Turd Ferguson
09-28-2020, 05:21 AM
Good morning, ya'll!
Former e34 owner here, currently driving a w204 MB and unloading it soon as the ZHP passes the state inspection. Daily driving a 16 year old BMW? What couldn't go wrong!
A week ago today I was flying out to Little Rock from Baltimore to check out a ZHP that a friend found on one of the FB groups. After what seemed like forever waiting for the seller's title to get released (seriously, speed of government indeed), the deal was struck.
A 30 minute shake down in the twisties around Little Rock AFB, a trip to the bank, and one notarized bill of sale later, this 2004 ZHP was mine and I was back into BMW ownership for the first time in over 10 years. It had 103K miles, typical e46 issues (headliner, rubber trim shot, etc etc), but pulled strong and handled incredibly well.
The next 1300 miles and 2.5 days would take me through Memphis, Nashville, Kentucky, and West Virginia. No incidents or issues, no tickets, and over 2 cases of good Kentucky bourbon came home with me, along with stops at Central BBQ and Graceland in Memphis, the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Bardstown, KY (Barton, Heaven Hill, and Willet Distilleries), Four Roses, Buffalo Trace, and Morgantown WV for a quick overnight.
Notably: A high speed run from Lexington KY to almost Ashland KY pacing off a KY State Trooper who didn't drop below 85mph was certainly a highlight, as was navigating I79 at night from Charleston WV to Morgantown WV. For what it is worth, there is nobody on that road at night and it is DARK! Thank God for Waze telling me where the turns were. After a couple days and 1000 miles, I got the chance to throw it into twisties I was familiar with around Deep Creek Lake, MD.
Anyway, some parts from FCPEuro are inbound, and the car will go back to stock 18's soon as I can secure a set.
Cheers!
Former e34 owner here, currently driving a w204 MB and unloading it soon as the ZHP passes the state inspection. Daily driving a 16 year old BMW? What couldn't go wrong!
A week ago today I was flying out to Little Rock from Baltimore to check out a ZHP that a friend found on one of the FB groups. After what seemed like forever waiting for the seller's title to get released (seriously, speed of government indeed), the deal was struck.
A 30 minute shake down in the twisties around Little Rock AFB, a trip to the bank, and one notarized bill of sale later, this 2004 ZHP was mine and I was back into BMW ownership for the first time in over 10 years. It had 103K miles, typical e46 issues (headliner, rubber trim shot, etc etc), but pulled strong and handled incredibly well.
The next 1300 miles and 2.5 days would take me through Memphis, Nashville, Kentucky, and West Virginia. No incidents or issues, no tickets, and over 2 cases of good Kentucky bourbon came home with me, along with stops at Central BBQ and Graceland in Memphis, the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Bardstown, KY (Barton, Heaven Hill, and Willet Distilleries), Four Roses, Buffalo Trace, and Morgantown WV for a quick overnight.
Notably: A high speed run from Lexington KY to almost Ashland KY pacing off a KY State Trooper who didn't drop below 85mph was certainly a highlight, as was navigating I79 at night from Charleston WV to Morgantown WV. For what it is worth, there is nobody on that road at night and it is DARK! Thank God for Waze telling me where the turns were. After a couple days and 1000 miles, I got the chance to throw it into twisties I was familiar with around Deep Creek Lake, MD.
Anyway, some parts from FCPEuro are inbound, and the car will go back to stock 18's soon as I can secure a set.
Cheers!