Roundel magazine e36 M3 or e46 ZHP article

[330i Lover]

I'll take pics when I get home here soon.

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[KevinC]

Y'all should be BMWCCA members! The Roundel subscription alone is worth the cost of membership. Then you have a supporting local chapter that puts on various events. If you buy or lease a new or CPO BMW, you get a fat rebate ranging from $500 to $1k just for being a member (must be a member for at least the previous 12 months - can't decide to buy, then join the day before to get the rebate). I have been a member since buying my first E90 in late 2005 and will continue to be as long as I have the ZHP (which I hope is for the duration). Highly recommended!

[Lorenzo]

Y'all should be BMWCCA members! The Roundel subscription alone is worth the cost of membership. Then you have a supporting local chapter that puts on various events. If you buy or lease a new or CPO BMW, you get a fat rebate ranging from $500 to $1k just for being a member (must be a member for at least the previous 12 months - can't decide to buy, then join the day before to get the rebate). I have been a member since buying my first E90 in late 2005 and will continue to be as long as I have the ZHP (which I hope is for the duration). Highly recommended!

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[das boots]

Y'all should be BMWCCA members! The Roundel subscription alone is worth the cost of membership. Then you have a supporting local chapter that puts on various events. If you buy or lease a new or CPO BMW, you get a fat rebate ranging from $500 to $1k just for being a member (must be a member for at least the previous 12 months - can't decide to buy, then join the day before to get the rebate). I have been a member since buying my first E90 in late 2005 and will continue to be as long as I have the ZHP (which I hope is for the duration). Highly recommended!

Couldn't have said it better.....I am now on my 19th year. And what did I get on my 19 years????? 3 stupid pins.

[KevinC]

Couldn't have said it better.....I am now on my 19th year. And what did I get on my 19 years????? 3 stupid pins.

Yeah but you have that giant stack of Roundel back issues sitting on top of your toilet tank, threatening to rip it from the wall it's so heavy.. so there's that!

[ETAction]

Membership comes out to like $4 a month....

[fredo]

Y'all should be BMWCCA members! The Roundel subscription alone is worth the cost of membership. Then you have a supporting local chapter that puts on various events. If you buy or lease a new or CPO BMW, you get a fat rebate ranging from $500 to $1k just for being a member (must be a member for at least the previous 12 months - can't decide to buy, then join the day before to get the rebate). I have been a member since buying my first E90 in late 2005 and will continue to be as long as I have the ZHP (which I hope is for the duration). Highly recommended!

I'm interested now, I wonder what events they coordinate locally. Not planning to buy a new or CPO soon, but I don't understand what you said about "can't decide to buy, then join the day before to get the rebate".

[san]

I'm interested now, I wonder what events they coordinate locally. Not planning to buy a new or CPO soon, but I don't understand what you said about "can't decide to buy, then join the day before to get the rebate".

I think you have to be a BMW CCA member for at least a year for you to get the discount on a new/cpo BMW. Basically they want to avoid people joining just to get the discount.


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[KevinC]

I'm interested now, I wonder what events they coordinate locally. Not planning to buy a new or CPO soon, but I don't understand what you said about "can't decide to buy, then join the day before to get the rebate".

Here's your local chapter's website, check it out for events and general info...

http://www.tejaschapter.org/

As for the rebate, you must be a member in good standing for at least a year to take advantage of it. If you're a non-member today, you can't join now, buy a car tomorrow, and qualify.

[Mike V]

Hello all!

Saw this thread and since I have personal experience with this tough choice, I had to go find that issue in my huge magazine pile to read the article. It's been a while since I've visited this fine forum, so let me me refresh your memory. I bought a 2005 Imola ZHP in 2009 from a good friend in Kansas City. He had only put 22k miles on it so it was a pristine example. It was a great car and 99% perfect as a DD (add LSD and it'd be 100%).

I had the ZHP and a 95 M3 from 2009 to 2010. When I retired from the Air Force, I decided to downsize the fleet and sold the M3. It didn't take long to feel the emptiness from no longer being able to drive the M3 and I realized the ZHP was just too good. Yeah that makes a lot of sense, right? At the time, it was too refined for me and too quiet. I needed to feel the engagement again so when I happened to stumble on a 98 M3 sedan for just $5000, I had to jump on it. I sold the ZHP to another good friend in the CCA and I drove that M3 for 4 years until I bought a new Chevy SS sedan. I still missed the E36 M3, so I bought it back this past weekend when I saw it for sale again. Yes I know, I have issues.

So what am I trying to say here? I really liked the ZHP but I lovvvvve a good manual E36 M3 sedan as a daily driver. They are engaging when you want them to be and comfortable when you just feel like cruising. I've renewed my love for the E36 M3 sedan this past weekend but when this car gets too old (211k miles now), I wouldn't be surprised if I end up in a ZHP again. Imola 6M, of course.