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01-21-2022, 12:06 PM
Well this was quite unexpected, and to be completely honest, happened very quickly. This past Monday I happened to be scrolling through Facebook Marketplace and came across a car listing with photos of what appeared to be a ZHP. As I’m sure everyone does, I had to investigate... Long story short, here I am with my second ZHP. I got a deal that I COULDN'T refuse. I called the dealership to get info on the car, we agreed on a price, and I gave them a deposit over the phone. I drove a couple of hours this past Wednesday to go pick up the vehicle and it cleaned up so nicely compared to the photos in the advertisement.
Here is my 2005 BMW 330i ZHP, SilberGrau Metallic, Black Cube Trim, 6 Speed Manual, 164k miles. This car is a 1 Owner, Clean Carfax, Zero Accidents, Zero Rust, Florida Owned car it’s entire life, serviced at BMW. The ZHP is completely stock and the previous owner actually just put Michelin Pilot Sport 4s tires on it just a couple weeks before I bought it. It doors have a few flaws, such as the steering wheel needing to be re-wrapped, a small scuff on the rear bumper, a small quarter sized dent on the front passenger fender, and some headliner sag. Overall, the vehicle is in amazing shape, and like I mentioned, very well maintained.
As some of you may have seen, I recently went on a search to find my old Imola ZHP. Well long story short, I did find the current owner and of my old ZHP and he wasn’t interested in selling. So I went on with my life not really searching for another ZHP, but this ZHP was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. The moment I sat down in this car and smelled the classic BMW E46 smell, the nostalgia started to kick in. When I took it for a test drive, shifting through the gears, it made me realize how truly special this car is. I currently also own a ‘17 Ford Focus ST and an ‘02 Lexus IS300 (Big Turbo Project Car). And let me just say, even though my Focus ST is my daily and is 12 years newer, I can say that the BMW is a much better drivers car all around.
But anyways, I will be posting my progress to this thread and keeping it updated. Maybe I’ll even install a Vibrant Performance exhaust that I came up with years ago that seems to have become pretty popular LOL. It’s good to be back! It’s also been a while so I need to get back into “BMW Mode”.
Here are some photos of my ZHP:
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Here is my 2005 BMW 330i ZHP, SilberGrau Metallic, Black Cube Trim, 6 Speed Manual, 164k miles. This car is a 1 Owner, Clean Carfax, Zero Accidents, Zero Rust, Florida Owned car it’s entire life, serviced at BMW. The ZHP is completely stock and the previous owner actually just put Michelin Pilot Sport 4s tires on it just a couple weeks before I bought it. It doors have a few flaws, such as the steering wheel needing to be re-wrapped, a small scuff on the rear bumper, a small quarter sized dent on the front passenger fender, and some headliner sag. Overall, the vehicle is in amazing shape, and like I mentioned, very well maintained.
As some of you may have seen, I recently went on a search to find my old Imola ZHP. Well long story short, I did find the current owner and of my old ZHP and he wasn’t interested in selling. So I went on with my life not really searching for another ZHP, but this ZHP was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. The moment I sat down in this car and smelled the classic BMW E46 smell, the nostalgia started to kick in. When I took it for a test drive, shifting through the gears, it made me realize how truly special this car is. I currently also own a ‘17 Ford Focus ST and an ‘02 Lexus IS300 (Big Turbo Project Car). And let me just say, even though my Focus ST is my daily and is 12 years newer, I can say that the BMW is a much better drivers car all around.
But anyways, I will be posting my progress to this thread and keeping it updated. Maybe I’ll even install a Vibrant Performance exhaust that I came up with years ago that seems to have become pretty popular LOL. It’s good to be back! It’s also been a while so I need to get back into “BMW Mode”.
Here are some photos of my ZHP:
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38743
38744
38745
38746
38747
38748
38749
38750