


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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - an e46fanatic

[Au2bahn]

Yes . It makes sense.


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[Lorenzo]

It makes some sense. Did you say your wife has a newer car ? In my case, my wife drives a 2008 Saab. That's the car we take on trips because is very dependable and only has 80,000 miles.

My 2 cars (ZHP and Mini) are year 2005 with 140,000 miles. They always need some TLC. However, this scenario is working fine for us. GL on your decision.

Yeh my wife has 2011 Volvo XC60 AWD SUV with 35k miles. She bought new through overseas delivery in Sweden. Great car. We use it for all long trips. She will be keeping it for a long time.

[Lorenzo]

Yes . It makes sense.


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Jon - you're just saying that because you know me - that I'll likely sell it in a year and you'd want to buy it as your daily!

[Vas]

Swap the f30 for a zhp.

[Lorenzo]

Swap the f30 for a zhp.

Doesn't look likely now. Spoke with my wife and she's totally against it. She's says I won't keep daily ZHP long enough to make it worth the swap. Then if I get newer car later, I would have spent more money and not incurred any savings.

[fredo]

Yeah, makes sense to keep the f30 as daily and the ZHP coupe for weekends. Sometimes I regret I sold my e90 instead of the Mini. Now I have two project cars (ZHP and Mini).

[Vas]

Doesn't look likely now. Spoke with my wife and she's totally against it. She's says I won't keep daily ZHP long enough to make it worth the swap. Then if I get newer car later, I would have spent more money and not incurred any savings.

Why won't you keep it long enough?

Even if you sell it in 1 year, it will still be a low mileage car.

Cheaper to insure, less property tax, etc

Easier to maintain etc. Does not really require trips to the dealer like the new cars.

[Lorenzo]

Why won't you keep it long enough?

Even if you sell it in 1 year, it will still be a low mileage car.

Cheaper to insure, less property tax, etc

Easier to maintain etc. Does not really require trips to the dealer like the new cars.

A few points:
- Agree on less taxes, less insurance, but...
- My F30 still has original warranty until October. So maintenance in the first few years after warranty expires should be minimal, I assume.
- Very little maintenance history known on the ZHP sedan, so I'd have to invest $2000-$3000 in first year to address the key preventative items (coolant system overhaul, tune-up, fluid changes, brake flush, possible new brakes, tires, battery, control arms, others). I suppose some of these items can be delayed).
- F30 has easy to use Bluetooth, hands-free calling. Which I use often for work.Sedan has after market unit w/Bluetooth. Perhaps it is just as good, but not sure
- F30 has parking sensors - which help a lot in the tight DC garages I'm often in during the week

And overhaul my wife is concerned the 2004 ZHP is not the right long term (7-10 year) daily driver compared to a modern 2012. If I could convince her otherwise, she may reconsider.

Maybe our wives should meet - ha.