kinda reminds me of this:
kinda reminds me of this:
Wasn't this car for sale on E46F last year or so with LMs?
E92 335i M-Sport
997 S
Call me Seth
CURRENT: 2016 Long Beach Blue BMW /// M2
RETIRED: ‘15 F22 M235i | '08 E90 M3 DCT "GoinHAM3" | '04 E46 M3 6MT "WEGOHAM"
'04 330i ZHP | '11 E82 135i | '08 E90 328xi | 07 E91 328xi SportWagon
Okay, can't find my notes but here's from memory. I talked to the owner around Thanksgiving time last year, i had a late Jan Business trip to Cali lined up and wanted to see & drive it, it had been on the market for $22-24K. He was Orange County, CA based and had several (maybe 4) other BMWs. The conversion was started in 2008 in Nc or TN and the Cali guy bought it unfinished for $10-12Kin 2010. It kind of looked like it does today but many things were not hooked up. The closer it got to my visit, the more unfinished items were revealed. The heated seats weren't hooked up, the dash and gauges had some issues, the a/c/heat system had issues, he added the M3 lack of spare tire mod but that was about it. It became apparent that he didn't work on the car himself, it was killing him on repair bills to get it correct. He said the car ran like a scalded ape until another light came on and necessitated another trip to the shop.
Like I said, he was asking low $20's around Xmas. I started talking to him for the 3rd time and the price dropped to $18K when isaid I'd be in SoCal within 2 weeks, I offered him $15K subject to my inspection and drive. He countered with $16.5K, said he had it on EBay at the time for $18-20K. We settled on $16.5K with him paying transport back to the east coast (essentially the same $15K I offered him) subject to my drive. Then made my trip and his previous offer to drive it to me evaporated. My offer to drive 100 miles to see it was limited by very small windows of opportunity, he wanted an unseen purchase. Further revelations of minor electrical issues to be resolved and I decided it was a no-go, didn't make the drive to see/drive it.
So it's moved from Cali to Chicago, I suspect he advertised it again on EBay with a no reserve and spmeome near Chicago bought it only to find out it has unresolved issues. That person then probably traded it into the local VW dealer, and now you see it.
Family, it looks intoxicating, I was smitten, please tread lightly and carefully with this one.
And the earlier references, this is NOT one of the original Rogue cars, it's a copy that started out correctly but never got finished.
Bruce
Bruce
21 GMC Sierra - mine
16 X5 M-Sport - wife
11 M3 - 1st son
04 Tundra - 2nd son
17 X1 M-Sport - daughter
Former (mo/yr sold):
15 335xi M-Sport (8/18)
11 335is (8/17)
11 X5 AW/blk (11/15)
04 330xi blk/gray (7/15)
06 ZHP SGM/blk (6/15)
08 335xi blue/blk (4/15)
04 ZHPci MB/blk (2/14)
04 ZHPcic IR/Alc (10/13)
01 540iT anthra/blk (7/13)
04 ZHPci TIAG/blk (9/12)
03 540i M-Sport (9/12)
01 325ci (3/12)
02 325iT 5MT (10/11)
05 ZHPci (7/11)
03 330cic (2/11)
00 323ci (10/10)
Thanks for the info Bruce
- Goin' H.A.M. Mobile
Call me Seth
CURRENT: 2016 Long Beach Blue BMW /// M2
RETIRED: ‘15 F22 M235i | '08 E90 M3 DCT "GoinHAM3" | '04 E46 M3 6MT "WEGOHAM"
'04 330i ZHP | '11 E82 135i | '08 E90 328xi | 07 E91 328xi SportWagon
Doooooooo waaaaaant!
But thanks for the inside scoop, Bruce; I shot the dealer an email (via Cars.com) asking about the car's current state re:the conversion.
This is seriously the first time I've really been considering selling / trading my ZHP . . .
Travis | ’04 ZHP sedan 6MT | WeĭssLĭcht AEs | BMW clears | Plasti-Dipped grilles | BMW Perf. intake | TMS Power Pulleys | DIY aux-in | !CDV
Sprint Booster w/Sport button | Mich PS AS4 (245 sq) | M3 front sway | Z4M LCABs | Beisan VANOS rebuild | GAS DISA rebuild | BMW diag. PC
Thanks for the scoop, Bruce - good info there! Sorry to hear she wasn't what she looked to be, but glad you didn't end up with a headache on your hands!
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Kevin Savino-Riker
Cogito Automation, LLC.
I'm new at BMWs.
So I've been speaking with a sales consultant at the VW dealership, asking him about various things about this beautiful wagon:
He's currently going to be snapping a picture of the instrument cluster for me (to see if any warning lights are lit) & looking into if there are any errors thrown when read out by a GT1.Originally Posted by Omar @ The Autobarn City VW
That said, it looks like my Wisdom In Financial Efforts officer (i.e. "WIFE") is putting a pretty firm veto on my acquiring this car – though I haven't written it off 100% yet – so is there anything else anyone in the Family would like me to ask Omar about this unique specimen while I have his ear?
Travis | ’04 ZHP sedan 6MT | WeĭssLĭcht AEs | BMW clears | Plasti-Dipped grilles | BMW Perf. intake | TMS Power Pulleys | DIY aux-in | !CDV
Sprint Booster w/Sport button | Mich PS AS4 (245 sq) | M3 front sway | Z4M LCABs | Beisan VANOS rebuild | GAS DISA rebuild | BMW diag. PC
I'll try to make it out if I can (if you still need me to). Maybe I'll drag my "mechanic" (Ryan) slave with me too
- Goin' H.A.M. Mobile
Call me Seth
CURRENT: 2016 Long Beach Blue BMW /// M2
RETIRED: ‘15 F22 M235i | '08 E90 M3 DCT "GoinHAM3" | '04 E46 M3 6MT "WEGOHAM"
'04 330i ZHP | '11 E82 135i | '08 E90 328xi | 07 E91 328xi SportWagon
Saw the first pic... Thought "not bad..."
Saw the second pic. Thought "m3 fender flares.... Meh it's a 323"
Saw interior. Thought "zhp style interior, ok cool"
Saw engine bay. Thought "AWESOME"