slater
03-08-2014, 06:33 AM
wife and kids are still away for another 3 weeks (mother-in-law had knee replacement surgery), so after unloading the car and getting the house settled, i went to the garage to see if the ZHP would start after sitting dormant for 3 weeks...
it had been -20C for a lot of that time so i was a bit curious to see if it would start. fired up first try - awesome. our road is finally all clear and back to asphalt, but winter is still very much in effect here, so it's still on 205/50/17 snows.
some background - if anyone is curious - i picked up the ZHP about 3 days before we left for the past 3 weeks, so aside from a fairly mundane, albeit nice 2.5hr drive home with it and a trip to town or two with my son, i hadn't really gotten a chance to go 'explore'. ;)
so, i went out for a nice ride and burned through some gas. my coupe has 225K miles but was a 1-owner car, and seemingly well-maintained by BMW and then a reputable BMW indy. it runs REALLY well. it needs bushings (FCABs and rear TABs - at least, i can feel the rear is a bit squirmy, might be the sloppy snow tires), but WHAT a car. i wanted to do some 'testing' with DSC on, and then with everything off...
such balance. seriously. my AWD audis can get really loose on wet stuff when asked, but can be twitchy. this thing is so balanced - the rear can step out, and you can hold it there and balance with the throttle so nicely. and then when it hooks up and goes - man. pure. awesomeness.
i was looking at an M-Sport sedan (ZHP without cams/software/diff up here in canada), but it just doesn't feel as raw as the ZHP does. i guess i can't settle for less than a ZHP sedan + roofbox. :)
now to get the car up on jackstands and investigate what all i need to order (FCABs, control arms, endlinks) to get it to pass the ontario safety test (inspection)...
very happy to be here!
peter
it had been -20C for a lot of that time so i was a bit curious to see if it would start. fired up first try - awesome. our road is finally all clear and back to asphalt, but winter is still very much in effect here, so it's still on 205/50/17 snows.
some background - if anyone is curious - i picked up the ZHP about 3 days before we left for the past 3 weeks, so aside from a fairly mundane, albeit nice 2.5hr drive home with it and a trip to town or two with my son, i hadn't really gotten a chance to go 'explore'. ;)
so, i went out for a nice ride and burned through some gas. my coupe has 225K miles but was a 1-owner car, and seemingly well-maintained by BMW and then a reputable BMW indy. it runs REALLY well. it needs bushings (FCABs and rear TABs - at least, i can feel the rear is a bit squirmy, might be the sloppy snow tires), but WHAT a car. i wanted to do some 'testing' with DSC on, and then with everything off...
such balance. seriously. my AWD audis can get really loose on wet stuff when asked, but can be twitchy. this thing is so balanced - the rear can step out, and you can hold it there and balance with the throttle so nicely. and then when it hooks up and goes - man. pure. awesomeness.
i was looking at an M-Sport sedan (ZHP without cams/software/diff up here in canada), but it just doesn't feel as raw as the ZHP does. i guess i can't settle for less than a ZHP sedan + roofbox. :)
now to get the car up on jackstands and investigate what all i need to order (FCABs, control arms, endlinks) to get it to pass the ontario safety test (inspection)...
very happy to be here!
peter