Hello all,
I wanted to introduce myself seeing I am officially part of the board now. I have been lurking for about a month cause I really want to get into a ZHP sedan. My name is Alex and I live in Sacramento CA. I have been a BMW owner/CCA member since 1996 and a fan of the cars since I was like 13. Our neighbor bought a new E30 M3 back in 88 and I was hooked. Though, I didn't get to own my first BMW till I was in college. I needed something economical and fun to drive around and ended up buying a 91 318is w/ LSD. Still to this day that is probably the most fun I have had in a car. I put over 200k miles on that car, 30+ track days, and it just kept right on going. I had to do the normal stuff, Brakes, suspension, tires, belts, fluids and the occasional little thing here and there, but the darn drive line was always solid. Anyhow, after graduating collage and landing my first "real" job I bought my dream car: 1989 M3. It was the best "drivers" BMW I have owned to date, but also quite a headache. For some reason that thing just never ran at 100%. There was always something little that had to be done. As frustrating as it was, I never could get myself to part with it till last year. With a growing family and a hectic work life, there just wasn't time for track days, rallies, Sunday cruises, etc. anymore. So she left the fleet to happy new owner in NY. In-between then and now I have had 2 E36's, another E30 318is, An E46 325, X3 (wife's car), and my current car an E90 335 6MT. The current car has the BMW performance suspension, M3 front control arms and tie rods, and PS2's (non RFT). It's a great car and fun to drive, but I just miss something about the NA BMW's of the past.
In the past year or so I have directed 3 friends to an E46 zhp as the perfect BMW for practicality and fun. And, well, I think I need to take my own advice and get one too. I have a friend who owns a BMW shop and over the years has taught me a lot so I try to do as much work as I can myself. I also have become a bit of a detail addict after being introduced to detailedimage.com. These guys are awesome and the stuff I have learned and used over the past 3-4 years makes me wish I could go back in time and put the skills to use on past cars. Anyhow, I plan to sell the E90 at some point soon and my dream ZHP is a low mileage, enthusiast owned, Mystic blue sedan with Black leather, black cube trim, 6 speed MT, HK audio, and heated seats. I'd also take a coupe with the same options but prefer a sedan. It's easier to get my two kids in and out of. I like what I have seen on the board so far and the people seem like a good group. I kept the same screen name I have had for years on other boards (bimmerpost, E46fanatics, etc.) even though it doesn't apply much anymore (the - real - M3). Figured it was just easier than having to be creative or remember a new login. ;-) Hopefully I haven't bored anyone too much with my post and look forward to contributing in the future.
Take it easy.
Alex
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Welcome Alex! 
