New youngin' (16) joining, second BMW! :)

[damonchoy]

Hi everyone,

Just joined a few days ago and forgot to introduce myself! Without further ado, allow me to do so...

My name is Damon, I'm 16 years of age. I've loved cars all my life and for the longest time I loved Subarus. At 14 I was set on buying a WRX until an E46 M3 drove by me on a busy street in Toronto one nice Summer day. I couldn't help but stop dead in my tracks and stare. As it pulled away my jaw dropped at the glorious sounds it made, and at that very moment I decided that I needed to have one of those!

So, I started saving my pennies! I did some photography/videography work as well as yard work before being hired at a local restaurant when I was of age to work. By 15, I had saved enough money to purchase my first car: a Fern Green Metallic 1999 E36 BMW 328iC. I owned it for a little less than a year until I decided to sell it.

Here's a taste of what my E36 looked like by the time I sold her. KW Variant 1 coilovers, Gold/Polished BBS Style 5, Carbonio intake, exhaust, FX-R 3.0 retroffited headlights and a few other more minor details were the extent of my modifications.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5321/9090775554_e369188b32_c.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3697/9090894490_726e1e275a_c.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7427/9231613221_3e094052fd_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8484/8251917904_c4b4c43480_c.jpg

After selling the E36, I was left with just this... and a very empty feeling. :(

http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa387/damonchoy/1116121_10201976295835422_2038859127_o_zps24afd6ac .jpg (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/damonchoy/media/1116121_10201976295835422_2038859127_o_zps24afd6ac .jpg.html)

Only two days later, fortunately, I negotiated the purchase of an E46 that would hopefully better suit my needs/wants in a vehicle than my E36 did.

I ended up getting a gorgeous Imola Red on Alcantara 330ci M-Sport. For those of you who don't know, an M-Sport in Canada is basically a ZHP in the US minus the cams, exhaust, diff and gauges. Everything else is identical.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8409/10236931163_86453ca752_c.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5501/11056640915_f3ab7f6540_c.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7444/11056776873_e975442e18_c.jpg

(The wheels were silver when I bought the car but I changed them over to what I've named "Metallic Anthracite".)

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3834/11958573686_7afbcde9a3_c.jpg

http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa387/damonchoy/maxcruisefall2013-2400_zpsfdb7828a.jpg (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/damonchoy/media/maxcruisefall2013-2400_zpsfdb7828a.jpg.html)

http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa387/damonchoy/maxcruisefall2013-2451_zpse451c9c9.jpg (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/damonchoy/media/maxcruisefall2013-2451_zpse451c9c9.jpg.html)

And now in Winter mode:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7325/10830930964_0647ebb72e_c.jpg

http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa387/damonchoy/Drift2EDIT_zps5cb4ebb7.jpg (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/damonchoy/media/Drift2EDIT_zps5cb4ebb7.jpg.html)

Thus far the only modifications are LED interior and license plate lights, a Carbonio intake, catless SS rep headers, a Rogue DMS exhaust, a colour change on the ZHP wheels and black roof/kidneys/side mouldings.

I have many more things planned for this vehicle but those will have to come with time as I can only earn so much as a student working part time as a server at a restaurant!

Sorry for the novel, haha... but hello!

Glad to be a part of another great BMW community.

[kayger12]

Welcome to the family. Great to see someone your age working hard to buy his own toys and having such great taste in cars to boot. :) Good for you.:applause

Glad to have you aboard.

[oldzilla]

Well done sir, and welcome to the family.

[Avetiso]

Woot! More young guys. I bought my first ZHP right after I turned 18. Now I'm on my second one. Glad to have you hear. The cars are looking fantastic.

Tell us more about the carbonio intake? Haven't heard of that one.

[brettbimmer]

Wonderful story and great Bimmer history! Welcome.

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[Tlandreth22]

Welcome man. Imola is a great color, and the ///M5 reps look great! Any future plans for your car?

[johnrando]

Welcome. Great intro, great cars. We have at least 1 other ZAM on our site.

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[EDS]

Awesome to hear about a young guy...working for his BMW..instead of it just being handed to him :) Welcome and keep up the hard work!

[BCS_ZHP]

Welcome, it looks great, keep it up!

[danewilson77]

Much winning.

Welcome.

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[ryankokesh]

That may be in contention for the best intro post ever. Have an award, good sir!
http://www.hanleystlukes.com/uploads/images/cup_award.gif

Welcome!

[Pip]

Welcome and thanks for the photos!! I like the look of the M5 style rims and the snow donuts :)

[3ZHPGUY]

Welcome, always nice to see young-in's interest in the Bimmers. It helps in keeping the brand alive.

[alexandre]

Beautiful car! Bought mine in cash too, albeit a few years later. Congrats on the new car and congrats on finding one in Canada, I had to drive 12h to go get mine!

[Lanister]

Welcome fellow Canadian :)

[alexandre]

^Santa Cruz is not in Canada :shifty

[Avetiso]

^Santa Cruz is not in Canada :shifty

Giya is from Canada.

Espionage cover.

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[Hermes]

Welcome

[BRGcoopahS]

Your e36 looked great, same as your M sport. Congrats and have fun in the snow.

[damonchoy]

Welcome to the family. Great to see someone your age working hard to buy his own toys and having such great taste in cars to boot. :) Good for you.:applause

Glad to have you aboard.


Well done sir, and welcome to the family.


Wonderful story and great Bimmer history! Welcome.

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Welcome. Great intro, great cars. We have at least 1 other ZAM on our site.

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Awesome to hear about a young guy...working for his BMW..instead of it just being handed to him :) Welcome and keep up the hard work!


Welcome, it looks great, keep it up!


Much winning.

Welcome.

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Welcome and thanks for the photos!! I like the look of the M5 style rims and the snow donuts :)

Wow! Thanks guys for the warm welcome! :)


Woot! More young guys. I bought my first ZHP right after I turned 18. Now I'm on my second one. Glad to have you hear. The cars are looking fantastic.

Tell us more about the carbonio intake? Haven't heard of that one.

I've had Carbonio intakes on both my E36 and E46 and I absolutely love them. The carbon fiber is of great quality and looks gorgeous in the engine bay, especially when you keep the rest of your bay nice and clean.

I don't have any engine bay shots of the E46 as of yet, since I haven't detailed the engine bay, but here's a shot of the E36 engine bay with the intake... when it was kind of clean.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5459/9231633241_c19d06a43f_b.jpg

If I recall correctly, they've ended production on all of their BMW stuff, but I managed to pick up two of the few remaining kits from a local forum member: http://www.maxbimmer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=155783

They sound fantastic as well...


E36 out of car video:

(skip to 0:55 for induction noise)
(with exhaust as well)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFM0ibUZXW8

E36 in-car video:

(with exhaust as well)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X7_8smIrvg

E46 in car video:

(only intake)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBFJRcJdKUI

E46 out of car video:

(only intake)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utwgr9Iff14

E46 out of car video:

(with intake, headers and Rogue DMS)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPahkhzrV3I


Welcome man. Imola is a great color, and the ///M5 reps look great! Any future plans for your car?

I didn't like the Fern Green Metallic on the E36 when I first bought it, but it definitely grew on me a lot. I still never fell in love with the colour, though... so I made it a thing that I had to LOVE the colour of my next car. Hence the purchase of an Imola vehicle! My list was Imola Red, Alpine White, Dakar Yellow, Techno Violet, Avus Blue or Estoril Blue. It HAD to be one of those!

Far too many future plans. Maintenance first, haha. Unfortunately that's rather boring. I'd like to do some preventative maintenance in addition to what I and the previous owners have already done.

After that's over with, I'd love to get a Coby wrap done on my wheel, along with some other Alcantara bits for the interior. After I'm satisfied with the interior, wheels and suspension need to be addressed, although the wheels may have to wait... and I do actually like the ZHP wheels enough. They definitely need some spacers if I keep them, though! Finally, I'm considering some CF splitters as well as an ECS Tuning CF strut bar (that way in the front I have CF on my intake, splitters and strut bar - they'll all tie in together). Oh, my passenger door's window tint is also peeling which has been driving my crazy... and I need a new driver's side foglight as mine got cracked. All the little things! I basically want to get this car into perfect, tip-top condition and then add a few of my own things to it afterwards.


Welcome, always nice to see young-in's interest in the Bimmers. It helps in keeping the brand alive.

Indeed! I think I'm quite rare, sadly. At least, where I live I'm the only BMW enthusiast I know of in within nearly 400km of me. Barely anyone my age even show a remote interest in cars at all!


Beautiful car! Bought mine in cash too, albeit a few years later. Congrats on the new car and congrats on finding one in Canada, I had to drive 12h to go get mine!

Thank you! To buy both my E36 and E46 I had to drive to Toronto, an 8 hour round trip.


That may be in contention for the best intro post ever. Have an award, good sir!
http://www.hanleystlukes.com/uploads/images/cup_award.gif

Welcome!

Why thank you!

I've been making some pretty good first posts lately, apparently... ;)

(This was posted in response to my first ever post in this thread: http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?11854-CASH-IN-HAND.-Looking-for-an-e46-330Ci-M54-COMPLETE-STOCK-EXHAUST-INCL-HEADERS)


Might be the most helpful intro post in the history of the site. :)

[damonchoy]

Welcome

Thank you!


Your e36 looked great, same as your M sport. Congrats and have fun in the snow.

Thanks. :D Got the fun in the snow part covered for sure... ;)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utwgr9Iff14

(Ignore the soundtrack, it was for my friend. Unless of course you grew up on F&F like we did... then enjoy the nostalgic effect!)

[PirateZHP]

Welcome to the family, kid.

[ELCID86]

Welcome. Great photos too.

[WOLFN8TR]

Welcome Damon....
Rollin' deep in the snow, Nice pic!

[johnrando]

BTW, I painted my Triumph TR8 that BMW green, really like that color.

[alexandre]

Thank you! To buy both my E36 and E46 I had to drive to Toronto, an 8 hour round trip.

I went down to central Pennsylvania to get mine, and then picked up winter wheels in Long Island NY and dropped off the car in northern VT for customs clearance... I drove 20h in total, 2,000 km in about 30h. LOL

[fredo]

Welcome, Damon ... Good introduction. Your comments about the "cash and plates" pic made me laugh ! :biggrin

[damonchoy]

Welcome to the family, kid.


Welcome Damon....
Rollin' deep in the snow, Nice pic!

Thanks, guys! :)


Welcome. Great photos too.

Thank you, I forgot to mention that all of the photos were taken by me with the exception of the two with the tdott.me watermark. The snow drift picture is also just a screenshot of a video my friend took of me.

Everything else was shot by me with my Canon 60D and either my 85mm f/1.8 or my 28mm f/1.8.


BTW, I painted my Triumph TR8 that BMW green, really like that color.

It really is a very nice green! Looks gorgeous during golden hour light.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5500/9558327752_fd793cfd57_b.jpg


I went down to central Pennsylvania to get mine, and then picked up winter wheels in Long Island NY and dropped off the car in northern VT for customs clearance... I drove 20h in total, 2,000 km in about 30h. LOL

LOL, you win. That's one hell of a trip, but so worth it.


Welcome, Damon ... Good introduction. Your comments about the "cash and plates" pic made me laugh ! :biggrin

I didn't know whether I should feel happy or sad at the time, haha.

[Lanister]

^Santa Cruz is not in Canada :shifty

I'm am Canadian citizen living in Santa Cruz ;) Originally from Vancouver.

[NorCal-Dimitri]

Welcome. Nice too see a fellow teen who worked hard to get a zhp. :)

[damonchoy]

I'm am Canadian citizen living in Santa Cruz ;) Originally from Vancouver.

Ahh, cool! A fellow Canadian, indeed...















... eh?


Welcome. Nice too see a fellow teen who worked hard to get a zhp. :)

:thumbsup

[Hermes]

There's a few more Canucks around here, Trevor and Meric off the too of my head. I know I'm forgetting 2 or 3 more

[Johal E32]

hehe, 17 over here!

Congrats and welcome

[damonchoy]

There's a few more Canucks around here, Trevor and Meric off the too of my head. I know I'm forgetting 2 or 3 more

I wonder if I might actually know some of them. I might if they're in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) or are a part of the local forum (maXbimmer). I also attend every local BMW event I can make it to. I'd be surprised if I haven't already encountered a ZHPMafia member at Bimmercruise without knowing it.


hehe, 17 over here!

Congrats and welcome

More young guys here than I'd expected! Nice!

[Hermes]

I wonder if I might actually know some of them. I might if they're in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) or are a part of the local forum (maXbimmer). I also attend every local BMW event I can make it to. I'd be surprised if I haven't already encountered a ZHPMafia member at Bimmercruise without knowing it.

Possibly the ones I'm forgetting who live up there, but Trevor is in BC and Meric is in Alberta so not those two

[Avetiso]

Possibly the ones I'm forgetting who live up there, but Trevor is in BC and Meric is in Alberta so not those two
Goodness... where is Meric?

[Fat-Ham]

welcome. fellow canadian here as well. born in Montreal and lived in Ottawa for a majority of my life before moving south and joining the Marines. I cant wait to come back up to Canada

[johnrando]

Goodness... where is Meric?
I see him on FB.

[Rovert]

I'm around!!! Welcome to the E46 club. I have family in T.dot so I'm there a few times a year. You have you same winter wheel as I when I started in the E46 club 8 years ago. Your age and your vehicle tastes are inspiring. Keep that up and work hard. You seen like a very well grounded teen. Keep that up and you will also own a house in a few years!!

[Stewbie]

Greetings Damon. There's 3 of us from the Vancouver area. Rovert, Kerunt and myself.

[damonchoy]

I'm around!!! Welcome to the E46 club. I have family in T.dot so I'm there a few times a year. You have you same winter wheel as I when I started in the E46 club 8 years ago. Your age and your vehicle tastes are inspiring. Keep that up and work hard. You seen like a very well grounded teen. Keep that up and you will also own a house in a few years!!

Thank you for the kind words, Trevor. :)


Greetings Damon. There's 3 of us from the Vancouver area. Rovert, Kerunt and myself.

Nice! Anyone else in Ontario on here, though?