Hey everyone,
As some of you know I picked up an 2004 ZHP Orient Blue / Tan ZHP. Thanks to William (BMWCurves) I spotted this beauty in Atlanta BMW. It had only 45K miles and met all the requirements I had. I had specific requirements NO Fold down rear seats, Xenon headlights, tan interior, 6MT. I did not want fold down seats for the sake of torsional rigidity, trust me it makes a difference when hard cornering. I noticed the difference between my prior e46s one with fold down and one without. I always liked tan because when it is clean it is perfect and looks rich.
When i first looked at the pictures the car looked ruff. The dealer didnt clean it and the driver seat looked really bad. Hey restoring is fun and satisfying. Have restored a few e46s in the past so I wanted to do this one.
I have a 2006 e90 330i for daily driving so the ZHP will spend most of the time in the garage. Some of you might have seen the pics from the dealer but when I saw her in person it was actually in good condition much better than the pictures.
As soon as I found the car online I called the dealer and put a deposit. I have to say Global Imports BMW (Atlanta BMW) were incredible to work with. They said they will hold my car as long as it takes for me to get there from NOVA. So 2 weeks after i put the deposit I rented a car from enterprise drove down to Atlanta on a Friday, picked her up and drove back to DC the next day. Here are the pics at the dealer
On my way back at a Apple Bees Parking lot
Over all she is a beauty. Currently in my garage going through a interior restoration.
The dealer installed new Brakes, Brand new Bridgestone Potenzas, and even a new Valve Cover Gasket.
More to come, Plan is make her immaculate example of a ZHP