What did you do for your ZHP/ BMW / MINI today? #2

[az3579]

Truer words have never been spoken lol, but when it comes to cars I figured my brother cares about them more than I do, but I guess it's only with his own car, so it was sort of surprising when I first saw it and especially when he just tried to push it off.

I'd be downright embarrassed/ashamed if I returned a loaned car like that...
But I guess I'm one of those rare breeds who even treats rental cars better than my own. "If it ain't mine, treat it with respect"

You should see me drive Charlie's Porsche... I have 9 years of track experience, and yet I drive his Porsche like a granny. I respect him too much to beat on his car..

[Whammy]

Found a deal for a brand new magnaflow cat back exhaust for $700. Good deal?

[Pilot05]

As outside temps cooled this fall. I noticed my car
s temp gauge staying on the low side of the gauge. I then used the hidden gauge cluster codes to show that my coolant temp stayed at 70-75 deg F at steady driving. Looked like I had a soft Thermostat failure at 98k miles (see pic - t-stat on right had a broken spring at top). I took the opportunity to do a complete cooling system refresh - 3 hoses, exp tank, radiator, t-stat, water pump, sensors, caps and screws & belts. Bought a Behr radiator and Geba water pump inexpensively on craigslist. and then backfilled with an order from Bavauto/ECS. Took the opportunity to replace some of the speed screws/clips (ECS) on the plastic splash tray below engine. Noticed I need to do the Oil Filter housing gasket..as it's leaking.

[BimmerDude]

Just picked this thing up for a steal...
1 owner
2006 99k
5,000$ +TTL
Carmax trade in

[Sockethead]

Is that a 3.0?

[ecrabb]

Just picked this thing up for a steal...
1 owner
2006 99k
5,000$ +TTL
Carmax trade in

Holy crap, that's at least a couple grand below typical asking price, a little more from a dealer. Wow! Steal is right!

SC

[BimmerDude]

Is that a 3.0?

Yep! not messing with the v8
(now im wishing i kept my old zhp cams lol)

Holy crap, that's at least a couple grand below typical asking price, a little more from a dealer. Wow! Steal is right!

SC

Yea! I it belong to a little old lady who had it serviced very regularly

[ecrabb]

Haven't been around much lately, but last week my ZHP went to the indie shop to get fresh oil. The tech/owner likes LIQUI MOLY and prefers it to BMW's oil, so that's what's in there now. I swear it's quieter. The car goes to the dealer next week for the airbag recall.

Yesterday, though I stretched out her legs. Longest trip since I bought the car last summer. Fastest, too.

We met up with almost a dozen members of the Utah BMW Enthusiasts group, and headed out about 120 miles west of Salt Lake City to Wendover via the Bonneville Salt Flats.

The Salt Flats were under half a foot or so of water due to the rains earlier in the week. It was my first time there, but we're definitely going back at some point. It's in the middle of nowhere. I mean, Wendover is nine miles away and kind of dump - casinos and hotels. Legitimately nothing else around it for about an hour in each direction. Forgot to take a photo of my own car there. Doh.

Wendover is half in Nevada and half in Utah. The nice, clean, fun half is on the Nevada side and all casinos, while the old and run-down industrial half is all on the Utah side.

After a stop at a rest area on the last leg to Wendover, I had to hustle to catch up with the group. I shouldn't say exactly how fast I was going, so I'll just say the speedo had used up the vast majority of its travel. The car was smooth and stable the entire time. I can't be certain, but I'd guess the ZHP is roughly a 150MPH car give or take.

Cheers,
SC

[fredo]

BimmerDude : Congrats on the X3 ! You can't beat that deal.
eCrabb : nice pics ! Thanks for sharing.

[san]

Spent this past weekend detailing the Zhp... first time I ever used the orbital polisher and a clay bar... don't think I did a very good job...


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