You got an awesome car. Safe travels.
You got an awesome car. Safe travels.
Thanks for sharing and congratulations.
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Call Me Dane l 2/2004 330i ZHP l 18x8 ET45 BBS CK's wrapped with Michelin Pilot Sport AS3+ @ 245-40-18 l KW V1 Coilovers in front l KW V1 springs w/ Bilstein B8 dampeners in rear l BMW Performance Rotors l UUC StrutBarbarian l Racing Dynamics Rear Strut Bar l Jim Conforti Shark Injector l Light Birch Interior Trim l Bimmian Celly Mount l M3 Trunk Mat l l e90 Performance E-Brake & Shift Knob l M3 Tri-Stitched Boots l AL Headlight Retrofit with ZKW Lenses l CobyWheel Wrap w/M3 Stitching l LCM sw 4.5 triple blink and rear fogs l Maple Interior Trim
Awesome and welcome Wisco! That's exactly how I sold my ZHP to Adam, he flew in and drove it home.
BAV Stage 1 - BlueBus - UltraGauge - V1 - Orion V4's - ARC-8's - Brembo 996
TTFS Engine/SMG Tune/CSL 255 - SGT Headers/Sect 1/SCZA - Evolve Eventuri
VIS XTS CF Hood - CF Lip/Console/Diffuser - OE CSL Trunk - BWS 500S 9k/11k
Day 2 started a bit later than day 1 as we were both tired from the long day yesterday. Big youth baseball tournament in town, so packed hotel.
Scarlett was "protected" by these two cyborgs overnight in the parking lot.
We packed up and rolled out of Lafayette, IN and headed north towards Chicago. Northern Indiana is pretty boring except for a few windmill farms. It also is the land of "the speed limit is 90 mph Chicago-land drivers". More about that later. I kept the cruise control pegged at 70-75 mph and stayed in the right lane. My son was clearly still not recovered from the 12 day in the car yesterday, so he napped while I drove.
You hit I-90 in gary, IN and soon are at the state line... our 6th state line on this journey, not counting in and out of DC from Virginia
The traffic was finally getting congested in places and the pavement went from decent to construction zone ugly. I kept moving around to find the smooth line and was able to zip into open spaces with ease. ZHP steering and NoVA's Bilstein/PSS suspension performed like the baby M3 that this car feels like. We were finally getting hungry so we pulled into the Hinsdale Oasis on I-294 for some food. I'll never get over how pretty this car is from any angle.
We also grabbed a box of the quintessential south side of Chicago bakery treats... my roommate at the University of Illinois brought these from his Polish grandmother who lived in Cicero and these were pretty damn close..
We considered stopping for pizza, but thought it best to make the run for home.
I-294 continues to wind through the Western Suburbs of Chicago until you get close to O'Hare Airport and then it's time to get onto I-90 for the run to Wisconsin.
The Illinois Tollway is a pristine road after recent completion of a 10-year rebuild. 3-4 lanes wide, flat, straight, limited access tollway... with the sunshine and limited traffic is was like the German Autobahn. Indeed we watched an Audi RS6 and MB C63 play at 90-100mph. The guy driving the Audi was old enough to be my father and was hooning his ride across the lanes of traffic. We stayed close enough to watch the fun, but did not participate in the open road shenanigans. It all slowed to our one and only traffic jam just in side Wisconsin.
Finally we approached the exit to Madison and in another 20 minutes we were home. Scarlett got parked outside until I can clean out the garage a bit to park her inside. Bottom line: If you have the opportunity to do a road trip to pick up a car... DO IT. Good time and memories for me and our youngest son.
"Scarlett" driven by Wisco (His)
2005 BMW 330i Imola Red/Black Leather ZHP | 6MT
MFactory 3.46 Helical LSD | Bilstein PSS | UUC Corsa TSE3
"The Girl with No Name" driven by Mrs. Wisco (Hers)
2006 BMW 330Ci Imola Red/Sand Beige Leather ZHP | 6MT
Box Stock
2007 e90 Black/Terra Leather SOLD
2016 Honda Pilot (The family SUV)
Congrats! It's always nice to see the passion transferred and continued on the ZHPs.
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Dinan; Hign Flow Intake System, & Strut Tower Brace
Turner Motorsports; Underdrive Power Pulleys
Koni Sport, Bridgestone; Potenza RE-11, Coby Wheel
Stewart High Performance Water Pump
Hawk High Performance Street 5.0 Brake Pads
Brembo Rotor
The purposeful face of a formidable athlete:
The spine-tingling 330i Performance Package.
Purchased CPO on 12/23/2006 with 28,090 miles
Glad to see u arrived home safely. Why is the e90 missing the rear plate ?
2005 IR / black / 6MT157,000 miles
"Scarlett" driven by Wisco (His)
2005 BMW 330i Imola Red/Black Leather ZHP | 6MT
MFactory 3.46 Helical LSD | Bilstein PSS | UUC Corsa TSE3
"The Girl with No Name" driven by Mrs. Wisco (Hers)
2006 BMW 330Ci Imola Red/Sand Beige Leather ZHP | 6MT
Box Stock
2007 e90 Black/Terra Leather SOLD
2016 Honda Pilot (The family SUV)
Welcome! What a trip (love waffle house). Glad you got such a beautiful car, enjoy it! Great intro.
Randeaux/Rando/John/jr - '06 Cic ZHP; Southern California
"ZHP or not, I still like you"
ZHP Performance Package, Cold Weather Package, Leather, Jet Black/Black/BlackCube, NAV, Anthracite Black "my individual" interior trim
ESS Stage 1 Twin Screw Supercharger, Sprint Booster, BMW Perf Intake, Magnaflow Exhaust, Dinan TB & STEP S/W, UCC Sway Bars, Apex EC-7 18x8.5 ET38
Suspension: AST 44100 dampers, Bimmerworld front adjustable end links, Swift springs (8K front, 10K rear), Vorshlag camber plates
Dynavin D99+, Hardwire V1 (w/V1 Connection), BSW Stage 1 Speakers, Kicker Amp/Subwoofer
BMW Performance Strut Brace, Orion V2 Angel Eyes, No-holes License Plate, SMG Paddle Shift Mod, Besian VANOS, Gold DISA, Fan Delete, M3 Side Mirrors
Note: Actual car no longer resembles signature picture
Nope. It's organized by a collector car shop in Lake Mills, about half way between Madison and the west Suburbs of Milwaukee.
http://www.carsandcoffeelm.com/under-construction/
From the bare bones website (much more active on Facebook = Lake Mills Cars and Coffee), the next date is August 6. Come early as it seems pretty popular as they began promoting on social media. Last time I ended up in the "poor guys" section with a bunch of M3 so the Lambos and vintage Ferrari and Porsche guys could be up front
The next Badger Bimmers (BMWCCA) event I'll likely attend is the Champagne Picnic in Ft. Atkinson in September.
Drop me a PM if you want to chat more before this thread goes completely off the rails.
"Scarlett" driven by Wisco (His)
2005 BMW 330i Imola Red/Black Leather ZHP | 6MT
MFactory 3.46 Helical LSD | Bilstein PSS | UUC Corsa TSE3
"The Girl with No Name" driven by Mrs. Wisco (Hers)
2006 BMW 330Ci Imola Red/Sand Beige Leather ZHP | 6MT
Box Stock
2007 e90 Black/Terra Leather SOLD
2016 Honda Pilot (The family SUV)