New Member in CA (Bay Area)

[BoyScout]

Hey Everyone. I have been lurking at the edges of the Mafia for a long time, but until now had never joined up. I am the original owner of a 2004 330Ci ZHP that I picked up in Munich through the European Delivery program.



Over the years I have learned a lot about the e46 from this and other forums as I have performed maintenance and upgrades. I now see a new generation of people experiencing the ZHP for the first time, and it is great to see people still getting excited about these old cars. I am hoping I can share some of my knowledge that has been gathered through the years, and help keep the mystique of the fantastic cars alive.

[johnrando]

Welcome out of lurker status. Car is beauty. Very cool you got Euro delivery. A few car OG's on here, but not a lot.

[san]

Welcome! A euro delivery is on my bucket list of things to do.

More info on the car? Miles, maintenance, mods?


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[BMWCurves]

Welcome aboard! Very cool shot of you in the first pic!

[3ZHPGUY]

Welcome!


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[Vas]

Welcome.

Share the history.

[TheFinanceGuy]

Welcome!

What a wonderful looking car, and a great story!

By your username - safe to assume you are/were a boy scout?

[Cadeez]

Welcome to club! I was just down in the Bay Area purchasing my ZHP last month. Awesome pic of you in front of Neuschwanstein, unfortunately I wasn't there for the Euro delivery program. Always in for more pics and car info as well

[RedAtom]

Welcome! I am pretty new here too, unlike you though I have only had a ZHP for a couple of months.

Euro delivery sounds great, will definitely be doing that sometime in the future.

[BoyScout]

Welcome! A euro delivery is on my bucket list of things to do.

More info on the car? Miles, maintenance, mods?

Euro Delivery, if you can swing it, is absolutely a great experience. Not much better than picking up your brand new BMW and hitting the Autobahn.

The car has about 97,000 miles right now. My maintenance log is extensive over the 13 years, mostly all preventative - I think the only time the car left me hanging is when the starter died. Just last month I completed a heap of maintenance items I had been putting off including Vanos piston seals, valve cover gasket and oil filter housing gasket, CCV system, and tranny & diff fluid.

Next maintenance/upgrade item on my list is new shocks which are showing their age after almost 100,000 miles - I have been eyeing a set of the Koni Yellows.

Mods on the car are minimal - M3 strut brace, DICE iPhone integration, Valentine 1.